Advancing Resilience Through Modern Communication Tools: Insights from Dr. Bruce Malamud

By: For. Rysch Nae Subijano The Growing Importance of Resilience Communication In a world increasingly affected by multiple hazards, effectively communicating resilience has become more essential than ever. During the 14th episode of the Resilience Live webinar series, Dr. Bruce Malamud, Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk and Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk […]

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UP RI – NOAH Center Lights Up the Ignite Stage at the 2024 APMCDRR

The UP Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) Center attended the recently concluded 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, Metro Manila from 14 to 18 October 2024. The Philippine Government has partnered with the United Nations […]

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Spatial Thinking: Guiding Us to Better Decisions

by: For. Janiella Sandoval Natural resource management and planning are crucial for achieving sustainability and resilience. However, with increasing pressures from urbanization, climate change, and resource depletion, the need for innovative approaches is more urgent than ever. Spatial thinking offers a solution by analyzing the relationships between natural resources and their geographic locations. Usingย  geographic […]

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UPRI-NOAH Center Wins PREP Innovation Challenge by WFP-USAID

We are excited to announce that the UPRI-NOAH Center won the best innovation pitch in the recently concluded Preparedness and Response Excellence in the Philippines (PREP) Innovation Challenge, organized by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This challenge seeks to identify and scale innovative and […]

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Call for Applications GHD Foundation Sydney Visiting Scholar Program 2025

The School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney is pleased to announce a call for applications for the GHD Foundation Sydney Visiting Scholar Program for 2025. This program is designed to support academic exchange and collaboration, enriching innovative solutions to tackle sustainable development challenges. The program will provide a unique opportunity for one (1) scholar from the University of the Philippines to engage with academics and students at the University of Sydney and collaborate on new research and teaching initiatives that address sustainable development challenges through engineering, applied earth science, or disaster science solutions.

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๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก: ๐——๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—  ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง

The registration for the 2024 PASCDR Summit with the theme “๐—™๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฅ๐—ฅ: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€” is NOW OPEN! Register by scanning the QR code or at https://tinyurl.com/fosteringlocalizeddrr Registration Fee: UST Faculty and Staff: FREE/No registration fee Non-UST: PHP 300 The 2024 PASCDR Summit is organized by the Philippine […]

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Five Years of Serving the Studentry: The Flood Modeling Component Internship Program

The University of the Philippines (UP) Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) Center continues its advocacy of serving the studentry by sharing their knowledge as an academic research institution. This year, UP RI – NOAH Center once again opened its doors to students from UP and other universities and […]

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UP RI hosted research students from University of Sydney (USyd)

by: For. Janiella A. Sandoval The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UP RI) was thrilled to host University of Sydney (USyd) students Ms. Isabella Lynn, Ms. Lauren Hocking, and Ms. Molly Tuit from the Humanitarian Frontiers Lab, led by Dr. Aaron Opdyke. Over their two-month stay, the students conducted research on social infrastructure, nature-based […]

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Macolod to Masungi: Conversations on the Conservation of Geoheritage in the Philippines

By: For. Rysch Nae S. Subijano “In holistic conservation, we don’t have to center geoheritage in conservation efforts, especially in areas such as the Tinipak River. I don’t want the geoheritage to overpower the call to conserve the ancestral lands of the indigenous people.” This powerful statement by Ms. Naomi Irapta, Project leader for the […]

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UP RI โ€“ NOAH Center attends the RICD Co-Creation Symposium and Policy Dialogue in Bangkok, Thailand

The University of the Philippines (UP) Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) Center co-organized a two-day Risk Index for Climate Displacement (RICD) Co-Creation Symposium and Policy Dialogue with the United Nations (UN) Migration Agency – International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). This event […]

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