This study aims to analyze the changing climate and atmospheric hazards across time and space and how it affects cities (specifically Metro Manila, Naga, and Iloilo City) and certain sectors such as health and the economy.

Coastal cities in the Philippines are highly vulnerable to environmental threats, including impacts of climate change. Climate hazards have disastrous impacts, including loss of life, damage to infrastructure and economy, among others. It is therefore essential for cities to develop appropriate strategies and policies for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction to enhance their resilience. An important prerequisite for this action would be a better understanding of the climate and disaster risk, which is also a priority for action according to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). The hypothesis for this work package is that robust and context-specific scientific knowledge of climate and atmospheric hazards, using state of the science approaches and informed by the needs of end-users and stakeholders, enhance the resilience of coastal cities in the Philippines.

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Manila Observatory’s Resilience Collaboratory

The Manila Observatory (MO) Resilience Collaboratory does science-based, inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary research, collaboration, knowledge building and management, and application of scientific knowledge on risk and resilience. The Collaboratory connects the scientific research and output of the Manila Observatory with the needs of the stakeholders by creating a collaborative environment that allows science-based inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary research activities. It also focuses on the initiatives and activities that enhance science and research and multi-stakeholder engagements for climate change, disaster risk reduction, and resilience building.

The Resilience Collaboratory serves as a sandbox for transdisciplinary interns; a hub where science fellows can work and collaborate. It develops and informs policy with research results generated in the collaboratory with MO’s Science Laboratories. This also harnesses the science of MO to contribute to local and national resilience initiatives, and capacity-building programs. Finally, the Resilience Collaboratory provides technical support for the Resilient LGU Scorecard and science and technology initiatives

Brochure of Resilience Collaboratory

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DR. EMMA PORIO
DR. JAMES SIMPAS
DR. FAYE CRUZ
DR. OBIMINDA CAMBALIZA
DR. CELINE VICENTE
DR. ROSA PEREZ
DR. JOHN WONG
MR. EMILIO GOZO
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