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U.S. funds major expansion of Philippines’ multi-hazard risk and early warning system days ahead of Typhoon Nalgae’s destruction
Only days after the U.S. government announced it would fund nearly a million-dollar expansion of the Philippine’s risk intelligence and early warning system, Typhoon...
Safer together: USGS and PDC partner to enhance earthquake exposure data and alerting
On the heels of National Preparedness Month, the world’s foremost provider of earthquake science and information, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Pacific Disaster...
University of The Bahamas and UH partner in island sustainability on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Memorandum of Understanding builds on decades of collaboration between The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency and the University of Hawaii's applied science and...
PDC assists with RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), in partnership with the United States government and twenty-six other national militaries, international organizations, and interagency...
PDC assessment and exercise aid Bahamas hurricane season preparedness and Risk Reduction
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...
PhilAWARE hailed as a success, second phase of project in the works
PhilAWARE has proven to be a vital tool for disaster managers in the Philippines since it was handed over to the government six months ago, and officials plan to use that...
Hawai‘i’s Pacific Disaster Center receives prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction
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...
New early warning system aids rapid response to life-threatening landslides in Philippines
Four months after PhilAWARE was handed over to the Philippines Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the national early warning system was put to the test a second time—and...
First-ever global and regional gender trend analysis released by PDC and USINDOPACOM’s Office of Women, Peace and Security
The University of Hawaii’s applied science and research center, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), shared the results of a year-long collaborative research and analysis...
President of Panama places new focus on preventing future disaster risks, including adverse impacts from climate change
PDC was honored to present the findings of the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) for Panama to President...