Located in the tropics within the Pacific Rim of Fire and being archipelagic, the Philippines is hazard-prone and most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. Local government units are required to prepare Comprehensive Land Use Plans or CLUPs to plan the development and...
By Lucille Borlaza Dr. James B. Simpas and Lucille Joanna S. Borlaza attended the the 10th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA) in Hanoi, Vietnam last July 10-12, 2012. The workshop was convened by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan...
by: Geonelle Louise Corneby In recent years, typhoons such as Ondoy and Sendong, as well as other natural hazards, have incurred economic losses, massive loss of lives and property and damage to infrastructure. These have, in turn, increased the need for and urgency...
The following is an edited transcript of a talk presented by Dr. Inez Ponce de Leon, science and risk communication specialist at the Manila Observatory, on January 27, 2012. Her talk is part of a series of brown bag presentations by researchers at...