Community Centred Climate Change
by Sarah Lukaszczyk Our intern Sara Lukaszczyk writes about her recent trip with the climate policy team to Baybay, Leyte, where locals were discussing the proposed new disaster risk reduction law and its implication on slow onset events research. One of the major things that attracted me to working in the Philippines was their use of the term climate change. Everyone here has something to say on the matter. Everyone has experienced climate change at one point or another, and many are finding ways to use it as reason to strengthen community wellbeing and overall survival. Take for example elementary [...]
Powering Tacloban City’s quake drill with solar energy
by Arturo Tahup Tacloban City’s earthquake drill yesterday (21 June 2018) was powered by the sun, thanks to a team of humanitarian responders with portable solar-powered equipment. Two radio base stations used during the drill were powered by a TekPak, a portable solar suitcase developed by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), and a Solevolt solar generator by the ICSC-organized RE-Serve Humanitarian Corps. It was the first time the Corps participated in a Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill in Tacloban City, which was held this quarter at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) in Cabaluan. The drill was [...]