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Scientific tools enhance disaster resilience and readiness in Honduras
New technology, training, and scientific information developed in partnership between Pacific Disaster Center and Honduras, with support from U.S. Southern Command, will help national stakeholders better anticipate potential disasters, quickly mobilize resources, and promote risk-informed decision-making that enhances resilience and readiness.
Twenty years after the world’s deadliest tsunami—what have we learned and are we safer?
Two decades have passed since one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history claimed the lives of 228,000 people across 14 countries. For a younger generation, there’s little awareness of the colossal 9.1 magnitude earthquake that struck off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, unleashing the deadliest tsunami in recorded history
PDC Annual Report (2023-2024)
Cross-border exercise bolsters Balkans regional disaster preparedness
The Balkans Region—A groundbreaking, dual-location Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in Tirana, Albania, and Pristina, Kosovo, took place in partnership with Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) on October 22–23, 2024. A first of its kind, the innovative exercise simulated a real-time multinational response to a severe winter storm
PDC joins U.S. Navy’s goodwill mission in Latin America, Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean—At the invitation of U.S. Navy 4th Fleet and U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) joined Continuing Promise 2024, a humanitarian mission by the U.S. Navy that aims to strengthen medical readiness and the...
One year after the Maui wildfire catastrophe
PDC's message of hope and commitment to Maui’s resilience and recovery Maui Island, HI—August 8, 2024, marks a somber anniversary for the Maui community and the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), forever etched memory as we faced the most devastating U.S. wildfire...
PDC supports humanitarian aid and disaster relief during RIMPAC 2024 exercise
Oahu, Hawai'i—Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), in partnership with the United States government and twenty-nine other nations, international organizations, and interagency partners, provided technical assistance and expertise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024—the...
Bahamian professionals use PDC’s Train-the-Trainer program to strengthen disaster management capacity
Nassau, The Bahamas—A longstanding partnership between the University of Hawai'i's Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the Government of The Bahamas has reached a new milestone in its ongoing journey to increase disaster management capacity within the country and...
Ghana unveils results of National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Accra, Ghana—Following a year-long collaboration to assess disaster risk and preparedness among Ghana’s diverse communities, key stakeholders reunited on June 26, 2024, to participate in the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment Final Workshop and Exchange.
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