Changing climates: the heat is (still) on
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD
Philippines
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Philippine storm weakens after killing at least nine, leaving thousands stranded
A typhoon swept across the northern Philippines killing at least nine people as trees, power lines and walls were toppled and flood waters spread far from riverbeds, but tens of thousands of people were
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More investments needed to shield PH economy from natural disasters
Iloilo City – More investments both coming from the public and private sector are needed in order to cut the economic losses that the Philippines would usually incur every time a natural disaster would
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PH, Georgia sign eco protection pact
The governments of the Philippines and Republic of Georgia signed yesterday a friendship and cooperation agreement for the conservation of biodiversity and management of protected areas between the two
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Filipinos urged to reject coal mining in Palawan
A government official, a Ramon Magsaysay awardee, academicians, bishops and environmental activists were among those who are calling on the public in various parts of the world to sign an online petition
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Cyanide spills in Philippines surface in wake of Unity Mining withdrawal
The man promoting a controversial underground gold mine near Majors Creek was in charge of an Australian mine in the Philippines which discharged cyanide-laden waste into creeks, killing fish and other
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Zambia to benefit from $12m German fund
ZAMBIA is among eight developing countries that will benefit from a US$12 million international climate change adaptation programme fund from Germany to help raise agricultural production and increase
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Human activity 'driving half of world's crocodile species to extinction'
As many as half of the world’s 27 species of crocodilian face being wiped out due to human activity, although the most feared variety, the saltwater crocodile, faces a brighter future, according to a new
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Use of field test kit for detection of lead in drinking water in Philippines post the disaster typhoon Haiyan
<p>On 8 November 2013, super typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Philippines. On 24 November, the Chinese hospital ship arrived in Philippines to help with disaster relief efforts. Drinking water was collected
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Gradual onset and recovery of the Younger Dryas abrupt climate event in the tropics
<p>Proxy records of temperature from the Atlantic clearly show that the Younger Dryas was an abrupt climate change event during the last deglaciation, but records of hydroclimate are underutilized in defining
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P565-M PPP water project nears completion in Butuan
Butuan City – The perennial lack of water supply experienced by over half-a-million inhabitants in the region will soon end with the completion of a P565-million Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project