National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessments

Ghana unveils results of National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment

by Dheera Dusanapudi | June 27, 2024 | Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

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...

Bilateral exchange between Maui and Ghana focuses on increasing climate risks

by Chani Goering | April 16, 2024 | Climate Change, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

Kihei, Hawaii–The Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), a University of Hawaiʻi applied science and research center based in Maui, hosted a bilateral exchange with a delegation of nine disaster management experts from the country of Ghana, representing the National Disaster...

Colombia kicks-off new disaster risk reduction effort as El Niño takes hold

by Chani Goering | September 8, 2023 | Climate Change, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia’s national disaster management organization, Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD), has just announced a new forward-leaning disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiative to help deal with the nation’s significant...

Suriname initiative to further disaster risk reduction and climate resilience

by Chani Goering | June 15, 2023 | Climate Change, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

Paramaribo, Suriname—Suriname is taking new initiatives to further its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, implementing the Paris Agreement, and reducing disaster risks. A small country on the northern coast of South America, Suriname initiated...

Ghana catalyzes new action to address disaster risks and growing climate crisis

by Chani Goering | April 26, 2023 | Advanced Analytics, Climate Change, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

Accra, Ghana—The government of Ghana, through its National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), is undertaking a new National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment to help build its capacity to reduce risks from multiple hazards. Like many other countries...

PDC and iMMAP announce partnership with first collaboration in Colombia

by Chani Goering | April 25, 2023 | Climate Change, Partnerships, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and iMMAP Inc. recently announced a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will enable the two organizations to combine forces. The new partnership aims to enhance their respective efforts in assisting countries where the...

University of The Bahamas and UH partner in island sustainability on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

by Chani Goering | October 14, 2022 | Climate Change, Early Warning, Partnerships, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

Memorandum of Understanding builds on decades of collaboration between The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency and the University of Hawaii's applied science and research center Pacific Disaster Center. A new collaboration on climate change and disaster risk...

PDC assessment and exercise aid Bahamas hurricane season preparedness and Risk Reduction

by Chani Goering | June 22, 2022 | Climate Change, Early Warning, Exercises and Training, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

The Bahamas and its new Prime Minister have entered this year’s hurricane season better equipped for an above-normal hurricane forecast in addition to the ongoing challenges posed by climate change in the region. Thanks to the completion of The Bahamas' National...

Hawai‘i’s Pacific Disaster Center receives prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction

by Chani Goering | May 26, 2022 | Advanced Analytics, Awards, Climate Change, Early Warning, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

Bali, Indonesia / Kihei, HI: The University of Hawaiʻi’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was named laureate of the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in Bali, Indonesia on...

President of Panama places new focus on preventing future disaster risks, including adverse impacts from climate change

by Chani Goering | February 17, 2022 | Climate Change, Risk Assessments (NDPBA) | 0 Comments

PDC was honored to present the findings of the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) for Panama to President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen on Tuesday 15 February. This opportunity marked the start of the next phase...