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ICSC leads regional workshop to strengthen CDRFI in SEA
As part of its efforts to broaden understanding CDRFI in Southeast Asia, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) facilitated a regional workshop with the Multi-Actor Partnership on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (MAP-CDRFI) on 29 May, 2025 at the Makati Diamond Residences, Philippines. “Anchoring our [...]
ICSC and DLSU-JRIG Partner to Boost Climate Finance Utilization in the Philippines
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), represented by Executive Director Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz, and the De La Salle University Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (DLSU-JRIG), represented by DLSU Vice President for Research and Innovation Dr. Raymond R. Tan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at [...]
This Fellowship Reminded Me Why I Chose Journalism
by Sanaf Marcelo Editor’s Note: Sanaf is ICSC’s Senior Communications Officer for Media and Events, who also served as project lead for the latest run of the Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship which concluded in March 2025. Prior to joining ICSC, Sanaf worked as a journalist and media practitioner [...]
Winds of Change: Exploring Renewable Energy and Community Growth in Guimaras
by Charles Jason Diaz Editor’s Note: Charles is currently a Senior Data Analyst with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. Visiting the San Lorenzo Wind Farm in Guimaras, Philippines, was an eye-opening experience on the world of renewable energy and its intersection with community development. On [...]
Lighting the Way: Renewable Energy in Eastern Visayas
by Sophia Kaye Fernandez Editor’s Note: Sophia is currently a Communications Officer for Media and Events at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, stationed at the organization’s Eastern Visayas office. We are usually taught to be afraid of the dark. But for me, it was [...]