Tag: disaster resilience
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Earth’s Reality Check: COP30 in Brazil Open Amid Flooding and Controversy
Opening Day Thrown into the Floodwaters Brazil hosts COP30 as heavy rains reshapes the opening of one of the world’s most important climate gatherings. The venues chosen for the conference were flooded, forcing improvisations and last-minute relocations for key sessions. Delegates, journalists, and civil society groups arrived to find water pooling in conference spaces, turning…
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How Climate Change May Have Shaped Hurricane Melissa’s Impact
Overview: Melissa’s path and the rapid intensification pattern Hurricane Melissa tore across parts of the Caribbean this week, leaving communities grappling with flooding, wind damage, and long road to recovery. Early assessments show a familiar pattern: a storm that rapidly intensified as it moved over warm waters, then unleashed powerful winds and heavy rain on…
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TUCP Solon Urges Companies to Ramp Up Earthquake Drills for Safer Workplaces
Increased Earthquake Readiness: A Call for Regular Workplace Drills Amid a string of powerful earthquakes that rattled various parts of the Philippines, a House deputy speaker has urged private companies to make earthquake preparedness a routine part of work life. Representative Raymond Democrito Mendoza of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines party-list says holding…
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Luzon-Visayas Undersea Tunnel: A New Link for Growth
A bold proposal to connect Luzon and Visayas A ground-breaking measure is moving through the House of Representatives, led by House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan, along with 17 other lawmakers. House Bill (HB) No. 4589 seeks a permanent, fixed link spanning 28 kilometers across the San Bernardino Strait, offering either…
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Luzon-Visayas Undersea Tunnel Pushes Forward in House
A bold push for a fixed link between Luzon and the Visayas A group of lawmakers led by House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan filed a measure for a permanent land connection between Luzon and the Visayas. House Bill (HB) No. 4589 envisions a 28-kilometer crossing across the San Bernardino Strait,…
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Push for 28-km Luzon-Visayas Undersea Link Gains Ground in Philippine House
Overview: A bold plan to connect Luzon and Visayas A group of lawmakers, led by House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan, have filed House Bill (HB) No. 4589 proposing a fixed 28-kilometer link between the provinces of Sorsogon (Luzon) and Northern Samar (Visayas). The bill envisions either an undersea tunnel or…
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Nutrition and Mental Health: A Lifeline in Crisis Settings
Nutrition and Mental Health: A Lifeline in Crisis Settings World Mental Health Day 2025 in India centers on the theme “Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.” This focus spotlights a crucial yet often overlooked bond: how nutrition and mental well-being reinforce each other in times of crisis. When disasters disrupt food…
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Cebu Earthquake: Fault Finders, Knowledge Sharers, Enhanced Resilience
Cebu Earthquake: Tracing Surface Rupture and What It Means The magnitude 6.9 Cebu earthquake on September 30, 2025, left more than ground shaking—it exposed a surface rupture zone in northern Cebu. With a shallow focus of about 5 kilometers, geologists from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) identified a new fault, later named…
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Pakistan Advances Flood Resilience with Modernized Hydromet System (MHSP)
Overview of the Modernization Initiative Pakistan is launching a comprehensive upgrade to its early flood warning and weather forecasting network under the Modernization of Hydromet Services of Pakistan (MHSP) project. Funded by World Bank-supported IFRAP (Integrated Flood Resilience Adaptation Project), the initiative aims to bolster climate resilience by improving the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) ability…
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Cebu Quake Spurs Call to Fast-Track Philippine Building Act (PBA) as Wake-Up Call
Quake in Cebu Becomes a Catalyst for Building Code Reform The 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu and nearby provinces last week has rekindled a long-standing push for the Philippine Building Act (PBA). Mindanao lawmaker Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. used the disaster as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by aging regulations and outdated standards…