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Belize, a worldwide vacation destination assesses disaster preparedness and sustainability
Belize is home to an abundance of wildlife and scenic landscapes and draws thousands of visitors each year to its marine sanctuaries, tropical rain forests, and...
Cabo Verde joins other island nations to combat growing disaster risks using science and data
Facing a range of life-threatening natural hazards and challenges exacerbated by extreme weather events, Cabo Verde has joined a growing number of island nations...
PDC and NASA provide training on use of Earth observing data for disaster management
NASA is a critical source of scientific data for disaster management decision makers around the world. It provides near real-time imagery and remote sensing products to...
Myanmar program to improve disaster management capacity advances to self-reliance stage
A Myanmar project to build disaster monitoring and early warning capacity to protect the country’s 53 million people who call the country home entered its final phase,...
Not ‘going it alone,’ 18 nations join forces in major disaster response exercise
In a show of global cooperation, 18 nations came together alongside several international organizations for one of the most ambitious, combined disaster response...
Philippines and PDC collaborate on supercharged disaster risk reduction programs
An all-encompassing disaster risk reduction initiative was launched by the Philippines on July 23, 2019, taking aim at the country’s extreme hazard exposure. Facing...
PDC and ASEAN Member States kick-off program to enhance regional disaster management capabilities
The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), ASEAN Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states are coming...
Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas praises research partnership on disaster risk reduction
Following several consecutive years of serious hurricane impacts, The Bahamas launched an aggressive new program on June 26, 2019 to research disaster risk and...
Disaster preparedness initiative advances in Sierra Leone with tabletop flood exercise and risk assessment
Sierra Leone’s national leaders and experts came together on May 8, 2019 to continue collaboration with Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) on the National Disaster...
Industry experts examine role of AI in reducing disaster risk
A wide range of experts representing academics, private sector, disaster managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and United Nations agencies gathered recently to...