May 23, 2025 | DisasterAWARE, Exercises and Training
As forecasters anticipate an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, preparations are accelerating across the region to protect communities potentially exposed to the devastating impacts of tropical cyclones.
May 15, 2025 | Early Warning
With typhoon season on the horizon, the Philippines leans heavily on new early warning and risk analysis capabilities to ensure whole-of-government preparedness and community awareness.
Apr 30, 2025 | Latest Stories, National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
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.
Feb 24, 2025 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
Colombia’s latest milestone will help direct national investments and actions to reduce disaster risk and build resilience at the municipal level.
Feb 10, 2025 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
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.
Dec 20, 2024 | DisasterAWARE, Latest Stories
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
Dec 11, 2024 | Annual Report
Dec 9, 2024 | Exercises and Training
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
Oct 16, 2024 | National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
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.
Aug 19, 2024 | DisasterAWARE, Latest Stories
Latin America and the Caribbean—At the invitation of U.S. Navy 4th Fleet and U.S. Southern...