Posted by: Hazard Assessment Team and Education Division From December 5 to 6, 2024, the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) and UP NOAH Center participated in the Workshop on Innovative Tools for Disaster Impact Assessment at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. This workshop is part of the ADB Regional Project Nowcasting […]
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Updating of UP NOAH Flood Maps to Continue in 2025
The Philippines has always experienced a significant number of tropical storms, typhoons, and Low-Pressure Area (LPA)-enhanced monsoons due to its location within the Pacific Typhoon Belt. These rainfall events, whether they be extreme or short-lived, can lead to flooding. The costly effects of floods have been among the main concerns of the country in recent […]
Towards UP Community Development: UPRI attends a Design Thinking Session
On December 11, 2024, UPRI representatives IB Chief Jose Abraham Ongkiko and JPA Franklin Joshua Gali attended an event by the UPSCALE Innovation Hub titled “Community Development: A Design Thinking Session for One Health Demonstration Site in UP Diliman Campus.” Held at the hub’s main office at the National Engineering Center, this event was conducted […]
A Two-Week Dive into Resilience: UPIS Students Intern at UP Resilience Institute
From December 2 to 13, 2024, the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute NOAH Center (UP RI NOAH) hosted two (2) Grade 12 students from the UP Integrated School (UPIS) to serve as interns. This is the first time UPIS has invited UP RI to be their partner institution for the on-campus internship of Grade […]
UP RI Joins the 2024 UP Lantern Parade
The University of the Philippines (UP) Resilience Institute (UP RI) ended calendar year 2024 by joining the annual UP Diliman Lantern Parade last December 18. The 2024 UP Lantern Parade had the theme, “Nilay at Sikhay” (Reflection and Perseverance), and was participated in by colleges, Academic units, Administrative offices, organizations from the different UP campuses, […]
Protecting Our History and Culture from Disasters: UPRI IB Attends the 8th National Archives Congress
From November 27 to 29, 2024 Institution Building Chief Jose Abraham C. Ongkiko and Junior Project Assistant Franklin Joshua G. Gali attended the 8th National Archives Congress at Lingayen, Pangasinan in the province’s Training and Development Center 2. The event was organized by the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCAA) in collaboration with the […]
Ano’ng Ganap? Abangan kung ano ang Talks na Papatok sa Barangay ng Katatagan!
It’s in the can! The Research and Creative Work Division together with TVUP called it a wrap last November 13, 2024, as the show’s cast and crew finished filming the pilot episodes of “MoskiToks”, the division’s novel spin on information dissemination campaigns and engaging vulnerable communities tackling dengue disease and dengue prevention. An activity under […]
MoskiToks: Upcoming children’s TV show to spread the buzz on dengue prevention
The Research and Creative Work Division together with TVUP, have once again unleashed their creative prowess to bring to reality yet another project integrating the arts and sciences. An activity under the Center for Climate and Health on Global Research on Disasters (CORD) Project on Dengue, “MoskiToks” is the division’s novel spin on information dissemination […]
On Disaster Resilience: UP RI – UP NOAH Center Shares Insights at the Annual Development Studies Week in UP Manila
The University of the Philippines (UP) Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) Center participated in the Annual Development Studies Week of the Development Studies Program. The event is in commemoration of the 42nd founding anniversary of the Development Studies Program, under the Department of Social Sciences of the College […]
Sinop, Saliksik, Likha: Breaking new ground from different lenses toward cultivating narratives of resilience
The Research and Creative Work Division wrapped up the month of November by hosting Sinop, Saliksik, Likha: Talakayang Diwa mula sa Participatory Action Research Projects ng Research and Creative Work Division last November 29, 2024, a colloquium that coalesced the division’s wide array of activities as well as the staff’s experiences and insights in incubating […]