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: 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...
AUGUST 20, 2021 Filipino climate scientists warn: weather extremes in the Philippines to worsen with further warming A higher global temperature will bring about more frequent and more intense weather extremes in many regions of the world, including the Philippines. This is the...
Summary •Several areas in Southern Philippines experienced accumulated 24-hour rainfall exceeding 150 mm during the onslaught of Tropical Depression Auring on Feb. 20-22, 2021. •Multi-temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar images detected flooding in the municipalities of San Miguel, Tago and Tandag City in the...
By: Jose Gabriel Abalos, Jarl Tynan Collado, Paola Angela Bañaga, Grace Betito, Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Xzann Garry Vincent Topacio, Christine L. Chan, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, James Bernard Simpas, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Melliza Cruz, Connor Stahl, Armin Sorooshian, Nofel Lagrosas,...
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...
By Grace Betito, Gabrielle Leung, Paola Angela Bañaga, Miguel Ricardo A. Hilario, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Xzann Garry Vincent Topacio, Imee Delos Reyes, Melliza Cruz, Rachel Braun, Alexander McDonald, Connor Stahl, Nofel Lagrosas, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, James...
This August 25, the NASA P-3B started its first flight over the Philippines, gathering samples to understand the interaction between aerosols and clouds. This flight marks the start of the one-and-a-half-months flight campaign of the Cloud, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes – Philippines Experiment...
In the pursuit of understanding how aerosols affect climate and weather, as well as agriculture, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) partnered with the Manila Observatory for the Cloud, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex). CAMP2Ex is an airborne mission of...
Authors: Genie Lorenzo, Liz Cruz, Nofel Lagrosas, Faye Cruz, James Simpas, Brent Holben, Susana Dorado, Victoriano Tobias, and Gemma Narisma Date: August 2013 From 14-23 June 2013, Singapore, parts of Malaysia and Indonesia were blanketed in a dangerous haze as fires burned in the neighboring...
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...
Last February 20-28, the Manila Observatory and the Gov Data Initiative went to Cebu and Palawan to conduct a scoping activity with different stakeholders (local government units, civil society organizations, and mining corporations) to plan for future outreach activities and programs for the...
by Mariane Desiree Avendaño, Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Paola Banaga, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, James B. Simpas, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, and Fr. Daniel McNamara, SJ Summary Government policies and annual campaigns by the Department of Health...
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 Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Paola Banaga, Shane Marie Visaga, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, James B. Simpas, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, and Fr. Daniel McNamara, SJ Summary The 24-hour averaged PM2.5 concentrations revealed a slight increase (up...
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 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: Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Shane Marie Visaga, Jarl Tynan Collado, Xzann Gary Vincent Topacio, Paola Bañaga, Grace Betito, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, James Bernard Simpas, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Melliza Cruz, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, and Fr. Daniel McNamara, SJ...
Read Full Monograph: GIS-Based Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation (V&A) and Disaster Risk Assessments for Metro Cebu The following are the specific objectives of this research project, whose results are narrated in this monograph: a. To establish and develop an evidence-based decision-support platform and...
By Gabrielle Frances Leung1, Miguel Ricardo Hilario1, Grace Betito1, Paola Angela Bañaga1, Xzann Garry Vincent Topacio1, Zenn Marie Cainglet1,3, Shane Marie Visaga2,3, Imee Delos Reyes1, Angela Monina Magnaye2, Lyndon Mark Olaguera2,3, Julie Mae Dado2, Faye Cruz2, Joel Maquiling3, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza1,3, James Bernard...
By Gabrielle Frances Leung1, Miguel Ricardo Hilario1, Grace Betito1, Paola Angela Bañaga1, Xzann Gary Vincent Topacio1, Zenn Marie Cainglet1,3, Shane Marie Visaga2,3, Imee Delos Reyes1, Lyndon Mark Olaguera2,3, Julie Mae Dado2, Faye Cruz2, Joel Maquiling3, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza1,3, James Bernard Simpas1,3, Gemma Teresa...