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...
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President of Panama places new focus on preventing future disaster risks, including adverse impacts from multiple hazards
PDC was honored to present the findings of the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline...
Guyana joins growing list of Caribbean nations to use PDC science in fight against disaster impacts
The impacts of extreme hazards are being felt around the world, but few know the urgency of...
Belize, a worldwide vacation destination assesses disaster preparedness and sustainability
Belize is home to an abundance of wildlife and scenic landscapes and draws thousands of...
Cabo Verde joins other island nations to combat growing disaster risks using science and data
Facing a range of life-threatening natural hazards and challenges exacerbated by extreme...
Disaster preparedness initiative advances in Sierra Leone with tabletop flood exercise and risk assessment
Sierra Leone’s national leaders and experts came together on May 8, 2019 to continue...
Trinidad and Tobago’s disaster risk reduction initiative receives strong support, garners U.S. Ambassador participation
Following on the heels of one of the worst recorded floods in Trinidad and Tobago’s history,...
With disaster risk on the rise, Sierra Leone partners with PDC on advanced risk reduction strategies
One year after the 2017 Freetown mudslide left more than a 1,000 people dead and over 3,000...
Argentina acts to reduce disaster losses and increase resilience in and age of extreme hazard risks
As natural disasters increase in frequency and severity worldwide, affecting more people than...
International gathering assesses ASEAN achievements to date, looking towards the 2025 Vision for Disaster Management
ASEAN’s advancement of regional and institutional disaster risk reduction over the past decade...
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