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DisasterAWARE® in Thailand (NDWC)
DisasterAWARE® in Thailand (NDWC)
DisasterAWARE Platform Used by National Disaster Warning Center–Thailand Information and communications technologies can help disaster managers quickly access,...
Vietnam Decision Support System
Vietnam Decision Support System
VinAWARE System Offers Decision Support in Vietnam Storms and reoccurring floods cause major damage in Vietnam. For decision makers, dealing with these hazards is...
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Uses Hazard Mapping and Risk & Vulnerability Assessment The Asia-Pacific region is especially vulnerable to natural...
Situational Awareness in the Philippines
Situational Awareness in the Philippines
Emergency Operations (EMOPS) System Supports Balikatan Exercise in the Philippines As populations increase, more people are exposed to hazards, and large, growing cities...
Modeling Volcanic Gases
Modeling Volcanic Gases
Modeling Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Kilauea Volcano Exposure to volcanic gases and associated hazards like volcanic smog (vog) and acid rain can negatively impact...
Risk Assessment in the Philippines
Risk Assessment in the Philippines
Multi-hazard Urban Risk Assessment for Marikina City, Philippines Urban development in hazard-prone areas is a risky investment. Multi-hazard risk assessment can help...
Geospatial community in Vietnam gather together for disaster management
Geospatial community in Vietnam gather together for disaster management
Members of the Vietnamese geospatial community gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 11–12 for the Geospatially Enabling Community Collaboration (GECCo) Workshop. The...
Vietnam increases VinAWARE trainers and user capacity
Vietnam increases VinAWARE trainers and user capacity
As part of a Phase II Flood Modeling and Early Warning Capacity Development Project (FEW2), emergency managers in Vietnam continue to build capacity through training...
Tropical Cyclone Hagupit impacts islands throughout the Philippines
Tropical Cyclone Hagupit impacts islands throughout the Philippines
After impacting a number of islands across the Philippines, Tropical Cyclone Hagupit has been downgraded to a tropical storm and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Super Typhoon Hagupit approaches the Philippines
Super Typhoon Hagupit approaches the Philippines
Super Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby) is expected to make landfall in the Philippines on Saturday morning December 6 (local time). There is still uncertainty...