Coastal Cities at Risk Holds First National Conference

The Coastal Cities at Risk: Investing in Disaster Risk and Resilience Project of the Ateneo de Manila University in partnership with International Development Research Centre, Manila Observatory, and the National Resilience Council held its first national conference at Areté, ADMU last 8 June 2018.

For the session on Work Theme 1: Characterization of Climate and Disaster Risk for Resilience, Dr. Gemma Narisma presented her work with Dr. Faye Cruz, Dr. Obiminda Cambaliza, and Dr. James Simpas on Characterizing Climate and Atmospheric Hazards. In Work Theme 2: Dr. Celine Vicente presented her work with Dr. Rosa Perez on Visualizing Risk and Applications.

The conference was attended by more than 80 participants from different cities and municipalities around the Philippines.

Photo from Coastal Cities at Risk