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Advancing regional cooperation at the PAIGH/USGS Crisis Workshop in Panama

The Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) organized a Crisis Workshop during the annual meeting of the Commissions of PAIGH.

Publishing Information
Publishing Date: 
Fri, 01/07/2011 - 20:09
latitude: 
8.99427
longitude: 
-79.5188
Processed by natalie.epler on Jul 1st 2011

UN-SPIDER SPACEAID: SPACE-BASED INFORMATION FOR Floods in Panama

Processed by tim.breuer on Dec 10th 2010

Status Update: 10 December 2010, 04:00pm UTC/GMT +1
 

Contacts

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:

Floods in Panama

Processed by ashley.lin on Nov 12th 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Flood in Panama
Region: 
Panama (Chiriquí, Veraguas, Colón, Darién and Coclí)
Occurance Date: 
11/11/2010
SpaceAid: 
activated
latitude: 
8.5849
longitude: 
-82.3886

Due to the effect of a low pressure system in the Caribbean Sea interacting with Tropical Storm Tomas, strong and continuous rains fell across Panama, producing landslides and flooding in 5 provinc

Flood in Panama

Flood in Panama

Processed by andry.napitupulu on Jun 22nd 2010
Disaster Information
Name: 
Flood in Panama
Region: 
Panama
Occurance Date: 
21/06/2010
latitude: 
8.53798
longitude: 
-80.7821

Relief has been delivered to population affected by floods, heavy rains and landslides in the province of Panama.

Flood in Panama

CATHALAC becomes new UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office

Panama-based CATHALAC (Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean) is the new UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office for Latin America and the Caribbean after signing a cooper

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Publishing Date: 
Mon, 26/04/2010 - 15:14
latitude: 
8.53798
longitude: 
-80.7821
Processed by natalie.epler on Apr 26th 2010

Flood in Panama

Processed by maria.leon on Nov 26th 2009
Disaster Information
Name: 
Flood
Region: 
Panama
Occurance Date: 
26/11/2009

Since 19 November, a high pressure system caused a heavy rain and floods. Rivers overflowed and floods caused landslides mainly affecting the provinces of Darien and Colon.

Flood in Panama

Floods in Panama

Processed by oksana.lychuk on Nov 9th 2009
Disaster Information
Name: 
Floods
Region: 
Panama
Occurance Date: 
09/11/2009

At least 186 people have been affected by heavy rains in Los Santos Province since late October.

Source: http://www.glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=18960.

Floods in Panama

Earthquake in Panama

Processed by julien.chaveroux on Jul 8th 2009
Disaster Information
Name: 
Earthquake in Panama
Region: 
Panama
Occurance Date: 
07/07/2009

According to Panamenian Civil Protection (SINAPROC), an earthquake measuring a magnitudo of 6.0 hit the country later at night damaging 8 houses and affecting 32 people.

 

Earthquake in Panama

Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and The Caribbean (CATHALAC)

CATHALAC is an international organization established in 1992 at the service of the humid tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean.  Its objective is to promote sustainable development

Processed by marin.eladi on Jun 4th 2009