Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines (CCARPH)
04 Dec 2021 | Ateneo de Manila University
According to a 2019 report published by the Institute of Economics and Peace, the Philippines is one of the countries that is most vulnerable to climate change. The country is especially at risk of natural dangers such as typhoons, droughts, and other climate change events such as sea-level rise, increased frequency of extreme weather events, rising temperatures, and heavy rainfall, with limited resources to deal and mitigate these.
Through the Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines (CCARPH), Ateneo de Manila signed a Partnership Agreement with the Pasig City Local Government’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to implement projects that would focus on developing disaster-resilient communication systems as well on science-informed and socially inclusive resilience planning in the face of climate hazards and extreme weather events with other local governments including Muntinlupa City, Makati City, Valenzuela City, Iloilo City, Naga City, and Quezon City.
Meanwhile the Department of Economics’ research arm, the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development (ACERD) has uploaded a paper on disaster impact an financing. In a working paper no. 2020 authors Arlan Brucal et. identified the next courses of action in disaster preparedness and mitigation for policymakers in the Philippines including (1) improved robust climate projections and evidence-based disaster estimates; (2) enhanced national-to-local dialogue and coordination, and lastly, (3) the prioritization of disaster preparedness by national and local governments.
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