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PDC helps mentor Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows in planning for a resilient Maui
PDC helps mentor Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows in planning for a resilient Maui
Sixteen fellows of the 2024 Ka Ipu Kukui cohort recently came together to address the challenge of building resilience for Maui County. Presented by Maui Economic...
Singapore-PDC strengthen humanitarian assistance and disaster relief partnership
Singapore-PDC strengthen humanitarian assistance and disaster relief partnership
Singapore’s Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Coordination Centre (RHCC) and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) have just announced a renewed...
NASA, Pacific Disaster Center release new landslide hazard alerting capability
NASA, Pacific Disaster Center release new landslide hazard alerting capability
Communities worldwide now have access to a powerful tool to increase their awareness of landslide hazards, thanks to NASA and the Pacific Disaster Center After years of...
TIEMS 2023 conference showcases PDC-NASA global flood and landslide alerting
TIEMS 2023 conference showcases PDC-NASA global flood and landslide alerting
Port Alfred, South Africa—At the invitation of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS), PDC Deputy Executive Director Chris Chiesa presented results of the...
PDC participates in ARDEX, ASEAN’s multinational disaster simulation exercise
PDC participates in ARDEX, ASEAN’s multinational disaster simulation exercise
Yogyakarta, Indonesia—The University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a full-scale, multinational...
Colombia kicks-off new disaster risk reduction effort as El Niño takes hold
Colombia kicks-off new disaster risk reduction effort as El Niño takes hold
Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia’s national disaster management organization, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD), has just announced a new forward-leaning disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiative to help deal with the nation’s significant exposure to extreme hazards.
Data collection and mapping efforts support the County of Maui’s wildfire response, search and recovery
Data collection and mapping efforts support the County of Maui’s wildfire response, search and recovery
Maui, HI (Aug 17-20) — Following a week of ongoing response and relief efforts, and nearly a thousand of Maui’s loved ones reported still missing, the unrelenting work to...
Officials and community responders at ground zero need updated maps and data to aid Maui wildfire search, recovery, and relief efforts
Officials and community responders at ground zero need updated maps and data to aid Maui wildfire search, recovery, and relief efforts
Maui, HI (Aug 13-16) — Days after the catastrophic Maui wildfire event unfolded, with numerous teams of officials and community responders deployed to the impacted areas,...
Early assessments help inform whole-of-government response, increase Maui wildfire response coordination
Early assessments help inform whole-of-government response, increase Maui wildfire response coordination
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Need for increased logistical coordination as an outpouring of aloha and love, wildfire relief arrives on Maui
Need for increased logistical coordination as an outpouring of aloha and love, wildfire relief arrives on Maui
Maui, HI — Officials continued their full-scale, multi-agency response to help save and sustain lives, conduct wide-reaching search and rescue, and coordinate the...