PREPARE El Salvador: Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Saving Lives

In a world where natural disasters loom as a constant threat, it is imperative for communities and governments to be prepared for the worst. El Salvador, a nation with a history of seismic activity, understands the importance of disaster risk reduction (DRR) all too well. Miyamoto’s USAID/BHA-funded PREPARE El Salvador project shines as a guiding light, working diligently to enhance disaster preparedness and response in the face of seismic risk.

2023 Herat Afghanistan Earthquake Preliminary Shelter and Housing Response

On Oct 8th, 2023, Miyamoto’s first assessment team was deployed to conduct a rapid assessment of the affected area. The earthquake affected 11 villages in the Zinda Jan district of Herat province. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people were exposed to high-ground intensity. The epicenter was about 40 kilometers northwest of Herat city and brought significant causalities in these villages.

Dr. Kit Miyamoto Structure Magazine Interview

Dr. H. Kit Miyamoto, Global CEO of Miyamoto International, built a five-person engineering practice into a worldwide engineering firm that has 30 locations on four continents with one humanitarian purpose: to make the world a better, safer place from a local, five-person engineering practice.

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