RTD with University of Huddersfield

CESDR Disaster Resilient Unit (DRU) held a Round Table Discussion with University of Huddersfield (HUD), UK professors, Dr. Dilanthi Amaratunga and Dr. Richard Haigh and HUD Researcher, Dr. Nuwan Dias on March 26, 2019, 5:30 - 7:00 PM at DLSU Velasco Hall V512.

Dr. Andy Oreta, OIC of the CESDR DRU first presented an update on the unit's recent activities and on the Newton - Agham Workshop on Localising Strategies on Making Cities Resilient to Disasters which was co-organized with HUD last Jan 2017.  Dr. Nuwan Dias presented their project which focuses on Strategies and Challenges on DRR-CCA intergration. An open discussion followed after where Dr. Mike Promentilla served as facilitator.

Dr. Alvin Cukaba, CESDR Director, Dr. Lessandro Garciano (CE Dept. Chair), Dr. Alvin Chua (ME Dept. chair) Dr. Tarroja (SDRC Director) and Dr. Marlon Era (Faculty of BSD and PH Chair of the CABARET project) attended the forum. Members of the CESDR DRU supported the event.

The RTD resulted on plans for future collaboration. An MOU was suggested to be formulated. Prof. Dilanthi and Prof. Haigh have future proposals and they will explore a collaboration with DLSU.

CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit Members at DRSD2019 - AIT

CESDR DRU members: Materum, Oreta, Tanhueco, Redillas & Mutuc

CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit members presented papers at the International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development (DRSD 2019) held on March 7-8, 2019 at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. The CESDR members presented the following papers:

• Developing teaching and learning modules for a disaster readiness and risk reduction subject –Authors: Renan Tanhueco (Presentor) and co-authors: Andres Oreta, Jose Edgar Mutuc, Edgar Vallar, Lessandro Garciano, Mary Geraldine Yumang and Efren DeLa Cruz
• Identifying research interventions on resilience building using the ten essentials for “making cities resilient” global campaign – Authors: Andres Oreta (Presentor), and co-authors: Mario De Leon, Jose Edgar Mutuc, Renan Tanhueco, Lawrence Materum and Marla Redillas
• Investigation on the potential of LID in urban land uses in the Philippines – Author/Presentor: Marla Redillas
• Data visualization and analytics: a System Dynamics approach -  Author/Presentor: Jose Edgar Mutuc 
• Sensor Node Positioning and Fractional Data Sampling for Risks Prevention, Recovery, and Adaptation of Wireless Sensor Networks to Different Disaster Scenarios – Author/Presentor: Lawrence Materum

The DRSD2019 was organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of AIT. It was also co-organized by the United Nations University, Prosper.net, Miyagi University of Education, Keio University, Universti Sains Malaysia and IRDR.

Dr. Tanhueco

Dr. Oreta

Dr. Mutuc

Dr. Redillas

Dr. Materum