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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...
With disaster risk on the rise, Sierra Leone partners with PDC on advanced risk reduction strategies
With disaster risk on the rise, Sierra Leone partners with PDC on advanced risk reduction strategies
One year after the 2017 Freetown mudslide left more than a 1,000 people dead and over 3,000 homeless, Sierra Leone has initiated a bold new partnership to help identify...
Argentina acts to reduce disaster losses and increase resilience in and age of extreme hazard risks
Argentina acts to reduce disaster losses and increase resilience in and age of extreme hazard risks
As natural disasters increase in frequency and severity worldwide, affecting more people than ever before, the ability of countries to manage hazards has become an urgent...
Mahalo to the Emergency Management Community for your service during Hurricane Lane
Mahalo to the Emergency Management Community for your service during Hurricane Lane
PDC wants to send a sincere Mahalo to the entire emergency management community for their efforts in response to Hurricane Lane and the Maui Fires. PDC was established in...