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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Satellite data suggests forest loss is accelerating
Satellite images suggest tropical forests from the Amazon to the Philippines are disappearing at a far more rapid pace than previously thought, a University of Maryland team of forest researchers say.
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US Pays $1.97 Million to Philippines for Damaged Reef
The Philippine government said Wednesday it had received 87 million pesos ($1.97 million) from the United States to pay for damage caused by a U.S. Navy minesweeper to a protected reef two years ago.
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Identification of storm surge vulnerable areas in the Philippines through the simulation of Typhoon Haiyan-induced storm surge levels over historical storm tracks
Super Typhoon Haiyan entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) 7 November 2013, causing tremendous damage to infrastructure and loss of lives mainly due to the storm surge and strong winds. Storm
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'Man has gone too far': Pope Francis says we are primarily responsible for climate change
Pope Francis has flown to the Philippines, an island nation frequently hit by natural disasters, declaring that man is primarily responsible for climate change. Wading into the climate change debate
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Economic assessment of sanitation interventions in Southeast Asia
The overall aim of the Economics of Sanitation Initiative (ESI) is to promote evidence-based decision making to increase the volume, effectiveness, and sustainability of sanitation expenditure. The evidence
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Philippines’ Ayta Tribe Approves Solar-Wind Power Project
The Philippines’ indigenous Ayta community has signed an agreement that paves the way for the construction of a pioneering renewable energy facility on their ancestral land in Subic Bay, north of Manila.
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Fresh lava spews out of Philippine volcano Mayon, stoking eruption fears
Lava is again flowing out of Mayon, the Philippines’ most active volcano, raising fears an eruption could be imminent, authorities said Sunday. The government has already evacuated around 63,000 people
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Tobacco advertising still rife in southeast Asia
Tobacco advertising has a strong foothold in many countries in southeast Asia, where regulations are not only weak but also poorly enforced.
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Child poverty in Philippines on the rise: study
MANILA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Despite the country's economic gains in recent years, the number of children living in poverty in the Philippines has continued to go up, according to a study released by state
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Adoption and uptake pathways of GM/Biotech crops by small-scale, resource-poor farmers in China, India, and the Philippines
Adoption and Uptake Pathways of GM/Biotech Crops by Small-scale, Resource-poor Farmers in China, India, and the Philippines shows how modern biotechnology has transformed farming into a profession that