ARISE Japan and ARISE Philippines hosted their second Knowledge Sharing Session on 22 February 2022, focusing on another of the four ARISE Priority Areas, Resilient Infrastructure. In his opening remarks, Mr. Masato Takamatsu, President of Tourism Resilience Japan and ARISE Japan Lead noted that “it is critically important, in both our hazard-prone countries, to make infrastructure resistant...Continue reading
Join the 2022 Asia Pacific Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction on 7-8 April 2022, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (PHT), via Zoom. This conference is organized by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), National Resilience Council (NRC), UNDRR...
In the face of increasing and intensifying extreme weather events, we must co-create solutions for resilience in the built environment. Join the Resilience Hackathon, developed by the International Finance Corporation, with support from the Government of the Netherlands and the Australian Government, in partnership with ARISE-Philippines, ANZCham, Australia Alumni Communities Philippines, Australia Global Alumni, DOST...Continue reading
Let’s learn from global leaders on how women are making communities resilient. In line with the observance of the 2022 National Women’s Month, we are inviting you to an online event that will be held on March 30, 2022, 2PM – 3:30PM via Zoom, with the theme “Women’s Role in Making Communities Resilient.” The online...Continue reading
In celebration of the National Women’s Month, the UP ISSI is holding the webinar, “She Rises, She Rebuilds: Stories of Hope and Resilience of Women Entrepreneurs in the Time of Pandemic” on 23 March 2022, Wednesday, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM, via Zoom and Facebook Live. As an institution promoting gender equality and women empowerment in the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, the...Continue reading
Join at the 2022 National Resilience Council Colloquium as the Local Chief Executives of our local government partners present highlights of their resilience journeys in the face of compound hazards and reveal systemic risks. The lessons learned from these experiences will deliver new insights into systems thinking and participative risk governance, particularly in terms of...Continue reading
Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience aims to reduce and mitigate the risks of community displacement while also improving the system’s capacity to avoid, resist, and recover from disaster impacts in a timely and efficient manner, without jeopardizing essential basic structures and operations. Here’s the CHED List of Accredited Institutions’ DRR Programs in the Philippines.Continue reading
Every year, the Philippines encounters a multitude of natural and man made hazards that generate considerable loss to livelihood, property and lives. Clearly, we need to find a better way of managing our disaster risks in order to sustain our growth as a country and the development of our communities. In keeping with one of...Continue reading