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Twenty years after the world’s deadliest tsunami—what have we learned and are we safer?
What happened and why it matters today 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...
PDC Annual Report (2023-2024)
This year underscored the urgency of science-based disaster management tools and information, as devastating tropical cyclones like Man-Yi in the Philippines, Beryl and Sara in the Caribbean and Central America, and Hurricane Helene in the United States, levied...
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,...
PDC joins U.S. Navy’s goodwill mission in Latin America, Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean—At the invitation of U.S. Navy 4th Fleet and U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) joined Continuing Promise 2024, a humanitarian mission by the U.S. Navy that aims to strengthen medical readiness and the...
One year after the Maui wildfire catastrophe
PDC's message of hope and commitment to Maui’s resilience and recovery Maui Island, HI—August 8, 2024, marks a somber anniversary for the Maui community and the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), forever etched memory as we faced the most devastating U.S. wildfire...
PDC supports humanitarian aid and disaster relief during RIMPAC 2024 exercise
Oahu, Hawai'i—Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), in partnership with the United States government and twenty-nine other nations, international organizations, and interagency partners, provided technical assistance and expertise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024—the...
Bahamian professionals use PDC’s Train-the-Trainer program to strengthen disaster management capacity
Nassau, The Bahamas—A longstanding partnership between the University of Hawai'i's Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the Government of The Bahamas has reached a new milestone in its ongoing journey to increase disaster management capacity within the country and...
Ghana unveils results of National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment
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...
PDC reunites with partners in Barbados for Tradewinds 2024 multinational exercise
After concluding a year-long engagement with Barbados in which the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) presented the results of the country's National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment, the Center reunited with its partners at the Barbados Department of Emergency...
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