Tag Archives: disaster resilience

Climate Change, Foreign

Human-caused climate change increased the severity of many extreme events in 2014

Location and type of events analyzed in Explaining Extreme Events of 2014 from a Climate Prospective. Credit: BAMS

November 8, 2015 — Human activities, such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use, influenced specific extreme weather and climate events in 2014, including tropical cyclones in the central Pacific, heavy rainfall in Europe, drought in East Africa, and stifling heat waves in Australia, Asia, and South America, according to a new report released today. Continue reading Human-caused climate change increased the severity of many extreme events in 2014 →

Climate Change, Foreign

Half Million Die in Decade of Disasters in Asia Pacific

Residents walk on a road littered with debris after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines Nov. 10, 2013. Credit: Reuters

November 1, 2015 — The Asia Pacific region, the most disaster-prone part of the world, suffered 1,625 disasters in the decade through 2014, and needs to spend more on adapting to climate change and preparing for more extreme weather, the United Nations said this week.

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Climate Change, Nation

Talk about disasters to better achieve dev’t – UN

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DISASTERS. Typhoon Yolanda devastated Eastern Visayas in November 2013. It is the strongest recorded typhoon in Philippine history. Rappler file photo

MANILA, Philippines (Oct. 28, 2015) — The Asia-Pacific must talk about disaster risks to better achieve sustainable development, the United Nations said on Tuesday, October 27.

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Nation

Phivolcs gets first real-time tsunami warning equipment from Japan

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology received earthquake and tsunami equipment from Japan International Cooperation Agency on Thursday. From left to right are: DOST Secretary Mario Montejo, Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum, JICA representative Noriaki Niwa and Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa.

October 15, 2015 — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) gets a boost for its monitoring systems as it received a tsunami warning equipment capable of accurate and real-time information on Thursday.

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DRRM Articles, Nation

On int’l disaster reduction day, Palace says PH is ready

Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

October 13, 2015 — THE GOVERNMENT has successfully fortified the “physical and psycho-social infrastructure of the country for disaster risk reduction and management,” Malacañang said Monday.

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Climate Change, Nation

Manila summit asks - Why do you care about climate change

CALLING ON CONSCIENCES. Senator Loren Legarda leads the signing of the Call to Conscience for the Climate on October 9, 2015. Photo by Pia Ranada/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines (Oct. 9, 2015) — “Why do we care? Because Ondoy happened in 2009, because Pablo happened in 2011, because Sendong happened, and because Yolanda happened, and because it continues to happen,” said a teary-eyed senator Loren Legarda on Friday, October 9.

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Climate Change, Nation

ADB to double annual climate financing to $6 billion

CLIMATE FINANCING. By 2020, the Asian Development Bank spending on tackling climate change will rise to around 30% of its overall financing. File photo from EPA

MANILA, Philippines (Sept. 26, 2015) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to double its annual lending for climate change adaptation to $6 billion by 2020, the Philippines-based lender said.

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Climate Change, Nation

PH climate commitment draft presented to stakeholders

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CONGESTION. Transportation is among the biggest contributors of carbon emissions in the Philippines. File photo by Romeo Gacad/AFP

MANILA, Philippines (Sept. 25, 2015) — A draft of the Philippines’ Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) for the global climate agreement to be forged in December was presented to stakeholders on Thursday, September 24.

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Nation

Officials finalize APEC disaster risk reduction framework

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APEC AND DISASTER RISKS. The Philippines’ Alexander Pama (executive director of NDRRMC) chairs the closing session of the 9th Senior Disaster Management Officials’ Forum on September 23, 2015 in Iloilo City. Photo by Pia Ranada/Rappler

ILOILO CITY, Philippines (Sept. 23, 2015) — Disaster officials from member-countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) finalized the main body of the APEC Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction on Wednesday, September 23, in Iloilo City.

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DRRM Articles, Nation

APEC leaders in Iloilo to forge cooperation in disaster management

RESILIENCE OF ECONOMIES. Ministers and experts from APEC countries are present at the opening session of the 9th Senior Disaster Management Officials’ Forum in Iloilo City on September 22, 2015. Photo by Pia Ranada/Rappler

ILOILO CITY, Philippines (Sept. 22, 2015) — Disaster risk reduction officials and experts from all over Asia-Pacific are in Iloilo City to forge better cooperation in disaster risk reduction and management.

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