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Internet Directory
The Asociación Dominicana de Mitigación de Desastres (ADMD) is pleased to offer this Internet Directory as part of its efforts to disseminate information to increase knowledge regarding natural hazards and the mitigation of their potential impacts.
For your convenience, we have included information regarding links, publications, agencies and crucial contacts to assist you in your search. The index will help you decide which section you want to start with.
Don´t hesitate to recommend additional websites which you have found useful by sending us a note to desastre@desastre.org with the necessary information.
1- General Information Regarding Hurricanes - The Weather Channel
- Quick Hurricane Web Resource Navigator
- Weather
- Dominican Meteorological Website by Ing. Antonio Cocco Quezada (In Spanish)
- Solar and Tropical Studies of Hawaii
- Colorado University
- Florida Weather Center
- National Weather Service, USA
- Disaster Research
- NOAA: Atlantic Basin Hurricane Tracking Chart
- Caribbean Hurricanes, reports from the Islands
- World Wide Weather
- News regarding Emergencies and Disasters, sponsored by CAF and the Reuter Foundation
- News on line
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Dr. William Gray´s Hurricane Season Forecast
- Famine Eartly Warning System Network (FEWSNET)
- International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
- Joint Typhoon Center
- Local Early Warning Systems: Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time (ALERT)
- NOAA´s Climate Prediction Center
- NOAA/CPC Africa Desk
- NOAA/NCDC: Climates of the World
- NOAA/NWS: Automated Local Flood Early Warning Systems Handbook
- Storm Center - Hampton Roads
- Hurricane Preparedness - Hampton Roads
2- Reports Regarding Specific Hurricanes - The Weather Channel
- Hurricane Mitch and the Impact of Storms on Nature
- Information on hurricanes
- Hurricane trajectories
- Information regarding Dominican Climatology
- Trajectories, pictures and satelite imagery
3- Agencies Involved in Risk Management - International Strategy for Disaster Reduction - Pro Vention Consortium: Donations of up to US$5,000 for disaster risk management projects (projects must be completed within six months)
- The Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment of the Organization of American State´s Best Practices Matrix regarding Risk Identification, Reduction, and Transfer sponsored by the World Bank
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- OFDA/USAID: The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
- Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance - Latin America and the Caribbean (OFDALAC)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- Food for the Hungry International (FH)
- UNICEF
- Plan International
- U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Central American Natural Disaster Prevention Coordination Center (CEPREDENAC) Cepredenac@sinfo.net
- Organization of American States
- Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), AIT, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand; Tel: (66-2) 524-5376; Fax: (66-2) 524-5360, Program Manager: Mr. Josh Moga - e-mail: jmoga@ait.ac.th
- United States Geological Survey
- Association of Caribbean States
- Virtual Forum
- National Interagency Fire Center (Boise, Idaho)
- American Society of Civil Engineers, Report Card for America´s Infrastructure (Many of America´s dams have exceeded their intended life span and now 9,200 are considered high risk-threatening significant loss of life and property in communities downstream)
- The National Emergency Number Association
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA)
- The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)
- American Red Cross
- Panamanian National Civil Defense System
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- United States Agency of International Development
- The Oceanography Society
- Island Resources Foundation
- DIPECHO
- Organization Habitat for Humanity International
- United Nations Center for Human Settlements
- World Health Organization
- MetEd - Meteorology Education & Training
- Inter-American Foundation
- Dredging Research Ltd (Dredging and reclamation)
- Forecasts
- National Oceanic Administration
- The Weather Channel
- Intellicast
- Weather and Storms
- Tropical Areas
- Climate Studies
- USA Today Weather
- ICF Consulting
- FAQ on Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Farm Service Agency's Natural Disaster Assistance
- Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- Association of State Flood Plain Managers
- Safer Housing Alliance
- World Neighbors' publications
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service which specializes in flood prevention, disaster mitigation, agricultural land restoration/reparation, stream channel work and stream bank stabilization. The staff comprises experts in engineering, soils, biology, conservation, agronomy, and geology with international experience
- Istanbul Community Impact Project. Marla A. Petal is the Project Manager in Turkey and can be reached at 90 216 308 0511 No. 345 or e-mail: mpetal@imagins.com
- RADIX is a search engine created after the disasters in El Salvador and Gujarat, India - Radical Interpretations of Disaster
- Disaster Diplomacy is one radical interpretation of disasters currently being explored by the Cambridge Review of International Affairs (CRIA)
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs (CRIA) Vol. XIV, NO. 1 Autumn-Winter 2000
- CINDI website - a critical resource for allocating resources in short-term relief efforts (will close late August, 2003)
- Disaster Central: Educational Service integrating crisis, disaster and emergency management materials
- Federal Communications Commission
- National Emergency Number Association
- Benfield Hazard Research Centre in London
- UK Resilience (United Kingdom Disaster Planning)
- National Institute for Conservation
- Canadian National Archives
- ICOM´s Guidelines for Disaster Preparedness in Museums
- European Council for the Protection of Architectural Heritage against Natural Disasters
- The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty - London
- Risk Map, Instituto Central per il Restauro, Italy
- World Monuments Fund
- UNESCO Cultural Heritage Division
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- International Centre for the Study, Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
- International Council on Museums (ICOM)
4- Bulletins and other Disaster-Related Publications - On line magazine, Prehospitalization Medicine and Disasters
- Center for Seismic Risk in Developing Countries Bulletin
5- Conferences and Meetings Regarding Disasters - Documents from OAS Conferences, Projects and Activities
- Univ. of Washington - Architecture & Urban Planning "More Sustainable Communities vía Hazard Mitigation"
- Conference List of the IEEE Communications Society Meetings
- IAVVCEI Symposium Announcement and Deadline Reminder
- The Secretariat for the ISDR announces that the theme of the 2001 World Disaster Reduction campaign is: Countering Disasters: Targeting Vulnerability
6- Economic Impact of Disasters/Business Continuity - New Section by Organization of American States Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project devoted to the costs and benefits of hazard mitigation
- Business Continuity Institute
- Disaster Recovery Journal
- Bayerische Ruck
- Benfield Greig
- Institute for Business and Home Safety
- Munich Reinsurers
- Partner Reinsurers (Reaseguradora Partner)
- World Bank
- Assessment of the Socioeconomic Impact of Disasters on Health Sector
- PEERDIRECT, Business Continuity software and consulting
- SUNGARD - Keeping People and Information Connected
- EMC2
7- Masters and other Programs in Risk Management - EMA
- University of Wisconsin Disaster Management Fax (608) 263-3160 E-mail: dmc@engr.wisc.edu
- University of Wisconsin Disaster Management Center
- University of Wisconsin Master of Engineering
- University of Wisconsin Distance Education Certificate
- Wis Line Web at Wisconsin
- Webct at Wisconsin
- Distance Education Clearinghouse
- Univ. of Washington: How to Plan for Hazards and Disasters
- Distance learning program in Disaster Preparedness and Management
- The International Institute for Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) offers a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management and a course focusing on Poverty Reduction through Disaster Risk Reduction, vía a distance learning program culminating in a field visit to the Philippines, reputed to be one of the world´s most disaster prone countries.
- The South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commissison (SOPAC), in partnership with the Queensland Department of Emergency Services (QDES) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) offer a Community Risk Management Training Course for the Pacific. The course includes the introduction of Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management to enhance the national decision-making processes for the identification and analysis of all hazards and risks that can impact on vulnerable communities
- Risk Management vía Internet through the Cataluña Polytecnic University
- Georgetown University, Course - Managing Complexity: Shaping the Future of Emergency Relief and Humanitarian Organizations
- New York Group for Technology Transfer - Scholarships for courses on Sustainable Development
- United Nations Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP)
- Emergency Management Institute of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (EMI-FEMA)
- Disaster Management Center - Distance Learning Program in Disaster Management
- TECSUP VIRTU@L
- Global Development Learning Network
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain - Online University
- Instituto Universitario de Postgrado
8- Educational/Informative Projects, Programs, and Institutions regarding Disasters - Regional Disaster Information Center, CRID
- Federal Emergency Management Agency: Reducing Risk Through Mitigation, The Mitigation How To Series: Protecting Your Business from Disasters (Wildfires, Flooding, Earthquakes, and Wind)
- National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
- FEMA General Information regarding Hurricanes - Preparedness and Mitigation
- FEMA FOR KIDS! - Herman the Hermit Crab
- FEMA FOR KIDS! - Disaster Preparedness
- FEMA FOR KIDS! - Hurricanes
- FEMA FOR KIDS! - Earthquakes
- FEMA FOR KIDS! - Tornadoes
- Geoscience Activities for 8 - 12 Grades from the Univ. of Texas, sponsored by the National Science Foundation
- National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), SPARKY THE FIRE DOG
- Discovery School (Discovery Channel)
- Web Weather for Kids: Make Lightning
- Not So Natural Disasters: A teaching unit on the links between natural disasters and climate change, environmental degradation and global inequality
- About Safety For Kids
- Safety Town, Naples
- Satefy Town, Jaycee
- World Environmental Journalists E-Group
- NASA - Information on Space Missions
- The OAS´ Natural Hazards Primer: this publication was sponsored in 1991 by OFDA and is an important reference regarding risk assessment.
- OAS Publications in Spanish and English by the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment
- Disaster Mitigation for Water and Sanitation Systems (BVSA/CEPIS/OPS)
- Dominican Civil Defense
- BVSA Educational Materials and Tutorials - Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Chemical Product Disasters CEPIS/OPS)
- Academy for Educational Development
- Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center
- The Nando Times
- FEMA´s HAZUS program estimates the cost of diferent disaster scenarios
- Center of Integration of Natural Disaster Info,
- HAZNET Disaster Information Program
- Red Cross Disaster Prognosis
- Dominican Disaster Mitigation Association (Asociación Dominicana de Mitigación de Desastres)
- Florida International Volunteer Corps
- National Emergency Comisión, Costa Rica
- USGS Puerto Rico
- Doctors Without Borders
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) -
- PAHO World Health Day 2004
- PAHO World Water Day - ¨Water and Disasters¨
- CEPIS - OPS
- CEPIS - OPS: Self-taught Toxicology Course Online
- Margins Theoretical & Experimental Institute
- Caribbean Planning Adaptation to Global Climate Change
- PAHO website regarding training in hazard materials management
- Dominican NGO Aliance
- Website Japanese International Cooperation
- Organization of American States
- Urban and Regional Information Systems Assoc. (URISA)
- URISA
- Univ. of Delaware - Disaster Research Center
- Center for Disaster Education and Research
- Natural Hazards Center
- Univ. of Tokyo Earthquake Research Inst.
- Internet Disaster Information Network
- Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange (EPIX)
- Asian Disaster Reduction Center
- Disaster Prevention Research Institute
- National Research Institute for Earth Science & Disaster Prevention
- Disaster Recovery Consultants - Rothstein Associates Inc.
- Univ. of Colorado - Natural Hazards Research & Applications Information Center: Library and Hazards Liturature Database
- Univ. of Geneva - Directory for Disaster Reduction Institutions
- Natural Hazards Research Center - Macquarie Univ., Australia
- Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center
- The Disaster Center
- OAS ISP Net - Hemispheric Directory of Civil Society Organizations
- Venue rentals for congresses, conferences etc.
- Mammal and Marine Turtle Conservation Society
- The PAHO Office of Caribbean Program Coordination
- Environmental Directory of the Environmental Tourism Library
- Ecotourism, impact and trends
- Regional Disaster Information Center
- Permanent Secretariat of the Latinamerican Economic System
- Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, University of South Florida
- European Commission Humanitarian Office
- Secretariat of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Central American Disaster Prevention Coordination Center (CEPREDENAC)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Doctors Without Borders Regional Office
- Costa Rican National Emergency Commission
- The Caribbean Hurricane Page
- Fordham University
- Natural Hazards Center, Colorado
- Scarman Centre - University of Leicester
- University of Waikato, New Zealand
- Los Andes University, Colombia
- United Nations University
- Disaster Timeline
- Public Policy Issues United Nations
- Reuters Alert Net
- UNESCO
- UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
- The Secretariat for the UN´s International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) and Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future invite those interested to participate in an online discussion related to issues linked to ISDR´s evolving Background Paper No. 5 ¨Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development: Understanding the links between development, environment and natural disasters for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.¨
- PAHO/CEPIS: New Training Material on Vulnerability Reduction
- Solid Waste Management in Disaster Situations
- Mental Health Protection in Disaster Situations and Emergencies
- New self-taught course on Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- Virtual Library on Health and Environment
Tools and Multimedia Educational Assistance - Link Checker
- Math Tutor
- On.Line English Grammar
- Word 2000
- Free Translation
- Investigating the Romanos
9- Disaster Response and Assistance - RELIEFWEB - U.S. Gov. & UNDHA
- The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
- U.S. Gov. relief efforts
- Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance - OFDA
- USC School of Policy, Planning and Development: International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters
- National Response Center
- North American Center for Emergency Communications (NACEC), Disaster Victim Information System (DVIS)
- Disaster Recovery
- Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance - Latin America and the Caribbean (OFDALAC)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- Food for the Hungry International (FH)
- UNICEF
- Plan International
- World Vision International
- Adventist Development/Relief Agency (ADRA)
- The Disaster Center
- OXFAM
- DTI Data Recovery
- The Hunger Site - Send Food Rations Free of Charge
- Humanitarian Assistance Management Software (SUMA)
- Laerdal Medical Equipment Supply
- CINDI website - a critical resource for allocating resources in short-term relief efforts.
- Medicines Sans Frontiers
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)
- Canadian Centre for Emergency Prepardness
- Disaster Management Centre (University of Wisconsin)
- Disaster Research Centre
- Emergency Management Australia
- Montserrat Observatory
- Emergency Preparedness Canada
- Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange (EPIX)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
10- Potable Water (Agua Potable) - Water On Line
- Disaster Mitigation for Water and Sanitation Systems (BVSA/CEPIS/OPS)
- Water, Sanitation and Health Electronic Library: A compendium of WHO Information on water, sanitation and health
- Univ. of Nebraska - Emergency Water Purification
- PAHO
- PAHO World Water Day - ¨Water and Disasters¨
- World Water Day 2004
- World Water Day
- American Society of Sanitary Engineering
- Environmental Technology
- Homepage Sanitary Engineering
- Top Web Sites for Science, Technology, Sanitary Engineering
- Technical Forum for water resource professionals (Water Talk, Storm Talk, Sewer Talk)
- Bio Med Central - Giardiasis in children living in post-earthquake camps after earthquake in Armenia, Colombia
11- Weather & Meteorology - American Meteorological Society
- FEMA (Tropical Storm Watch) - FEMA
- Fleet Numerical Meteorological & Oceanography Centre
- Florida Division of Emergency Management
- Florida Emergency Preparedness Assoc. (FEPA)
- Florida
- Florida Emergency Management Links
- Impact Forecasting
- International Hurricane Center
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- National Weather Service - National Center for Environmental Predictions
- NOAA´s National Hurricane Center
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Weather Service
- Storm Display
- World Meteorological Organization
- National Lightning Safety Institute
- Lightning
- Lightning; Exploring Weather
- Electricity - Tips for Staying Safe
- Electricity Experiments
12- El Niño/La Niña ENSO - Southern Oscilation - El Niño - por CEPREDENAC
- El Niño - Oscilación del Sur
- The Lancet, William Checkley, Leonardo Dépstien, Robert H. Gilman, Dante Figueroa, Rosa I Cama, Jonathan A Patz, and Robert E. Black: (Un aumento de temperatura de un grado centígrado puede aumentar 8% el número de consultas por diarrea. Durante el Fenómeno del Niño en Perú, entre 1997-1998, hubo un incremento de 5 grados centígrados, el aumento de la incidencia de enfermedades diarreicas fue de 200%, y el costo por esto fue de US$277,000.)
- National Safety Council - Flood Recovery Links
13- Flood Prevention and Management & Reports of Recent Flooding in the Dominican Republic - General Report on Tropical Storm Odette by the National Emergency Comisión of the Dominican Republic
- Report on Tropical Storm Odette by Ing. Antonio Cocco Q.
- November, 2003 Floods in Dominican Republic, Report by el Ing. Antonio Cocco
- Tropical Storm Odette - Articles published by El Caribe
- Flooding in the Dominican Republic November, 2003 - Articles published by El Caribe
- California Flood Information
- FEMA - National Flood Insurance
- National Safety Council - Flood Recovery Links
- Flood Hazard Research Center
- USGS Water Resources National Research Program
- Flood Hazard Mitigation - Smart Vent
- PAHO World Water Day - ¨Water and Disasters¨
- Flooding in Bolivia
- NOAA National Hydrological Information Center
- NOAA: U.S. Hazards Assessment
- Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security: Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change
- Logging Leads to Devastating Floods and Erosion in Haiti, Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams
14- Construction Materials - Civil Engineering Web
- Taylor Devices, Fluid Viscous Dampers
- Seismic Damper
- Seismic Products
- Mbrace
- KOSO Valves
- Valves
- APA Engineered Wood Assoc.
- BRWD Incorporated
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
- Flood Hazard Mitigation - Smart Vent
- Mbrace - Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Glass and Carbon Fiber to strengthen beams and columns
- Hurricane Straps - Available in Santo Domingo at Maderas Decorativas (MADECO), madeco@codetel.net.do
- Legacy Series¨ by Weather Shield, nor-dec international inc. (approved by Dade County, Miami, Florida)
- Vermeer, System to produce Compacted Earthen Blocks
- Hurricane Straps
- Armorgard/Solargard, Safety & Security Films
Tie Blocks for Tie Beams - an economical alternative for low cost housing (Block Khoury - bkhoury@codetel.net.do) - Obras e Inversiones, S.A. (OBINSA) - Dominican Construction, Consulting and Investment Firm
- Stanley Consultants Inc., A Stanley Group Company, Engineering, Environmental and Construction Services - Worldwide
15- Ocean - Coastal Erosion
- Pentagon Report Proclaims Global Warming Dangers
- Executive summary: Pentagon Report Proclaims Global Warming Dangers
- Links to media coverage regarding Pentagon Report Proclaims Global Warming Dangers
- The geologic and climatic evolution of the Arabian Sea region
- OAS ISP Net - Hemispheric Directory of Civil Society Organizations
- International Water and Sanitation Centre
- Washington Post - Waters Near Equator Alarming Warming Trend
- United Nationes Oceans and Coastal Areas Report
- EPA - Methane and Other Gases
- EPA - Global Warming - Climate Change
- New York Times - Ages-Old Polar Icecap Is Melting, Scientists Find
- Guide for Disaster Water and Sanitation Planning
- Integral Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
- Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) satelite data
- International Ocean Margin Session at The European Union of Geosciences
- Margin Deep-Water Research Consortium (OMARC)
- Web WOMBAT - Meteorological and Oceanographic World Directory
- Directory of Organizations and Institutes Active in Environmental Monitoring
- Oceanographic & Earth Science Institutions Part 1
- Oceanographic & Earth Science Institutions Part 3
16- Reports on Volcanoes - Journey Inside a Volcano
- Discovery
- Volcanoes in Ecuador
- Education Planet - volcanoes
- NOVA/PBS Online Adventures
- Volcano Research in México - Popocatépetl & Colima
- Montserrat Volcano Observatory
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Ecuador - Guagua Pichincha Volcanic Activity
- Volcanic Gas Disasters - Volcanic Lakes and Gas Releases
- Ecuador's Tungurahua Volcano - Strombolian - style eruption
- Univ. of North Dakota - Volcano World
- NASA - Information on Volcanoes
- Enciclopedia Encarta - Volcano Information
- Historical Volcanic Eruptions in the United States
- Kick´em Jenny, West Indies (undersea volcano located 6 miles north of the island of Grenada)
- Soufriere Hills, Montserrat, West Indies
- Volcano Animation
17- Reports on Avalanches - Colorado Avalanche Information Center
- Cyberspace Snow & Avalanche Center
- Go Ski Avalanche Information Center
- Rocky Mountain Hiking Information
- Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
18- Drought Reports - US Drought Monitor
- National Drought Mitigation Center, Univ. of Nebraska
- Drought Monitoring Center for the Greater Horn of Africa
- National Drought Mitigation Center
19- Tornado Reports - NOAA Tornadoes
- National Weather Service Tornado Fact Sheet
- Weather Channel - Tornado!
- Storm Prediction Center
- FEMA - Tornadoes
- Tornadoes...Nature´s Most Violent Storms
20- Explosion Reports & Hazardous Materials Management - EPA Chemical Accident Preparedness and Prevention
- Europa - Environment - Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- PANNA - Bopal: Settlement or Sellout?
- Hazardous Materials Management, Pinchin Environmental
- North American Hazardous Materials Management Assoc.
- Hazweb
- Institute of Hazardous Materials Management
- Department of Transportation - Hazardous Materials Safety Office
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Environmental Protection Agency
- New self-taught course on Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response
21- Geological Hazards - USGS Children´s Earthquake Glossary, Science Project ideas etc.!
- RADIUS Program - Geological Hazards
EQE International - Disaster Reports Archive: Reports on Earthquake Impacts - Institut de Ciencies de la Terra Jaume Almera
- Acta Geológica Hispanica (Hispanic Geological Register)
- Papers by Ross Stein for USGS regarding how earthquakes can affect other faults
- Worldwide
- Harvard Seismology: Centroid Moment Tensor (CMT) Catalog Search
- Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Project (GSHAP)
- CETEM - Mineral Technology Center
- Association of Geologists in Spain
- Applied Technology Council
- Architectural Institute of Japan
- Association of Bay Area Governments
- Association of Engineering Geologists
- California Division of Mines & Geology
- California Office of Emergency Services
- California Seismic Safety Commission
- Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering
- Centre for Earthquake Research & Information Network
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
- Earthquake Engineering Research Lab at Caltech
- Earthquake Hazards Centre New Zealand
- Earthquake Hazards Mitigation Information Network
- Univ. of Tokyo - Earthquake Research Institute
- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
- Taiwan - National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Quakeline, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
http://www.lights.com/hytelnet/ful/ful058.html - NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
- National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
- National Institute of Building Sciences
- National Science Foundation
- Northern California Earthquake Data Center
- Seismological Society of America
- Southern California Earthquake Center
- Structural Engineering Association of Southern California
- UC Berkeley Seismographic Laboratory
- USGS Geological Survey
- USGS Earthquake Information
- USGS National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project
- Western States Seismic Policy Council
- Applied Insurance Research
- Claire B. Rubin - Disaster Central Author
- EQECAT/ABS Consulting
- United Kingdom International Seismic Centre
- USGS Historic Earthquakes and Statistics
22- Health and Environment - Panamerican Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Center
- Water, Sanitation and Health Electronic Library: A compendium of WHO Information on water, sanitation and health
- PAHO World Health Day 2004
- PAHO/OPS: Virtual Health and Disaster Library (HELID)(2003 Edition)
- Colorado - Health and Environment
- Mead - Safety, Health, and Environment
- Suite 101.com Health and Environment
- MCS Health and Environment
- International Society for Infectious Diseases
- Puerto Rico - WEPA!
- Department of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health
- Center for Health, Environment and Justice
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
- Health, Environment and Work
- Civil Engineering and Environment Faculty, Univ. of Michigan
- Greenpeace
- Environmental Ministry of Spain
- Virtual Library on Safety and Ocupational Health
- PAHO/CEPIS: New Training Material on Vulnerability Reduction
- Solid Waste Management in Disaster Situations
- Mental Health Protection in Disaster Situations and Emergencies
- New self-taught course on Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- CYTED Iberoamerican Science and Technology Development Program
- Virtual Library on Health and Environment
- OroAzul: Environmental Program Management
23- Space Technology and Telecommunications - Canadian Space Agency
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- NASA
- Globalstar
- Industry Canada - Emergency Telecommunications
- International Telecommunications Union
- NASA Scientific Technology
24- Tsunamis - NOAA Tsunami Program
- Natural Hazards Observer
- Tsunamis (Maremotos)
- SEISMIC Information Organism
- Tsunami Society
- The New Scientist
- Scientific Investigations regarding Tsunamis and their impact
- Research on Tsunamis at Questia
- NASA´s Observatorium - Tsunami, The Big Wave
- Tsunami Forecasting - Hawaii Meterology
- British Columbia Provincial Emergency Plan - Tsunami Preparedness
- Tsunami Research Group, Univ. of South Carolina
- Univ. of Delaware - Coastal Engineering
- NOAA International Tsunami Information Center
- Pacific Tsunami Museum
- Tsunami Animation
25- Seismic Engineering - Discovery Chanel - Program for modeling the behavior of a building undergoing various types of earthquakes
- EQE International - Disaster Reports Archive: Reports on Earthquake Impacts Worldwide
- Univ. of Delaware - Coastal Engineering (Tsunami Hazard)
- Univ. of Tokyo Earthquake Research Inst.
- Internet Disaster Information Network
- Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange (EPIX)
- Asian Disaster Reduction Center
- Disaster Prevention Research Institute
- National Research Institute for Earth Science & Disaster Prevention
- Disaster Recovery Consultants - Rothstein Associates Inc.
- Univ. of Colorado - Natural Hazards Research & Applications Information Center: Library and Hazards Liturature Database
- Univ. of Geneva - Directory for Disaster Reduction Institutions
- Natural Hazards Research Center - Macquarie Univ., Australia
- Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center
- The Disaster Center
- California Seismic Safety Commission
- Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
- Earthquake Engineering Research Lab at Caltech
- Earthquake Hazards Centre New Zealand
- Earthquake Hazards Mitigation Information Network
- Univ. of Tokyo - Earthquake Research Institute
- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
- Taiwan - National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Quakeline, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
http://www.lights.com/hytelnet/ful/ful058.html - NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
- National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
- National Institute of Building Sciences
- National Science Foundation
- Northern California Earthquake Data Center
- Structural Engineering Association of Southern California
- Western States Seismic Policy Council
- Applied Insurance Research
- EQECAT/ABS Consulting
- United Kingdom International Seismic Centre
- USGS Historic Earthquakes and Statistics
- Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
- Association of Bay Area Governments (Oakland, California)
- Board on Natural Disasters National Research Council
- California Geological Survey
- California Office of Emergency Services, Earthquake Program
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
- Earthquake Engineering Research Library, California Institute of Technology: National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Northern California Earthquake Data Center
- Northern California Seismic Network
- Southern California Earthquake Center
- UC Berkeley Seismographic Laboratory
- Structural Engineers Association of California
- U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center (Denver, Colorado)
- CDMP (OAS/USAID) Safer Building Practices, via CDERA
- CDMP (OAS/USAID) Safer Building Practices, released in October 1997, updated December 1999
- Central American Seismological Center
- NOAA: Case Studies for Vulnerability Assessment Techniques (VAT) I, II, III Workshops
- Physical Vulnerability of Electric Systems due to Natural Disasters and Sabotage
- Regional Disaster Information Center (Centro Regional de Informacion sobre Desastres)
- Information on Costa Rican Seismic Microzonification Study
- Holistic seismic risk estimation of a metropolitan center - Application for Bogotá, Colombia¨
- Taiwan and Turkey Earthquake Reports
- Hector Mine Earthquake Report
- Department of Transportation - National Consortium on Safety, Hazards and Disaster Assessment of Transportation Lifelines
- Hazard Reports from the Disaster Management Office in Colorado
- CNN - The India Earthquake
- El Salvador Earthquake June 7, 1917
- UNDP - Earthquake Information System - Salvadoran Earthquakes in 2001
http://www.terremotoelsalvador.org.sv/ - NOAA Hazard Statistics
- Congressional Natural Hazards
- Discussion document prepared for the caucus, highlighting why the nation (El Salvador) is becoming more vulnerable to natural disasters and what actions Congress could take to address the problem
- Earth Sciences Department the University of California-Santa Cruz
- Ministry of Education in El Salvador
- Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training
- Insurance Services Office, Inc.
- Cientific Disaster Data Base (Base de Datos cientificos sobre desastres)
- Institute of Civil Defence and Disaster Studies (ICDDS) (Instituto de la Defensa Civil y Estudios sobre Desastres)
- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
- Washington Geological Office - Disaster Reports
- Washington Geological Office - Urban Disaster Reports
- Centro Asiático de Preparación para Desastres (ADPC)
- Mid-America Earthquake Center
- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
- Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
- National Weather Service Tropical Prediction Center information
- Natural Hazards Center of Colorado
- ICHIEFS
- MIS Training Institute
- Business Recovery Managers Association
- Applied Technology Council
- National Earthquake Ground-Motion Council
- International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Inc.
- American Military University: B.A. in Emergency and Disaster Management
- Society for Risk Analysis-Japan
- Society for Risk Analysis
- World Congress on Disaster Reduction
- Japanese Government website for building
- Architectural Institute of Japan
- Building Conservation Technology: Randolph Langenbach
- National Engineering University of Peru: Disaster Mitigation and Seismic Research Center (CISMID)
26- Reports on Seismic Hazards & Earthquakes - September 22, 2003 Earthquake in the Dominican Republic: Report by Dr. Paul Mann et. Al.
- Report and Pictures of the September 22nd Earthquake in the D.R. by Dr. Paul Mann et. Al.
- September 22, 2003 Earthquake in the Dominican Republic: Report by Ing. Antonio Cocco Q.
- September 22, 2003 Earthquake in the D.R. - Articles published by El Caribe
- United States Geological Survey
- USGS NEIC
- EQE International - Disaster Reports Archive: Reports on Earthquake Impacts Worldwide
- Natural Phenomenon Debates/Earthquake Prediction
- Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos
- USGS Earthquakes
- Puerto Rico Seismic Network
- NASA Earth Observatory
- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
- Abstracts from Penrose Conference - In PDF format
- IDRDN Understanding the Urban Seismic Risk
- Caribbean Geology
- Geophysical Institute at the Univ. Of Texas
- Quake Defense
- Washington Office of Geological Studies
- Bulletin prepared by Dr. Paul Mann and Mr. Luis Peña regarding the Dominican Republic's seismic risk and vulnerability
- Seismic Monitoring
27- Plate Tectonics *Facilitated by Dr. William McCann - Berkeley Tectonic Animation
- Univ. Of Texas Tectonic Animation
- USGS Tectonic Animation
- Savage Earth Tectonic Animation
- Explore Zone Tectonic Animation
- Savage Earth Tectonic Animation #2
- Fault Studies - Geological Risk Assessment, Intermountain Environmental Consultants, Inc.
- Information and Instructions regarding Earthquakes
- Geological Studies - Colorado School of Mines
- Geological Sciences & Environmental Studies, Binghamton University
- Plate Tectonics
- Suction and Pull Drive Movement of Earth´s Plates, University of Michigan Researchers Show
- USGS Understanding Plate Motions
- Plate Tectonics
28- Books and Publications - EQE International - Disaster Reports Archive: Reports on Earthquake Impacts Worldwide
- Theory of the Earth by Don Anderson
http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechBOOK:1989.001 - OPS - Chronicle of the Earthquakes in El Salvador, 2001
- OPS - Potable Water after Emergencies and Disasters: Guide for Effective Response
- National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Disasters and Emergency Medicine
- Magazine listing Environmental publications
- OAS/CDMP publications
- OAS/CDMP Reference Criteria for Infrastructure
- CDMP (OAS/USAID) Safer Building Practices, via CDERA
- CDMP (OAS/USAID) Safer Building Practices, released in October 1997, updated December 1999
- OAS Risk Transfer and Finance Experience in the Caribbean
- OAS/CDMP Risk Transfer by Jan Vermeiren for the World Bank
- OAS/CDMP Risk Mapping in Montego Bay
- OAS Post-Georges Disaster Mitigation in Antigua Barbuda & St. Kitts/Nevis
- Media Resource File
- International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Policy in High Places
- ICIMOD Picture of the month
- ICIMOD Collaborating on Applied Yak Research Session Summaries of the Third International Conference on Yak
- Rangeland Policies in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau, Issues in Mountain Development (IMD/2000/4)
- Experiences in Inventorying Glaciers and Glacial Lakes of Hindu Kush Himalayas
- ICIMOD Upcoming Events
- PAHO Myths and Realities Concerning Disasters
- Archive of The Asia pacific forum of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ)
- World Bank
- ISDR Highlights
- Assistance Management Program (SUMA - Suministro de Materiales de Asistencia)
- Gender and Disaster Network
- Margins Newsletter
- The George Washington University EMSE232 - Crisis and Emergency Management Newsletter
- American Society of Civil Engineers Publications
- USGS General Interest Publications (Online)
- PAHO Publications and Multimedia
- FEMA: Smart Communities Network - Disaster Planning and Other Resources
- Hurricane Damage to Residential Structures: Risk and Mitigation
- OFDA: Disaster Reduction: A Practioner´s Guide
- The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
- United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
- PAHO/WHO Book Shop
- 2000 Publications on Disaster Medicine, Health and Mental Health
- International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Publications - World Disaster Report
- Sentinel Epidemiological Surveillance System
- Epidemiological Monitoring After Disasters - Community Guide
- PAHO/CEPIS: New Training Material on Vulnerability Reduction
- Solid Waste Management in Disaster Situations
- Mental Health Protection in Disaster Situations and Emergencies
- New self-taught course on Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response
- Virtual Library on Health and Environment
- Geoimages Project
- National Geographic Society at the Grand Canyon
- Ready New York: A Household Preparedness Guide, Office of Emergency Management
- American Geophysical Union. Earth - Oceans - Atmosphere - Space... (AGU)
- Introduction to Emergency Management by George Haddow and Jane Bullock
- James and James (Science Publishers) LTD titles in Sustainable Architecture, Renewable Energy, Conservation Science and Waste Management
- James and James Magazines and Journals: Renewable Energy World, Cogeneration and On-Site Power Production and Waste Management World
- Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 2003/2004, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
- Survival for a Small Planet: The Sustainable Development Agenda, Edited by Tom Bigg
- Countryside Planning: New Approaches to Management and Conservation, Edited by Kevin Bishop and Adrian Phillips
*From Dr. Marvin Birnbaum, Editor-in-Chief, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine - Prehospital and Disaster Medicine website
- World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine WADEM)
29- Periodical Publications - El Caribe
- Listín Diario
- El Hoy
- USA Today
- El Nacional
- Dominican Republic One
30- Fire Prevention and Management - National Interagency Fire Center (Boise, Idaho)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Annual Meeting and Fire Safety Exhibit
- SEGNA
- FEMA Earthquake Fire Safety & Education
- NIST Building and Fire Research Lab
- California Department of Foresty & Fire Protection
- Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
- Canadian Wildfire Network
- The International Fire Information Network
- Firewise
- Fire Safety Institute
- National Association of State Foresters
- National Fire Protection Association
- Ontario - Office of the Fire Marshall
- Global Fire Monitoring Center
- U.S. Fire Administration
- USDA Forest Service
31- Directory of Dominican Government Institutions - Presidency of the Republic, internet@presidencia.gov.do
- Central Bank of the Dominican Republic , info@bancentral.gov.do
- Promotion Center for Dominican Exports, docedopex@codetel.net.do
- Commission for State Reform and Modernization reforma@codetel.net.do
- Dominican Electricity Corporationa cderd06@codetel.net.do
- Secretariat of State of Higher Education, areyes@mail.cones.gov.do, webmaster@cones.gov.do
- Dominican Civil Defense/EOC, d.civil@codetel.net.do
- General Administration of National Properties (b.nacionales@codetel.net.do
- General Administration of Internal Revenue , informacion@dgii.gov.do
- General Administration of Narcotics Control dncd.directo@codetel.net.do, computos@webdominicano.com
- Secretariat of State of the Armed Forces
- Secretariat of State of Agriculture sec.agric@codetel.net.do
- Secretariat of State of Work secret.trabajo@codetel.net.do
- Technical Secretariat to the Presidency webmaster@stp.gov.do , becas@gov.do
- Dominican Air Force webmaster@fad.mil.do
- Electoral Supervisory Board jce.computos@codetel.net.do
- Dominican Telecommunications Institute info@indotel.org.do
- Dominican Technological Institute indotec@codetel.net.do
- National Institute of Hydrological Resources indrhi2@codetel.net.do
- National Sugar Institute informacion@inazucar.gov.doinst, azucar2@codetel.net.do
- National Statistics and Survey Office ofic.estadis@codetel.net.do
- National Botanical Garden
- Dominican Red Cross
- Activities of all National Emergency Commission Member Organizations
- Transit Safety website
32 - Maps - Download Free GIS Programs Here!
- Download Free GPS and Survey Programs Here!
- National Geographic Society - Map Machine
- Kinetic Analysis Corporation - Digitalized Map of Hispaniola
- Hispaniola Digital Elevation Model in PDF (Disponible en cd rom en la ADMD, Tel.: (809) 508-2596)
- USAID: Wind Energy Resource Assessment of the Dominican Republic
- Mapping Software
- Downloadable Mapping Software
- NOAA coastal maps, shoreline data
- NOAA Shoreline Data
- NOAA Global Map, Hispaniola Island, ETOPO5
- NOAA, Mapping
- United States Geological Survey - Topographic Map & Software
- ODDEN´s - The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping with over 20,000 Cartographic Links
- University of Texas - Map Collection
- United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Mapping Information
- US Geological Survey - publications and maps
- NOAA Global Map, Hispaniola Island, TOPO30
- Intellicast
- The GIS Certification Institute
- Cgraph PostScript plotting Library in C
THE ADMD IS GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES!
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