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Government of Myanmar partners with PDC to reduce disaster risk and vulnerability
Faced with ongoing threats from extreme cyclones, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and wildfires, the Government of Myanmar continues to advance initiatives to protect...
Life-saving technology provides alert as Bali’s Mount Agung spews ash, raises alarm
Authorities with Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, BNPB) raise warnings to the highest possible level and expand...
Executive Director of ASEAN’s AHA Centre welcomed to PDC Headquarters
Following the momentous signing of a Memorandum of Intent in June 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the Association of Southeast Asian...
Indonesia and PDC conduct national-level preparedness exercise
Disaster preparedness requires more than just a plan, which is why the Government of Indonesia and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) have teamed up to complete another...
Indonesia’s Universitas Gadjah Mada and PDC partner on national capacity development
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and Indonesia’s prestigious Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 25, 2017, to become...
Caribbean islands double down preparations for Cat 5 Hurricane Maria
A second life-threatening Category 5 strikes just days after Irma disfigures islands of paradise. After decimating the island of Dominica, Hurricane Maria heads for other...
Advanced technology pushes back against catastrophic losses during wrath of Irma
Tools developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) are helping officials from Florida and Georgia, FEMA, and responders throughout the U.S. and Caribbean make better...
PDC supports life-saving decisions in Florida as Cat 4 Hurricane Irma continues to unfold
Hurricane Irma strengthens to a Category 4 once again and is expected to strike South Florida and the Keys on Sunday. Working with local, state and federal emergency...
Nations lean on PDC to get ready for dangerous Cat 5 Hurricane Irma after it engulfs Barbuda
As communication remains severed with the island of Barbuda in what National Hurricane Center experts call “potentially catastrophic” impacts, Hurricane Irma rages on as...
Responding together as Hurricane Harvey dumps more rain in never-before-seen Texas flooding event
What additional rainfall could mean for Houston, Texas and surrounding areas. PDC's Tim Manning, Former Deputy Administrator of FEMA speaks to CNN about...