The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute is eyeing the continued implementation and expansion of the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards or NOAH with its ₱1 billion allocation recently released by the Department of Budget and Management. In a press briefing Aug. 27, UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay presented the priority […]
Mandated to advance national development and also to help save people’s lives, the University of the Philippines established the UP Resilience Institute (RI) in July 2016, followed by its adoption of the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center in March 2017 as its core component. By harnessing the expertise of academics and professionals in the fields of science and technology as well as the arts and humanities, these UP hubs are at the forefront of scientific research and extension work on natural hazards, climate change actions, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the promotion of disaster resilience in the Philippines and the Pacific Rim.