Strengthening Community Resilience: RURBANISE Consortium Gathers for Research Harmonization Workshop

The RURBANISE consortium held a Research Harmonization Workshop on October 11, 2024, bringing together key stakeholders to enhance collaboration and streamline research efforts. The event was held at the ISO Walter Hogan Conference Center, Ateneo de Manila University, and was also accessible to virtual participants via Zoom. The Building Resilience in the Context of Rapid […]

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3 for 200: A UPRI-NOAH Center Planning Component Internship Story

By: Marie Claire P. Mandar From July 2 to August 7, 2024, the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center Planning component hosted three students as part of the mid-year internship program organized by the UP RI Education Division. Two of the interns were from the […]

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UPRI NOAH Center participates in the International Forum on Sustainable Science (IFSS) 2024

  The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center participated in the 2nd International Forum on Sustainable Science (IFSS) held last July 10-12 at Caraga State University in Butuan City. The IFSS is a symposium focused on understanding and mitigating sustainability challenges in various disciplines through […]

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UPRI participates in Geobrugg’s GEO-Summit Philippines 2024 in Panglao, Bohol

  The UP Resilience Institute partook in Geobrugg’s Advancing Geotechnical Slope Stabilization Techniques Conference at Panglao, Bohol on 17-19 April 2024. Geobrugg is a Swiss company involved in the design and fabrication of protection systems using high-tensile steel wire safety nets and meshes. Conducted under the patronage of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, the […]

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Call for Participants: Risk Index for Climate Displacement Co-Creation Symposium

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) are organizing a Risk Index for Climate Displacement Co-Creation symposium, to take place in Bangkok on 20-21 June 2024.  This co-creation event aims to actively engage stakeholders at all levels by breaking down the […]

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UPRI NOAH Center shares Open Science Initiatives at CAMANAVA Conference and National Geology Congress

  The UP Resilience Institute NOAH Center was invited to serve in two different events last 22 March and 5 April 2024 namely CAMANAVA Flood and Disaster Resiliency Preparation Conference and the National Geology Congress. The JCI Malabon held its first CAMANAVA Flood and Disaster Resiliency Preparation Conference and was participated by UPRI researchers Jolly […]

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UP RI attends the Final Project Turnover Meeting for the Quezon City Drainage Master Plan (QCDMP) Project

The University of the Philippines (UP) Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center handed over the complete plans during the Final Project Turnover Meeting for the Quezon City Drainage Master Plan (QCDMP) Project on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. This joyous event was organized by the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction […]

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A Year Later: Analyzing the 2022 Kusiong Debris Flow and Landslides through Fieldwork

Around midnight of October 28, 2022, a deadly landslide caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) devastated Sitio Tinabon in Barangay Kusiong, Maguindanao del Norte. Based on barangay records, the landslide killed 24 people and injured 68; all of them were residents of the relocation site at the foothills of Mt. Minandar, the source of […]

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UP Resilience Institute attended the Digital Pilipinas Festival 2023 as the Philippines Sparks Collaboration for Sustainability

By; Geoel Esguerra Manila, Philippines – The recent Digital Pilipinas Festival convened leaders across business, government, and civil society to harness technological innovation towards climate action. Held from November 20-24 at the SM Aura SMX Convention Center in Taguig, the weeklong event comprised of multiple summits covering priority growth sectors, headlined by the 2-day main […]

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RCW conducts 4As Writeshop in Aklan

Last December 12, 2023, the Research and Creative Work Division hosted the Academic Alliance for Anticipatory Action (4As) Validation Workshop and Writeshop on Enhancing Anticipatory Action in the Philippines in Aklan, Philippines.  The UP Resilience Institute (UP RI) is part of 4As, a USAID-supported international consortium composed of universities from the U.S., Bangladesh, Namibia, Mozambique, […]

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