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PDC partners with Peru on National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
PDC partners with Peru on National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
On December 9, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) held a National Knowledge Exchange and Final Workshop in Lima, Peru, as part of the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline...
Vietnam completes technical implementation for flood and early warning Phase 2 project
Vietnam completes technical implementation for flood and early warning Phase 2 project
Technical implementation has been successfully completed for the Flood and Early Warning Phase II (FEW2) Project, designed to strengthen Vietnam’s early warning capacity...
Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Patricia makes landfall in Mexico
Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Patricia makes landfall in Mexico
“Potentially catastrophic” Hurricane Patricia is expected to make landfall along the coast of Mexico as an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane by Friday afternoon...
Hurricane Joaquin impacts The Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin impacts The Bahamas
PDC continues to provide direct response support as Hurricane Joaquin impacts portions of south and central Bahamas. According to the latest alert from Government of The...
Moving America Forward award presented to PDC
Moving America Forward award presented to PDC
Moving America Forward is a national television series that celebrates achievements and contributions of businesses and entrepreneurs across America. Hosted by William...
Don’t wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.
Don’t wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.
September is National Preparedness Month (NPM) in the United States, a time when the U.S. Government coordinates efforts across the whole of government and whole of...
AHA Centre staff trained on upgraded disaster monitoring system
AHA Centre staff trained on upgraded disaster monitoring system
PDC Southeast Asia Program Advisor Victoria Leat conducted training on the Disaster Monitoring and Response System (DMRS) for the staff of the ASEAN Humanitarian...
Taiwan and China prepare for impacts of Typhoon Soudelor
Taiwan and China prepare for impacts of Typhoon Soudelor
Typhoon Soudelor has made landfall in northeast Taiwan arriving early in the morning (local time) near Hualien and is expected to cause severe and catastrophic damage as...
Hawaiian Islands: Tropical Storm Guillermo weakens, Hilda spins up
Hawaiian Islands: Tropical Storm Guillermo weakens, Hilda spins up
Tropical Storm Guillermo is moving past by the Hawaiian Islands, and is expected to weaken over the next 48 hours. The latest Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)...
Supporting Myanmar response to flooding
Supporting Myanmar response to flooding
Heavy rains caused flooding in areas across Myanmar during the months of June and July. These monsoonal floods were made more severe by heavy rainfall and strong winds...