PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES
2024
- Futureproofing Health: Developing a Center for Climate and Health Global Research on Disasters (CORD) Project (Funding from NIH, US Department of Health and Human Services)
- Assessing Climate Displacement Risk in partnership with IOM and AIT (Funding from the European Commission ECHO-HIP)
- Impact-Based Flood Forecasting (Funding from USAID and World Food Programme)
- Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action (4As) (Funding from USAID)
- Building resilience in the context of rapid urbanization RURBANISE – CLARE Program (UK International Development – IDRC/CRDI)
- Technical Assistance to the Copernicus National Program (CopPhil)
- Resilience-building and Future Proofing Strategies in a Multi-stressed Scenario in the Province of Albay, Philippines (Asia Pacific Network for Global Climate Change Research with UP INREM. Funded by Asia Pacific Network)
- Advancing local flood decision-making for disaster risk reduction – Asia Pacific Network for Global Climate Change Research Project with the University of Sydney. Funded by Asia Pacific Network (APN).
- A Study on Assessing the Vulnerability of Climate-induced Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Developing a Project Model for Strengthening Resilience, Philippines (Funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and in collaboration the Philippine Agriculture and Resources Research Foundation, Inc. (PARRFI), and Ewha Womans University)
- Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities Against Disasters and Climate Change (SHIELD) National Resilience Indexing
- PedalMap: Engaging Biking Communities in Open Mapping for Sustainable Development Goals (UPRI YouthMappers – Funded by the Open Knowledge Foundation)
- Capacitating Children’s DRRM Skills through the Development of Community-Based Educational Modules (UPRI YouthMappers – Funded by Peta Bencana and USAID)
- Participatory GIS Workshop (Funded by YouthMappers)
- Basics of Resilience Online Courses in partnership with the Faculty of Management and Development Studies, UP Open University
- Development of a Master in Resilience Graduate Program with the UP Open University
- “Si K! Ang Kaibigan Ko” – A Multimedia Comic Series on Disaster and Climate Resilience
- Post-Disaster Assessment of the Abuyog Landslide (Funding source from the Office of the President)
- Kusiong Debris Flow and Landslides Analysis (Funding source from the Office of the President)
- 2024 UPRI Internship Program – (Upcoming)
- Behind the Science Podcast in partnership with the Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub and the UP Diliman College of Science
- UP Diliman NSTP Emergency Preparedness Training (Sanay, Agap, Iglap)
- Effects of Extreme Weather Conditions on Coastal Concrete Structures in the Philippines: Determining Appropriate Concrete Cover (Funding from DOST-PCIEERD)
2023
- Futureproofing Health: Developing a Center for Resilient Health in Disasters (Funding from NIH, US Department of Health and Human Services)
- Effects of Extreme Weather Conditions on Coastal Concrete Structures in the Philippines: Determining Appropriate Concrete Cover (Funding from DOST-PCIEERD)
- Building resilience in the context of rapid urbanization RURBANISE – CLARE Program (UK International Development – IDRC/CRDI)
- Resilience-building and Future Proofing Strategies in a Multi-stressed Scenario in the Province of Albay, Philippines (Asia Pacific Network for Global Climate Change Research, APN-funded project with UP INREM)
- Advancing local flood decision-making for disaster risk reduction – Project with the University of Sydney. Funded by Asia Pacific Network (APN).
- Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action (4As) (Funding from USAID)
- Quezon City Drainage Master Plan (QCDMP) (Funding from QC LGU)
- Citizen Science Seismic Network (Funding from Telus Philippines)
- Resilience of Jails (Funding from International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent)
- 2nd Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drills (NSED) Preparation and Conduct of Simulation and Earthquake Drill among all Constituent Campuses
2022
- State of the Map and FOSS4G 2022 in Florence, Italy
- YouthMappers documentary “The Power of YouthMappers: Shining a Light on The Movement”
- Philippine Preparedness Partnership (PhilPrep) Non-Profit Organization
- UPRI-CHED SAFER-U Project Launch and Inception (Funding from CHED)
- UP Visayas Tacloban College Public Service Continuity Plan and Training Workshop
- OSM Philippines’ Drone Training with UP Visayas Tacloban YouthMappers
- Taal Volcano Eruption Crowdsourcing of Tephra Fall (Funding source from the Office of the President)
- Initial Response of the UP System QRT to Localities Impacted by the July 27 M7.0 Abra Earthquake
- UPRI, UP NOAH Center Student Internship Program (Funding source from the Office of the President)
- 2022 Bar Examination Guidance for Safety Against COVID-19 (c/o Justice Ben Caguioa – Head of the 2022 Bar Examination)
- 2022 “Laudato Si…” Mangrove Tree Planting in Iloilo (in Collaboration with Religious of Mary Immaculate)
- Handa Awit Pandemya: Mga Awit sa Kahandaan sa Pandemya
- Citizen Science Seismometers Project (Funded by UPRI, College of Science and Telus)
- Barangay Resilience Efforts
- Barangay Resilience Exchange (Cebuana Lhuiller Foundation)
2021
- USAID-CRS Climate Resilient Cities (Sub-recipient of USAID Funded Project)
- USAID-Tufts University Academic Alliance on Anticipatory Action (Sub-recipient of USAID Funded Project)
- Advancing Local Flood Decision-Making for Disaster Risk Reduction (Asia Pacific Network for Global Climate Change Research, APN-funded project)
- UPLB Public Service Continuity Plan – Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan Training – Workshop
- Resilience-building and Future Proofing Strategies in a Multi-stressed Scenario in the Province of Albay, Philippines (Asia Pacific Network for Global Climate Change Research, APN-funded project with UP INREM)
- Mapping of Base Surges of the 2020 Eruption of Taal Volcano (Funding source from the Office of the President)
- Filipino YouthMappers’ OSM Workshop and Mapathon
- OpenStreetMap – Philippines 2021 Video
- GeoLadies PH’s MapaBabae 2021
- Pista ng Mapa 2021
- Filipino YouthMappers’ Growth in 2021
- MapaKalamidad.PH’s “Women & DRR: Perspectives from Government, Civil Society, and Academe”
- 2021 Bar Examination Guidance for Safety Against COVID-19 (c/o Justice Marvic Leonen – Head of the 2021 Bar Examination)
- OSM Pre-Disaster Response for Typhoon Odette
2020
- ENDCOV.PH – Database, Mapping, and Dashboard Development for COVID-19
- Endcov: COVID-19 Short Form Videos (Funding from the Office of the President – BOR)
- Development of the AI Chatbot, “Yani, the Endcovbot” (Funding from the Office of the President)
- Hospital Resource Management on Mechanical Ventilator Allocation During The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Experience from a Middle Income Country Referral Center
- Modelling And Simulation of the Spread of Sars-Cov-2 (COVID-19) Taking Into Account Different Interventions at Different Demographic Scales and Context
- Monitoring COVID-19 Policies and Mainstreaming Lessons in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Planning
- Pandemics, Compound Disasters, and Other Complex Emergencies
- Resource Estimates & Analysis of Capacity Thresholds for COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines (REACT-PH)
- Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID 19 Outbreak (Funding from DOST-PCHRD)
- Implementing a Hospital and Community-Based Telemedicine Program in Selected Areas within the National Capital Region as Part of the Philippine Health System Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- WOKE4COVID Project: Development of Knowledge Products for Outreach, Knowledge, and Education to Raise Awareness on COVID-19 Pandemic
- Evaluation of the Implementation of the Local Government Unit (LGU) Response Against the COVID-19 Pandemic in Selected Urban and Rural Communities in the Philippines
- Queueing Systems in Selected Checkpoints Around Metro Manila in Relation to the Enhanced Community Quarantine Brought About by COVID-19
- Prospects of Green Growth Development as a Post-ECQ
- UPRI Talks (Funded by the UP Office of the President)
- UPRI-NOAH TALK (Think, Act, Learn, and be Knowledgeable) (Funded by the UP Office of the President)
- UPRI Short Form Videos (Funded by the UP Office of the President)
- Talakayan Series with the Centre for Neighbourhood Studies (CeNS) Co-Organizer
- Quezon City Drainage Master Plan (Funding from the Local Government Unit)
- Formulation of the CLUP, CDP, LDRRMP and LCCAP of Balanga, Bataan (Funding from Local Government Unit)
- Landslide Analysis of April 2019 Central Luzon Earthquake using Aerial Imagery
- Research Grant: Editors for Book Project on Disaster and Climate Emergency
- Future Earth Philippines: Research Grant for Resilience Education
- MapBeks’ Unmapped PH 2020 Mapping Competition
- Mapping and Validation of Quezon City, Metro Manila on OSM for COVID-19 Response
- UPRI-PPSC Disaster Simulation Exercise for Masters Students of the Crisis and Disaster Risk Management Program
- Analysis of Population Exposure to Flood, Landslide and Storm Surge Hazards in the Philippines (Collaborative Project with Facebook Data For Good – now Meta)
2019
- Establishment of the Philippine Academic Society for Climate and Disaster Risk (PASCDR)
- PASCDR Conference (Academic Society for Resilience)
- Start Network and FOREWARN Partnership
- Geoheritage for Resilience: A Global Network for Managing Natural Risk (UNESCO IGCP Project 692 – Geoheritage for Geohazard Resilience)
- Global Climate Strike Philippines: Pailaw Para sa Kalikasan, Parada ng mga Parol
- “SAFER-U: Safe and Resilient Universities Capacity Building Program” for CHED’s Revised and Expanded Continuing Professional Education (RECPE) Grants – Proposal
- PlanMANILA2030 (Funding from the Local Government Unit)
- Partnership with the Laguna Climate Change Adaptation Office (LCCAO)
- Formulation of CLUP, CDP, LCCAP, and LDRRMP of Naga City, Cebu (Funding from Local Government Unit)
- Formulation of the Enhanced Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Comprehensive Development Plan of the Municipality of Padre Garcia, Batangas (Funding from Local Government Unit)
- CC-Adjusted Hazards Maps for 3 Cities and 15 Municipalities of Albay Province (Funding from LCCAD and Congressional Office of 2DAlbay C)
- Pampanga-Zambales Landslide Analysis using Aerial Imagery (Funding from the Office of the President)
- Data Gathering and Community Assessment for the Project “Participatory Planning of a Resettlement Community: Aeta Community of Barangay Diaz, Porac, Pampanga”
- Building Resilient Communities in Bohol
- Forecast Based Financing System – Creation of the Philippine River Inundation and Network System (PRINS) Application Platform (Funding from German Red Cross)
- Establishment of the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) Trauma, Injury and Burn Care Commission (TIBCC) Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster (Funded by the Philippine College of Surgeons)
- Short Course on Forensic Science (UP Manila)
- 2019 “Laudato Si…” Mangrove Tree Planting in Iloilo (in Collaboration with Religious of Mary Immaculate)
- Disaster Response (Public Service) – Usman Landslide
2018
- 5th International Conference on Integrative Disaster Risk Reduction Management (ICIDRRM)
- Philippine Country Consultation on the UN Resilience Framework
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) – Multi Hazards Program
- Formulation of Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Comprehensive Development Plan, and Climate Change Action Plan of the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija (Funding from Local Government Unit)
- Cagayan Valley Climate Change Consortium (CVCCC)
- Development of GINA App (Tree Planting Mobile Application)
- Establishment of UPRI YouthMappers (Support from USAID)
- DSWD MAPABabae
- Trainings for Open Street Mapping (Funding from YouthMapper International)
- Lineament Analysis Training for UP Cebu (CENVI)
- Basic Course in Urban and Regional Planning (SCURP: ABC in URP)
- UP Resilience Institute and UP NOAH Center activities. Delivered to students and Professors from Kansai University
- DRRM Training in partnership with Aboitiz Foundation
- DPWH Memorandum Reiterating Relevant Rules and Law in the Identification of High-Hazard and No-Build Zones
- UP Mayon Relief Program (Funding from the UP Office of the President)
- UP-MMDA-Vanguard K-9 Search and Rescue Training Support (UP Vanguard and MMDA)
- Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Planning and Operation. Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), Camp Aquino, San Miguel, Tarlac
- Disaster Response (UP Public Service) – Naga City Landslide Assessment and Recommendation of Relocation Sites
- Disaster Response (UP Public Service) – Natonin Landslide Assessment for PDRRMO of Mountain Province (Typhoon Rosita)
- Severe Weather Events Monitoring (2018)
2017
- Probabilistic Hazard Simulations for Resilience and Preparedness Towards Inclusive Development (RAPID) Program (Funding from UNDP)
- Project ReBUILD: Resilience Capacity Building for Cities and Municipalities to Reduce Disaster Risks from Climate Change and Natural Hazards (Funding from New Zealand Aid and UNDP)
- UP Resilient Campuses – Impact Assessment and Vulnerability to Natural Hazards for Climate Change Adjusted Disaster Management and Contingency Planning of the University of the Philippines Campuses (Funding from the UP Office of the President)
- NOAH UPDates in TVUP
- League of Municipalities of the Philippines National Roll-Out: Training-Workshop on the Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) Formulation in the Philippines. (Funding from LMP and LCCAD)
- Formulation of CLUP, CDRA, CDP, and LCCAP for the Municipality of Taysan, Batangas (Funding from Local Government Unit)
- Climate Disaster Risk Assessment for Majayjay, Laguna (Funding from Local Government Unit)
- Five-Day Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) Workshop for the Province of Aklan (Funding from Local Government Unit)
- Disaster Response (UP Public Service) – Ucab, Itogon – Ompong Disaster (K-9 Search)
- Severe Weather Events Monitoring (2017)