On September 12, 2024, the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) represented by Education Director Ruben Gamala, Research and Creative Works Chief Science Research Specialist Dennis De La Torre, NOAH Hazard Assessment Team Supervising Science Research Specialist Audrei Ybañez, and REPs participated in UP Los Baños INREM’s advocacy launch for the institutionalization of Payment […]
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RCW Forges Partnership with CAL Foundation Inc.
The UP Resilience Institute – Research and Creative Work Division (UP RI-RCW) forges a partnership with the CAL Foundation Inc. (CALFI) in the implementation of two major projects. Last October 11, 2024, the UP RI team represented by RCW Director Glecy Atienza, Chief Science Research Specialist Dennis de la Torre, and Junior Project Assistant Alexa […]
RCW Engages Communities in Dengue Project: Initial Meeting with KIN
The UP Resilience Institute – Research and Creative Work Division (UP RI-RCW) forges a partnership with the Kitanglad-Integrated NGOs (KIN) as part of the community engagement core for the dengue research under the Center for Health on glObal Research on Disasters (CORD) Project. Last October 11, 2024, the UP RI CORD Community Engagement Core Team […]
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 […]
UPRI-RCW Division & Ewha University prepare final report for IDP Resilience Research
Researchers from the UP Resilience Institute – Research and Creative Work Division and the South Korea-based Ewha Womans University Graduate School for International Studies are preparing the final report for their research on climate-induced internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Philippines. The project, entitled “A Study on Assessing the Vulnerability of Climate-induced Internally Displaced Persons […]
UP RI Joins UPLB-INREM in the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Workshop in Basco, Batanes
The University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños (UPLB) Interdisciplinary Studies Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management (INREM) has partnered with UP Resilience Institute (UP RI) – Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) Center and Forest Foundation Philippines (FFP) to promote climate resilience, gender equality, and biodiversity conservation through nature-based solutions. This […]
UP Resilience Institute Presents at the World Conference of Earthquake Engineering 2024 in Milan, Italy
Understanding Ground Subsidence: A Growing Threat to Philippine Communities
Ground subsidence, the gradual or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface, has been a longstanding issue in major metropolitan areas across the Philippines but has only recently been recognized as a significant hazard, following more recent studies and advancements in monitoring technologies. This phenomenon is caused by natural factors like tectonic activity and sediment […]
UPRI-RCW’s Gundaya attends Global Festival 2024 in Seoul, wins 2 awards
UP Resilience Institute Research and Creative Work Division (UPRI-RCW) Junior Project Assistant Jamie Therese Gundaya attended the 2024 Industrial LINCage Festival for Global Leaders (Global Festival 2024) in Seoul, South Korea from August 4 to 15, 2024 after receiving a program scholarship from the organizers. Gundaya’s team was the only team to win two awards: […]
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 […]