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PDC and iMMAP announce partnership with first collaboration in Colombia
PDC and iMMAP announce partnership with first collaboration in Colombia
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and iMMAP Inc. recently announced a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will enable the two organizations to combine forces....
‘Early Warning for All’ initiative gains momentum in Balkan region
‘Early Warning for All’ initiative gains momentum in Balkan region
As international pressure intensifies for countries around the world to provide complete multi-hazard early warning coverage for all populations—particularly the...
NASA partnership launches life-saving new flood prediction and early warning technology
NASA partnership launches life-saving new flood prediction and early warning technology
Floods are among the most deadly and costly types of disasters worldwide and are only increasing in severity due to shifting weather patterns, population pressures, and...
New early warning project to protect Balkan region’s most at-risk communities
New early warning project to protect Balkan region’s most at-risk communities
On November 11, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Albania’s National Civil Protection Agency (NCPA), University of Hawai’i's Pacific Disaster...
Reducing disaster risk in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s newest and most vulnerable nations
Reducing disaster risk in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s newest and most vulnerable nations
Timor-Leste is an island nation that encompasses the eastern half of the tropical island of Timor. Situated on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest...
U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction
U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction
Only days after the U.S. government announced it would fund nearly a million-dollar expansion of the Philippine’s risk intelligence and early warning system, Typhoon Nalgae...
Safer together: USGS and PDC partner to enhance earthquake exposure data and alerting
Safer together: USGS and PDC partner to enhance earthquake exposure data and alerting
On the heels of National Preparedness Month, the world’s foremost provider of earthquake science and information, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Pacific Disaster...
University of The Bahamas and UH partner in island sustainability on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
University of The Bahamas and UH partner in island sustainability on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Memorandum of Understanding builds on decades of collaboration between The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency and the University of Hawaii's applied science and...
PDC assists with RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise
PDC assists with RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), in partnership with the United States government and twenty-six other national militaries, international organizations, and interagency...
PDC assessment and exercise aid Bahamas hurricane season preparedness and Risk Reduction
PDC assessment and exercise aid Bahamas hurricane season preparedness and Risk Reduction
The Bahamas and its new Prime Minister have entered this year’s hurricane season better equipped for an above-normal hurricane forecast in addition to the ongoing challenges...