The WCRP Academy Support Unit officially launched at the Manila Observatory on 7 October 2024, marking the first WCRP support office in the Global South. The event highlighted the Academy’s mission to promote climate science training and action, with a focus on the...
The Manila Observatory, through the generosity of Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia and in partnership with Benguet State University, developed a policy brief addressing the complex issue of Loss and Damage (L&D), with a specific focus on indigenous farmers in Atok, a municipality in...
The Manila Observatory participated in the Internet of Things (IoT) Conference held on October 29-30, 2024, at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay City, Philippines. The IoT conference aimed to bring together industry, government, and academia to raise awareness on IoT technology and...
Tony La Viña, Gab Mesina, and Jayvy R. Gamboa In a pivotal moment in the global response to climate change, the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), back in July 2024, selected the Philippines as the Board’s...
Today, the Manila Observatory proudly commemorates 159 years of unwavering dedication to scientific research and service to society. Founded in 1865, the Observatory continues to embody its mission as the science apostolate of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, committed to addressing...
Tony La Viña, Ben Te, and Jayvy R. Gamboa In July 2024, Typhoon Carina swept through the country. The heavy rainfall hit Metro Manila and nearby regions and its intensity was evident from the extreme flooding that occurred. In the typhoon’s aftermath, President...
Tony La Viña, Gab Mesina, and Jayvy R. Gamboa COP 28 witnessed a historic agreement on the operationalization of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage, or more commonly known as Loss and Damage Fund (“LDF”), the hosting of which as a...
This report was authored by John Altomonte, Ruby Descalzo, Hannah Guinto, and Jaime Iñigo (Manila Observatory). Urban areas house more than half of the world’s population and are responsible for over 70% of energy-related CO 2 emissions worldwide. With cities expanding and their...
The Manila Observatory (MO) in the Philippines has become the host of the Support Unit for the WCRP Academy, an initiative of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). MO has established itself as a leader in climate science and research that aid vulnerable...
The Manila Observatory actively engaged participants through an interactive booth at the Breakthrough Resilience: An Urban Resilience Conference, organized by Catholic Relief Services Philippines at the Seda Hotel in Manila from April 24-25, 2024. The booth highlighted recent projects and advocacy initiatives centered...
Last February 20-28, the Manila Observatory and the Gov Data Initiative went to Cebu and Palawan to conduct a scoping activity with different stakeholders (local government units, civil society organizations, and mining corporations) to plan for future outreach activities and programs for the...
AUGUST 20, 2021 Filipino climate scientists warn: weather extremes in the Philippines to worsen with further warming A higher global temperature will bring about more frequent and more intense weather extremes in many regions of the world, including the Philippines. This is the...
By Ma. Flordeliza P. Del Castillo1, Patricia Mae J. Paraiso1, May Celine T.M. Vicente1, Ma. Laurice P. Jamero2, Gemma T. Narisma3,4 1 Geomatics for Environment and Development, Manila Observatory 2 Resilience Collaboratory, Manila Observatory 3 Regional Climate Systems 4 Department of Physics, Ateneo...
Dr. Maria Obiminda Cambaliza together with Dr. John Wong, MD, attended a meeting hosted by Academia Sinica regarding the planning and development of a long-term project on air quality and health. The meeting was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 17 -19 May 2019....
The National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) held two international training workshops on applying big data and social media for disaster reduction in Taiwan. The first workshop was a three-day training on Big Data Analysis and Applications conducted from 30...
Manila Observatory Executive Director Dr. Gemma Narisma, along with Air Quality Dynamics and Instrumentation and Technology Development Laboratory co-heads Dr. Maria Obiminda Cambaliza and Dr. James Bernard Simpas joined other project participants in a Science Team Meeting (STM) with NASA in Pasadena, California...
Dr. John Holdsworth, Associate Professor at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences in the University of Newcastle Australia visited the Observatory last 22 April 2019 to talk about his experience with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and discussed how it can also...
Through a research grant from the Department of Science Technology-Technology Application and Promotion Institute, Tekton Geometrix partnered with the Solid Earth Dynamics and Upper Atmosphere Dynamics laboratory in installing an accelerometer in the Manila Observatory to observe local ground shaking intensity. This instrument...
The Manila Observatory hosted a Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) Training for partner local government units (LGU) of the National Resilience Council (NRC) last 8-10 October 2018. For the first part of the training, 34 participants from LGUs and 11 from five...
Dr. Candice Lung, Research Fellow at the Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica in Taiwan, partner of the Air Quality Dynamics and Instrumentation Technology and Development Laboratory spoke in the Manila Observatory about her work in atmospheric science and public health last...