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Partnership momentum continues with project kick-off in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Partnership momentum continues with project kick-off in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Disaster management officials and representatives from across partner organizations gathered in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on March 12 for the formal launch of a project between...
PDC and Georgetown University partner on scientific innovations
PDC and Georgetown University partner on scientific innovations
As an applied research center managed by the University of Hawai‘i, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) has built its reputation and its products on the best science. Now it's...
Kaazing and PDC make DisasterAWARE available to businesses worldwide
Kaazing and PDC make DisasterAWARE available to businesses worldwide
Kaazing and Pacific Disaster Center are partnering to provide businesses with the same powerful technology used exclusively by top U.S. federal agencies and disaster...
Government of Myanmar partners with PDC to reduce disaster risk and vulnerability
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 the...
Life-saving technology provides alert as Bali’s Mount Agung spews ash, raises alarm
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
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
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
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 partners...
Caribbean islands double down preparations for Cat 5 Hurricane Maria
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
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...