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Cover and source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Documents and publications
This study is the first in the Philippines to quantify the contemporaneous and long-term effects of temperature shocks on output growth and other channels of economic activity as well as on inflation, which are the primary considerations of the BSP.
Landslide on the way from Hapao village in Banaue province in the Philippines, affecting the road taken by a bus
Research briefs
Researchers from several countries collaborated to assess to what extent human-induced climate change altered the likelihood and intensity of the weather conditions at the time of the most impactful floods in Mindanao Island.
World Weather Attribution
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Documents and publications
Originating along the northern Leyte segment of the Philippine Fault, a well-established creeping fault, the earthquake caused significant geologic, structural, and socio-economic impacts despite its low magnitude.
Fragility and Conflict
Update
Drawing on emerging best practices, a team provided in-depth training to regional and municipal officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao on how to design conflict-sensitive disaster recovery frameworks.
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Today, in her academic role at the School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Decibel works at the intersection of scientific research and the application of risk knowledge to decision-making.
A villager crosses a road blocked by a toppled utility pole in the aftermath of Typhoon Haima
Update
The Philippines' DICT, in partnership with UNDP, recently deployed Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) units to the identified disaster-prone and highly vulnerable areas within selected local government units in the region.
Philippine Information Agency
Cover and source:  National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
Policies and plans
The Updated National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan establishes the linkage between disaster risk reduction and management, climate change adaptation, and human security by focusing on climate and disaster risks in the Philippines.
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Documents and publications
This policy brief discusses the current state-of-play of Deaf education in the Philippines, and the gaps and challenges in extending inclusivity to the Filipino Deaf community in the context of education.

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