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Ecuador teams up with Pacific Disaster Center in its ongoing battle with extreme disasters

Ecuador teams up with Pacific Disaster Center in its ongoing battle with extreme disasters

Ecuador’s Secretariat for Risk Management, Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SNGR) and Pacific Disaster Center begin their disaster risk reduction partnership while the nation toils in a complex emergency involving a catastrophic oil spill triggered by a landslide in the coastal province of Esmeraldas. The oil spill impacted 11 parishes and more than 500,000 people dependent on potable water in the now contaminated river system.

Scientific tools enhance disaster resilience and readiness in Honduras

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.

Cross-border exercise bolsters Balkans regional disaster preparedness

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

Madagascar announces national disaster risk reduction initiative with Pacific Disaster Center

Madagascar announces national disaster risk reduction initiative with Pacific Disaster Center

Madagascar’s national disaster management organization, Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC), and Pacific Disaster kick off new partnership to curb the impacts of natural disasters and reduce vulnerability to losses. The partnership will include a subnational-level, multi-hazard risk assessment and a disaster management capacity analysis which will take place over a year-long engagement between the government of Madagascar and key national stakeholders.

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