November 17, 2020

Minimum Standards for Local Climate-Smart Disaster Risk Reduction: Informing the Development of the Post-2015 HFA

As the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) draws to an end and disaster-related loss and damage continues to increase, an important opportunity arises to shape...

November 13, 2020

Ugnayan at Bahaginan | Bringing Together Various Stakeholders for the River Basin Approach: Importance and Challenges

By Merdi Jean Arcilla Originally Written: September 27, 2014   If you want to develop your barangay early warning system for floods, it should be...

November 12, 2020

Ugnayan at Bahaginan | A Bridge Rebuilt by the Poor’s Indomitable Spirit

By Celso Dulce, Jr. Originally Written: October 8, 2014   The sight that greeted the rare visitor to Barangay Langaon was unexpected, and inspiring. Men...

November 10, 2020

Ecosystem Management and Restoration: Combating Disasters by Protecting Ecosystems Using a Landscape Approach

When Typhoon Monang battered the coastal village of Sabang in1993, massive swells from the ocean engulfed houses near the shore and killed scores of residents....

November 6, 2020

Risk Analysis of the MANATUTI River System, Metro Manila, Philippines: An Urban Landscape Approach

We are working to finalize this document and make it available through all platforms and partners. This resource material will be available very soon. Stay...

October 28, 2020

Climate Outlook in INCREASE Project Areas (June – August 2020)

The climate outlook for June-August 2020 was based on PAGASA Climate Forum. This contains the compiled relevant climate information for INCREASE areas and are sent...

October 23, 2020

Rapid Test vs. Swab Test

To address the confusion among Filipinos about the difference between the 2 available tests for COVID-19, this infographic (in Filipino language) was created. If you...

October 21, 2020

Stakeholder Feedback on the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan: Results of consultations conducted by CARE and ACCORD

This paper presents the feedback of several groups of stakeholders from Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon City, and the City of Manila on the Final...

October 21, 2020

Contingency Planning Checklist in Times of Pandemics and Sudden-Onset Disasters

The global pandemic known as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions worldwide. Presently in the Philippines, the number of cases continues to increase...