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New early warning system aids rapid response to life-threatening landslides in Philippines
Four months after PhilAWARE was handed over to the Philippines Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the national early warning system was put to the test a second time—and...
President of Panama places new focus on preventing future disaster risks, including adverse impacts from multiple hazards
PDC was honored to present the findings of the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) for Panama to President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen on Tuesday 15...
In less than a month, Indonesia was hit with flash floods and a deadly earthquake—and InAWARE was there to help
Flooding and landslides in Luwu in early October 2021 were followed by a M4.8 earthquake in Bali less than two weeks later. For the national government of Indonesia,...
Thailand’s population of nearly 70 million to be protected by new early warning and hazard monitoring technologies
The national government of Thailand and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) have just operationalized a new early warning and hazard monitoring system called ThaiAWARE. The...
Super Typhoon Rai slams southern Philippines following successful launch of new national early warning system
On Dec. 15, 2021, Tropical Storm Rai strengthened into a Super Typhoon faster than any other storm system in recent memory, going from a category 2 to a category 5 on the...
Experts double down to help protect nuclear facilities from natural hazard risks
Building on five years of partnership, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has initiated a new project with the University of Hawai’i (UH)’s Pacific Disaster...
Guyana joins growing list of Caribbean nations to use PDC science in fight against disaster impacts
The impacts of extreme hazards are being felt around the world, but few know the urgency of action more than Guyana. Immersed in the recent impacts of record-breaking...
PDC and Red Cross go beyond response to anticipate disaster impacts
In a time of unprecedented humanitarian need, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), an...
Strengthening partner alliance in Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of increasing disaster risks
Building on years of joint commitment to Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Pacific...