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USAID-PDC project in Indonesia enters Phase 2
USAID-PDC project in Indonesia enters Phase 2
On July 19, Indonesia’s national disaster management organization (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, or BNPB) and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), along with project...
Workshops highlight lessons learned, best practices, and capability building in The Bahamas
Workshops highlight lessons learned, best practices, and capability building in The Bahamas
Over the last week of July, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and partners in The Bahamas conducted two workshops that highlighted lessons learned following Hurricane Joaquin...
USAID supports PDC’s continued commitment to Vietnam
USAID supports PDC’s continued commitment to Vietnam
Under continuing support from USAID/OFDA, on July 29, PDC facilitated a VinAWARE Response Operations Demonstration for senior Government of Vietnam officials in Hanoi to...
A page from PDC’s past: Our Tenth Anniversary
A page from PDC’s past: Our Tenth Anniversary
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was just ten years old when the invitations to a Senior Policy Forum were sent out. PDC took this action because of its early recognition that...
Tropical Storm Darby is still headed for Hawaii
Tropical Storm Darby is still headed for Hawaii
According to the NOAA National Weather Service Advisory #44-A (NWS) issued at 8 a.m. Hawaii Time, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Hawaii County, meaning that...
Nepartak impacts Taiwan, continuing on toward Eastern China
Nepartak impacts Taiwan, continuing on toward Eastern China
Since forming early this week, Tropical Cyclone Nepartak rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm to a Super Typhoon as it tracked across the western Pacific toward...
Public-private partnership in the Philippines reduces disaster risk
Public-private partnership in the Philippines reduces disaster risk
Public-private partnership continues to plays an increasingly important role in reducing the disaster risks and improving response and recovery efforts. Following successive...
Philippines begins development of Disaster Recovery Facility
Philippines begins development of Disaster Recovery Facility
Located in the western Pacific, along the Ring of Fire, the Philippines are frequently threatened by natural hazards, such as violent tropical cyclones, earthquakes,...
PDC: A global partner in disaster risk reduction
PDC: A global partner in disaster risk reduction
The “Ring of Fire” encircling the Pacific is a 25,000-mile trail of volcanos, major seismic activity, and—on land and undersea—gaping trenches. The same islands and...
Defense technology redirected for disaster risk reduction
Defense technology redirected for disaster risk reduction
As the Cold War was ending, in the early 1990s, many visionaries were imagining how to repurpose advanced technologies developed for defending the nation for public good. ...