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Buklod Tao Katatagan, Inc

CCARPH-MDRR Community Laboratory
Buklod Tao has been a community partner of the Master of Disaster Risk Reduction (MDRR) program since the establishment of the CCARPH project. Students of the MDRR program continue to learn more about community-based resilience and disaster risk reduction through field exposure trips to Buklod Tao in San Mateo, Rizal. One of the activities implemented through the field exposure trips was the training and demonstration of solar-powered clean water systems together with the Ateneo Innovation Center (AIC). Additionally, Mr. Abinales took part in establishing the  KASALI-KA (Kamalayan Sa Lindol at Kahandaan) project.

AIC-CCARPH Installations
The Ateneo Innovation Center has also supported the BTKI through an installation and demonstration for a water filtration system in the community.

CCARPH-BTKI Partnership
The Buklod ng Kabataan, the youth arm of BTKI, is the main partner for the “Baon sa Pagbangon: Preparations for Adaptive Resilience,” a community-based arts initiative led by Ms. Clarissa Mijares, in partnership with CCARPH. Buklod ng Kabataan are advocates of the environment and encourage other young people to take care of nature in their own capacities.

1. January 7, 2020: The KASALI KA Earthquake and Liquefaction Awareness Seminar was held in the morning at the patio of Holy Cross Chapel with around 61 attendees. [SOURCE]

2. Representatives from AIC and MDRR students helped assemble a low-cost, solar-powered water system in Buklod Tao Inc. [SOURCE]

Valenzuela City Disiplina Village Bigna's Integrated Food Community Production (ICFP) Program

ICFP in CCARPH Midterm Conference Nov 11 2019
CCARPH had its Midterm Assessment Conference entitled, ”Bridging Science-Policy-Practice Nexus Through Transdisciplinary Research and Climate Action” at The Loft, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University. The sessions in the conference were organized in a way that brings together several Work Themes composed of physical and social scientists, environmental scientists, academic and local government partners, to address certain pressing themes (e.g. climate variability and health, air quality, water security and governance, gender and livelihood, barangay resilience, technology-driven solutions) and to reinforce the importance of a science-policy-practice nexus.

ICFP in CCARPH Two Track Conference on Resilience March 7 2020
The CCARPH International Conference on Resilience, “Bridging Science-Policy-Practice Nexus through Transdisciplinary Research and Resilience Innovations” is brought to you by the Ateneo de Manila University – Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines, Manila Observatory, and the National Resilience Council, with the support of the International Development Research Centre – Canada, Ateneo Innovation Center, Areté, School of Science and Engineering (SOSE), School of Social Sciences (SOSS) Research Cluster in Environment, Society, and Sustainable Development, and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (DSA).

ICFP in CRMHD Lectures 2020
Online Lecture No. 2 | Climate, Resource Management, and Human Development Lecture Series 2020.  (VIDEO. right)

CCARPH Midterm Conference  2019

CCARPH Conference on Resilience 2020

Online Lecture 2. Valenzuela City Presentation.

PARTNERSHIP WITH John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues (JJCICSI)

Coalition for Urban Transformation in the Philippines
The objectives of the coalition are to bring together civil society groups, NGOs, environmental groups, neighborhood associations, people’s organizations, academe and the business sector, local government officials or bodies, and national agencies, to identify and respond to common priority concerns or focus areas, for addressing climate change which can form the basis for concerted action, and that particular attention in this effort impact both the marginalized groups in the city as well as the contributions they are making to urban transformation in times of climate change.

Post Typhoon Ulysses Disaster Assessment
The JJCICSI, with support from the CCARPH, led a disaster assessment on post-Typhoon Ulysses (International name: Vamco) in November 2020. A policy brief was developed on the initiative.
The findings for the post-Typhoon Ulysses assessments were also presented in the webinar, “Gender, Environment, and Housing Resilience: Challenges of Equity and Sustainability” of the CCARPH-NRC Lecture Series 2021. (VIDEO, right)

CCARPH Conference on Resilience 2020

Online Lecture. Post Ulysses assessments

PARTNERSHIP WITH ISO

Community-based Coastal Resource Management Modules (CBCRM)
The objectives of this training are to define and provide context on Climate Change and its causes and effects on the fishing communities, to assess local situation of fisherfolk, and to educate them on Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies they could utilize when needed

CRMHD Lecture Series
Social Transformation and Grassroots Empowerment (STAGE): A Strategy for Promoting Island-Based Coastal Resources Management” by Dr. Liza L. Lim, with the Institute of Social Order (ISO) community organizers, and the Women’s Mangrove Management group of Siruma, Camarines Sur. (VIDEO, right)

E-Punla: The Garden as Nexus of the Digital Realm and the Climate Crisis
In collaboration with CCARPH, ISO, and Ateneo Fine Arts Program, this project intends to integrate local, internal, and urban gardening into a digital, curricular, and narrative format as a response to online, communal, and environmental learning needs throughout the pandemic.

Online Lecture. STAGE.

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