The UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) and the Philippine Academic Society for Climate and Disaster Resilience (PASCDR) held the first academic conference on climate and disaster resilience entitled SHARE. COLLABORATE. EMPOWER. Strengthening the Role of the Academe in Climate and Disaster Resilience last November 27-28, 2019 at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
The conference brought together the academe from higher education institutions (HEIs) across the Philippines to establish greater linkages and collaborations in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action (DRR-CA), and affirm the importance of the academe by formally organizing the Philippine Academic Society for Climate and Disaster Resilience. Invited speakers are academicians and researchers working on climate and disaster resilience from different academic disciplines. Programs, researches, and innovations were presented during the conference in five plenary sessions, such as: Science-based innovations for disaster reduction and climate change action, The role of arts, culture, and social sciences in resilience building, Enhancing resilience through health and social services, Enhancing technologies for resilience architecture, engineering and technology, and Business, governance, and public safety for climate and disaster resilience.
More than 200 people participated in the conference, and more than 150 pledged their membership and commitment to the Academic Society.