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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...
Data and analysis help county, state, and federal forces to mobilize relief where help is needed most
Data and analysis help county, state, and federal forces to mobilize relief where help is needed most
Maui, HI – On August 10, 2023, President Biden issued a Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster, ordering Federal aid be deployed to assist the State of Hawaii and the...
Initial impact estimates of Maui wildfire devastation aid whole-of-community response
Initial impact estimates of Maui wildfire devastation aid whole-of-community response
Maui, HI – From August 8-9, 2023, Maui firefighters battled blazes in four locations across the island of Maui against hurricane-force winds upwards of 80 mph, forcing...
Suriname initiative to further disaster risk reduction and resilience intiatives
Suriname initiative to further disaster risk reduction and resilience intiatives
Paramaribo, Suriname—Suriname is taking new initiatives to further its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, implementing the Paris Agreement, and...
Timor-Leste reaches new early warning capacity milestones
Timor-Leste reaches new early warning capacity milestones
Dili, Timor-Leste—Timor–Leste has just reached new milestones towards the United Nations (UN) Sendai Framework and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), completing the final...
Ghana catalyzes new action to address growing disaster risks
Ghana catalyzes new action to address growing disaster risks
Accra, Ghana—The government of Ghana, through its National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), is undertaking a new National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment...