The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute’s Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) introduces a step-by-step guide on using the NOAH Studio feature to help individuals avoid environmental hazards. Using Talisay, Batangas as an example—one of many areas hit by heavy rain as Typhoon Kristine swept through the Philippines last week—this guide helps users […]
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UP NOAH Calls for Netizen Help: Take Flood Photos to Aid Disaster Risk Reduction
The University of the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) urges netizens to photograph flooded streets to support disaster risk reduction in the country. On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, UP NOAH Executive Director Mahar Lagmay appealed for the crowdsourcing project on social media, as Typhoon Carina intensified the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), causing widespread […]
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How UP NOAH helps build Filipino resilience against disaster
The University of the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP-NOAH) is making good on its mission to build Filipino resilience against disaster.
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UP Resilience Institute’s Mahar Lagmay named Start Network Change Maker
University of the Philippines professor Alfredo Mahar Lagmay, executive director of the UP Resilience Institute and the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP-NOAH), has been named a Start Network Change Maker for advocating science-based disaster management.
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UP scientist Mahar Lagmay’s animated infographics tackle Taal Volcano eruption facts
University of the Philippine (UP) scientist Mahar Lagmay posted on social media his animated infographics about the Taal Volcano, after its eruption on January 12, 2020, spawned confusion about various scientific terms used to explain the event.
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University of the Philippines deploys resilience experts to help earthquake-stricken Mindanao
The University of the Philippines is deploying its experts and harnessing resources to help Mindanao areas struck by massive earthquakes in October that rendered many areas under the State of Calamity. Following the successive magnitude 6.5 quake and 6.6 aftershock in the last days of October, the UP community immediately set up donation drives throughout […]
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