TIEMS 2023 conference showcases PDC-NASA global flood and landslide alerting
Port Alfred, South Africa—At the invitation of The International Emergency Management Society...
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PDC participates in ARDEX, ASEAN’s multinational disaster simulation exercise
Yogyakarta, Indonesia—The University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center joined the Association...
Colombia kicks-off new disaster risk reduction effort as El Niño takes hold
Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia’s national disaster management organization, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD), has just announced a new forward-leaning disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiative to help deal with the nation’s significant exposure to extreme hazards.
Suriname initiative to further disaster risk reduction and resilience intiatives
Paramaribo, Suriname—Suriname is taking new initiatives to further its commitment to achieving...
Timor-Leste reaches new early warning capacity milestones
Dili, Timor-Leste—Timor–Leste has just reached new milestones towards the United Nations (UN)...
Ghana catalyzes new action to address growing disaster risks
Accra, Ghana—The government of Ghana, through its National Disaster Management Organization...
PDC and iMMAP announce partnership with first collaboration in Colombia
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and iMMAP Inc. recently announced a newly signed Memorandum of...
‘Early Warning for All’ initiative gains momentum in Balkan region
As international pressure intensifies for countries around the world to provide complete...
NASA partnership launches life-saving new flood prediction and early warning technology
Floods are among the most deadly and costly types of disasters worldwide and are only...
New early warning project to protect Balkan region’s most at-risk communities
On November 11, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Albania’s...