WHO WE ARE
The RCW is an interdisciplinary team composed of members with various academic and professional backgrounds, encompassing public administration, urban planning, political science, statistics, web development, GIS, communications, and information studies.
Dr. Glecy C. Atienza, Ph.D.
Director
Glecy Cruz Atienza is a multi-awarded ACTORS–(artist-community oriented-teacher-organizer-researcher-scholar). She is a full professor at the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, College of Arts and Letters, and is currently the Director for Research and Creative Work, UP Resilience Institute.
Dennis G. de la Torre
Chief Science Research Specialist
Expertise & Interests: Climate and Disaster Governance, Climate and Disaster Vulnerability Reduction, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate and Disaster Financing, Policy Development
Dennis de la Torre supervises the Research and Creative Work team of UPRI. He earned his Bachelor of Secondary Education (major in biology, minor in chemistry) from the UP College of Education, and Bachelor of Laws from the FEU Institute of Law, and is currently finishing his Masters in Public Administration at the UP NCPAG.
Team Members
Christian Jesus G. Sanchez
Supervising Researcher
Kyrios Hafid T. Concordia
Junior Project Assistant
Mape C. Estellana
Junior Project Assistant
Jamie Therese T. Gundaya
Junior Project Assistant
Ramon Christopher A. Caballero
Junior Project Assistant
Alexa Samantha R. Hernandez
Junior Project Assistant
Jo Ann T. Camacho
Administrative Officer I
Erika Elaine F. Muñiz
Administrative Assistant V
WHAT WE DO
We undertake policy research, action research, and interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research or creative work aimed at producing and applying new knowledge, knowledge solutions, or know-how on reducing and managing natural disaster risks in the Philippines and the Pacific Rim region with utmost consideration of local, cultural, and social factors.
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US
Email: upri.rcw@up.edu.ph
Telephone No.: (02)8981-8500 loc. 3771
Address: Room 16, 2nd floor, UP Resilience Institute, Magsaysay Ave. cor. Apacible St., UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines