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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...
Trinidad and Tobago’s disaster risk reduction initiative receives strong support, garners U.S. Ambassador participation
Following on the heels of one of the worst recorded floods in Trinidad and Tobago’s history, the small island nation has just fast-tracked an initiative to assess...
Early warning system training ensures long-term sustainability, expands regional and national capacity
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)’s early warning and disaster monitoring platform, DisasterAWARE, supports multiple ASEAN member states throughout southeast Asia, as well as...