How hundreds of millions of people are protected from natural hazard risks throughout Southeast Asia
A Case Study on Regional Disaster Risk Reduction There are more than 655 million people living...
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Thailand’s population of nearly 70 million to be protected by new early warning and hazard monitoring technologies
The national government of Thailand and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) have just operationalized...
Super Typhoon Rai slams southern Philippines following successful launch of new national early warning system
On Dec. 15, 2021, Tropical Storm Rai strengthened into a Super Typhoon faster than any other...
Experts double down to help protect nuclear facilities from natural hazard risks
Building on five years of partnership, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has...
Guyana joins growing list of Caribbean nations to use PDC science in fight against climate-driven natural disasters
The impacts of climate change are being felt around the world, but few know the urgency of...
PDC and Red Cross go beyond response to anticipate disaster impacts
In a time of unprecedented humanitarian need, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red...
Strengthening partner alliance in Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of increasing climate and disaster risks
Building on years of joint commitment to Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations...
NASA and Pacific Disaster Center partner to develop ground-breaking global flood early warning system
Although floods are consistently ranked among the leading causes of natural disaster losses and...
Indonesia and ASEAN usher in a new era of disaster readiness, response, and risk reduction
Indonesia’s national government, the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on...
Nobel Laureate World Food Programme and PDC join forces in disaster preparedness and response
As COVID-19 worsens the outlook for millions and threatens years of progress in poverty...