Mission
For more than 20 years, PDC has worked side by side with governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and humanitarian assistance agencies around the globe to help save lives and mitigate loss using cutting-edge technology and sound scientific practices that reduce disaster risk.
As an applied research center managed by the University of Hawaii, PDC integrates ground-breaking research, science, and reliable information into its powerful technology, DisasterAWARE™. Through its cutting-edge technology and in-depth national research and assessment programs, PDC empowers disaster managers and decision makers worldwide with the tools they need to respond to hazards more effectively, to reduce disaster risk, and to improve disaster planning, response, and recovery for a safer world.
Bridging science, technology, and disaster management to foster disaster resilient communities worldwide.
DisasterAWARE decision support platform
- Early warning and multi-hazard monitoring
- Global risk and vulnerability data
- Real-time information about 18 hazard types with impact and risk estimation for multiple hazards
- Global socioeconomic data such as risk and vulnerability information
- Free web and mobile device applications for the public and disaster management professionals
- Customized disaster monitoring, warning, and decision support solutions
Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
National Disaster Preparedness Assessments
Hazard Modeling and Visualization
Exercise Support
Capacity Development
-United Nations INFORM Partners
-ASEAN AHA Centre Partners
-APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group
-Pacific Risk Management Ohana (PRiMO)
-Asia Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience Network (APDR3)
-World Food Program (formalizing partnership)
PDC: http://www.pdc.org
https://disasteralert.pdc.org/disasteralert/
Disaster Alert iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disaster-alert-pdc-world-hazards/id381289235?mt=8
Disaster Alert Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=disasterAlert.PDC&hl=en
PDC Weather Wall: http://weather.pdc.org/
DisasterAWARE™ for Disaster Managers: http://www.pdc.org/emops/
GHIN: http://www.pdc.org/mde/
National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment Program
We work with nations around the globe to assess national disaster preparedness, to help decision makers understand disaster risk reduction, and to help integrate risk reduction policies and plans into national legal frameworks.
-The Bahamas (Complete)
-Dominican Republic (Complete)
-Guatemala (Complete)
-Honduras (Complete)
-Jamaica (Complete)
-Nicaragua (Complete)
-Peru (Complete)
-Argentina (2018)
-Benin (2018)
-Paraguay (2018)
-Trinidad and Tobago (2018)
-Togo (2018)
-Venezuela (2018)
-Vietnam (2018)
Early Warning / Multi-Hazard Monitoring
We develop state-of-the-art solutions to help people on the paths of storms, in the shadows of volcanoes, low lying flood zones, and other hazard prone areas better prepare for the impact of extreme hazards. PDC’s early warning and multi-hazard monitoring technology, DisasterAWARE™, is being used to protect millions of lives and has been customized for governmental and nongovernmental use with native language support in multiple countries including:
- ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre)
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- CDEMA
- Myanmar (to leverage AHA Centre system)
- Malaysia (2018)
- U.S. BioSurveillance Information Service (BioServ)
Risk Assessments
Our scientific assessment provides critical information about the underlying factors that exacerbate disaster risk—such as socioeconomic vulnerability, gender inequality, lack of access to basic services like clean water, healthcare, education, and telecommunications to name just a few. This information helps decision makers prioritize investments as well as design more effective national plans to mitigate disaster losses, prepare for, respond, and recover from hazards.
-All 10 member states of ASEAN (Complete)
-The Bahamas (Complete)
-Dominican Republic (Complete)
-Guatemala (Complete)
-Honduras (Complete)
-Jamaica (Complete)
-Nicaragua (Complete)
-Peru (Complete)
-Argentina (2018)
-Benin (2018)
-Paraguay (2018)
-Trinidad and Tobago (2018)
-Togo (2018)
-Venezuela (2018)
-Vietnam (2018)
Assistance at national level with integration of ICT and/or GIS for disaster management:
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Indonesia
Nepal
PNG
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Thailand
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Supported the development of information sharing agreements in the ASEAN region and within APEC economies
Development and hosting of the Global Hazards Information Network
APEC Workshop on Hazard Mapping and Risk & Vulnerability
Disaster Management Knowledge Exchanges with The Bahamas
Comprehensive Disaster Management curriculum and classes developed/implemented for Vietnam
Regular participation in the annual International Training Workshop at NCDR Taiwan
Producing International Best Practices workshops in various countries
Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative knowledgebase
Development of Tsunami Awareness Kits
Worked with stakeholders to develop a Tsunami Awareness Program–Hawaii
Working with stakeholders to expand the Tsunami Awareness Program to address multiple hazards and more clearly address resilience in Hawaii
Support for local hazard and disaster awareness and education initiatives
National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment Program
We work with nations around the globe to assess national disaster preparedness, to help decision makers understand disaster risk reduction, and to help integrate risk reduction policies and plans into national legal frameworks.
-The Bahamas (Complete)
-Dominican Republic (Complete)
-Guatemala (Complete)
-Honduras (Complete)
-Jamaica (Complete)
-Nicaragua (Complete)
-Peru (Complete)
-Argentina (2018)
-Benin (2018)
-Paraguay (2018)
-Trinidad and Tobago (2018)
-Togo (2018)
-Venezuela (2018)
-Vietnam (2018)
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.