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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...
NASA and Pacific Disaster Center partner to develop ground-breaking global flood early warning system
Although floods are consistently ranked among the leading causes of natural disaster losses and fatalities, there has been a major gap in technology to help sense and...
Indonesia and ASEAN usher in a new era of disaster readiness, response, and risk reduction
Indonesia’s national government, the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) recently...
Nobel Laureate World Food Programme and PDC join forces in disaster preparedness and response
As COVID-19 worsens the outlook for millions and threatens years of progress in poverty reduction programs, 2020 Nobel Laureate the World Food Programme (WFP), is joining...
Philippines project gets boost from new social media platform for humanitarian response
An innovative partnership between Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), Yayasan Peta Bencana, the Philippines Office of Civil Defense (OCD-NDRRMC), and USAID’s Bureau for...
PDC data and technology aid global fight against COVID-19
As the global community joins together to offer their best skills and resources to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), a research and...
PDC unveils beta version of customized disaster management software for the Philippines
A new robust national hazard monitoring, early warning, and decision support system made its beta debut last week in the Philippines. The system was unveiled in...
NASA and Pacific Disaster Center link experts in development of new life-saving technologies
A partnership between the NASA Disasters Program and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) is bringing together world-class scientists and leading industry experts to develop new...
Lao PDR and PDC inaugurate early warning system program with agreement ceremony
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) recently celebrated their new partnership to build capacity to monitor, plan for and...