This report was authored by John Altomonte, Ruby Descalzo, Hannah Guinto, Jaime Iñigo, and Tonichi Regalado (Manila Observatory). Increasing climate commitments worldwide have prompted transitions to low-carbon economies. In response to this, United States Agency for International Development Energy Secure Philippines Activity (USAID...
KLIMA CENTER OF THE MANILA OBSERVATORY CONDEMNS THE ABDUCTION OF JHED TAMANO AND JONILA CASTRO On September 2, 2023, environmental defenders Jhed Tamano, 22, and Jonila Castro, 21, were forcibly disappeared in Bataan. As they are both volunteers for AKAP KA Manila Bay,...
By Tonichi Regalado After two weeks of haze and uncertainty, the annual Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB58) finally adopted an agenda. Heads of Delegation reached a compromise wherein the Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme (MWP) would be excluded from the...
By Antonio La Viña, Joy Reyes, and Jayvy Gamboa The 58th session of the subsidiary bodies (SB) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is set to be held on 5 to 15 June 2023. Again, it will be held...
By Antonio La Viña, Joy Reyes, Ma. Laurice Jamero, Lora Batino Warathida Chaiyapa, Boonsuchada Inthapat, Neo John Joseph Sacramento Joan Jamisolamin According to the Global Climate Risk Index, among the top ten countries at risk of...
By Tonichi Regalado (KLIMA – Manila Observatory) Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025) partners, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCAD) and the Manila Observatory (MO) held a side event entitled “Beyond Dialoguing to Action and Support to avert, minimize and...
By Joy Reyes, Aya de Leon, and Niner Guiao With the 27th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) mere days away, it’s all systems go for developing countries and NGOs, who are waiting to see if...
By: Antonio Gabriel M. La Viña, Yla Gloria Marie P. Paras, Jameela Joy M. Reyes When Typhoon Odette ravaged the Philippines in December 2021, many were caught by surprise. While families knew what to do in case of rain, hardly anyone saw what...
By Ma. Flordeliza P. Del Castillo1, Patricia Mae J. Paraiso1, May Celine T.M. Vicente1, Ma. Laurice P. Jamero2, Gemma T. Narisma3,4 1 Geomatics for Environment and Development, Manila Observatory 2 Resilience Collaboratory, Manila Observatory 3 Regional Climate Systems 4 Department of Physics, Ateneo...
The Resilience Collaboratory led the first scoping meeting for the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) Coaching and Mentoring (C/M) Project in Iloilo City last 23-24 May 2019. This is a part of the Science and Technology track of the Resilient Local Government...
The Manila Observatory hosted a Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) Training for partner local government units (LGU) of the National Resilience Council (NRC) last 8-10 October 2018. For the first part of the training, 34 participants from LGUs and 11 from five...
Director Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga of Manila Observatory Last 5 February 2014, Imelda V. Abano published in National Geographic’s Energy Blog the interview of Director Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga of Manila Observatory before she presented her speech in Shell’s Powering Progress Together. In the interview, Director Loyzaga talked about how Manila...
The Philippines is the third most at risk to disasters in the world, along with being vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Disaster Risk Reduction as well as Climate Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA) need to be approached together in order to face the...