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Disaster preparedness initiative advances in Sierra Leone with tabletop flood exercise and risk assessment
Disaster preparedness initiative advances in Sierra Leone with tabletop flood exercise and risk assessment
Sierra Leone’s national leaders and experts came together on May 8, 2019 to continue collaboration with Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) on the National Disaster Preparedness...
Industry experts examine role of AI in reducing disaster risk
Industry experts examine role of AI in reducing disaster risk
A wide range of experts representing academics, private sector, disaster managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and United Nations agencies gathered recently to...
Trinidad and Tobago’s disaster risk reduction initiative receives strong support, garners U.S. Ambassador participation
Trinidad and Tobago’s disaster risk reduction initiative receives strong support, garners U.S. Ambassador participation
Following on the heels of one of the worst recorded floods in Trinidad and Tobago’s history, the small island nation has just fast-tracked an initiative to assess disaster...
Early warning system training ensures long-term sustainability, expands regional and national capacity
Early warning system training ensures long-term sustainability, expands regional and national capacity
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)’s early warning and disaster monitoring platform, DisasterAWARE, supports multiple ASEAN member states throughout southeast Asia, as well as...
Safeguarding nations with early warning and decision support technology
Safeguarding nations with early warning and decision support technology
As human populations become more densely concentrated in areas exposed to natural hazards, and record-breaking losses continue to grow, decision makers need effective tools...
National assessment to support Paraguay’s 2018 Sendai Framework Implementation Plan
National assessment to support Paraguay’s 2018 Sendai Framework Implementation Plan
Paraguay’s newest initiative to strengthen disaster resilience and reduce risk kicked off on February 28, 2019 in the nation’s capital Asunción in partnership with the...
PDC showcases joint product innovations with UN OCHA and WFP during humanitarian partnerships conference
PDC showcases joint product innovations with UN OCHA and WFP during humanitarian partnerships conference
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) joined the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and World Food Programme (WFP) to showcase the innovative...
Panama continues to advance as regional leader in disaster risk reduction
Panama continues to advance as regional leader in disaster risk reduction
Shortly after opening its new Regional Logistics Centre for Humanitarian Assistance, providing life-saving disaster relief to vulnerable communities throughout Central...
Join PDC at Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week in Geneva
Join PDC at Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week in Geneva
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) is excited to announce its participation in the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) in Geneva, Switzerland from 4-8 February...
Myanmar achieves new early warning and disaster risk reduction capacity milestones
Myanmar achieves new early warning and disaster risk reduction capacity milestones
The Government of the Union of Myanmar is celebrating significant milestone achievements as it embarks upon the second half of a two-year, USAID-funded capacity development...