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Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Philippines to Invest in State-of-the-Art Disaster Monitoring Systems

President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the release of P1.6 billion to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to enable it to tap “state-of-the-art technology” and improve the accuracy of weather and disaster information-gathering and reporting...

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Philippines: Local Government Units Told to Climate-proof Land Plans

Speaking at a round-table discussion held in Makati City yesterday, Walter Salzer, director and principal adviser for the Environment and Rural Development Program of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) said LGUs need to climate-proof or...

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Disaster Preparedness Long Overdue

I’m referring to disaster preparedness. We all know how many lives have been lost, how many homes, schools, roads, and other facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed by earthquakes, floods, typhoons, and other calamities. German watch, an international...

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Maximizing the Co-benefits of REDD-Plus Actions

Organised together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines and with assistance from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the workshop provided a forum for experts involved in ICI projects...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Australian PM Lauds Aquino for Introducing Reforms

The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and expressed appreciation for each other’s help such as Australia’s assistance in mapping out flood-prone areas in Metro Manila, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Laura del Rosario said. “The Australian government is helping us unmask...

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Cadastral Survey Project in the Philippines

The Government of the Philippines (GOP) has received a Loan from World Bank toward the cost of the Cadastral Survey Projects and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan, together with the GOP...

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Cadastral Survey of City Barangays to Help Clear Issues

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) has launched a cadastral survey to delineate the political boundaries of each of the city’s 128 barangays, a project mayor Mauricio Domogan deems complicated within a 180-day time frame. At the...

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Will New Mapping Effort Ease Tensions in the South China Sea?

The Philippines is urging a meeting between the 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to clearly map disputed areas in the South China Sea in order to reduce tensions. The meeting of ASEAN Maritime...

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Christine Acosta: The Leak Detective

Christine Acosta is a young engineer who detects leaks for Maynilad Water Services, Inc. to solve the mysterious cases of water losses in Metro Manila. In this interview, Christine talks about her job of finding missing water;...

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Economies at Risk from Natural Disasters

Natural mayhem can create havoc not only to human lives, but also to economies. The Recent disaster in Japan vouches for this. Recently  an ‘analysis and mapping’ firm maplecroft released a report stating that emerging economies like India,...

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