Post-Typhoon Disaster Waste Management

Dr. Glenn Fernandez and Dr. Noralene Uy were invited as guests at the weekly Pinoy Scientist program of Radyo Agila (DZEC) on July 10, 2022. They discussed the intersection of disasters and waste management with the program host, Dr. Josephine Agapito. The episode was also broadcasted on Facebook Live. A recording can be accessed on […]

Dr. Glenn Fernandez, project leader, provided an encore presentation on “Content Analysis of Philippine Policies Related to Disaster Waste Management” on May 27, 2022 at the 10th Annual International Conference on Environmental Science (ACES) organized by the Philippine Environmental Science Association (PESA) and hosted by the University of the Philippines Tacloban. After the conference Dr. […]

To update the project team and the stakeholders in Makati, a mentoring seminar was held on May 6, 2022. The outline of Makati’s disaster waste management contingency plan was discussed as well as how to deal with missing information. Makati expects to finish its DWM contingency plan by July 2022.

Dr. Glenn Fernandez, project leader, opened the 2022 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Alumni Association of the Philippines (JAAP) Webinar Series with a presentation on April 23, 2022 titled “Youth Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Waste Management.” Dr. Fernandez was a 2015 JSPS HOPE Fellow.

The Interdisciplinary Studies Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management of the University of the Philippines Los Banos held virtually the Regional Circular Ecological Sphere (R-CES) Scoping Workshop in the Philippines on February 17-18, 2022. Dr. Glenn Fernandez was invited to give a presentation on “Disaster Waste Management: The Case of the Philippines.”

Dr. Glenn Fernandez attended the virtual 2021 Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP) Conference on November 25-26, 2021, where it was announced that the theme of the 2022 conference would be disaster waste management. After the conference, Dr. Fernandez and Dr. Noralene Uy applied for SWAPP membership.

The group of Ms. Liza Velle Ramos, Dr. Noralene Uy, and Dr. Glenn Fernandez won 3rd place in the Best Paper competition at the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP) Virtual National Convention and General Assembly held on November 5-7, 2021. Ms. Ramos gave the presentation titled “Disaster Waste Management in the Philippines and in […]

Dr. Glenn Fernandez was invited to give a virtual lecture on October 26, 2021 at the Disaster Waste Management Training for Local Government Units of the Development Academy of the Philippines – Sustainable Human Development Program (DAP-SHDP). The title of the lecture was “Forecasting Types and Amount of Disaster Wastes.”

The project leader, Dr. Glenn Fernandez, was invited to present at the webinar of the Development Academy of the Philippines-Sustainable Human Development Program (DAP-SHDP) on July 29, 2021. The presentation title was “Disaster Waste Management Initiatives and Practices for Local Governments.”

To help Makati City staff formulate their disaster waste management contingency plan, we had a mentoring seminar on June 18, 2021. Dr. Maria Antonia “Tonette” Tanchuling, Professor at the Institute of Civil Engineering of the University of the Philippines Diliman, talked about disaster waste management in different areas in the Philippines. Dr. Ryo Tajima, Senior […]

Dr. Glenn Fernandez was invited to present on “Forecasting Types and Amount of Disaster Wastes” at the Post-Disaster Waste Management Webinar of the Development Academy of the Philippines – Sustainable Human Development Program (DAP-SHDP) on June 16, 2021.

After a year of hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 24, 2021, the project team provided training to the new staff of Makati City. Dr. Glenn Fernandez gave a presentation on forecasting the types and amounts of wastes that can be generated by typhoons while Dr. Noralene Uy presented on disaster waste recycling […]

On January 17, 2020, we conducted our Face-to-Face Training on Disaster Waste Management at Makati City Hall. There were more than 60 participants. Most of the participants had earlier completed the online course of the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit titled “Disaster Waste Management: Best Practices and Tools.”

On October 15, 2019, a training needs assessment related to disaster waste management was conducted through a focus group discussion with different stakeholders in Makati City. The stakeholders were also asked about their expectations from the disaster waste management contingency planning training that will be provided to them under the project.

On October 2, 2019, we had the launching of our project in Makati City. Almost 40 persons attended, including Prof. Gretchen Kalonji, the Dean of the Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR), a joint institute of Sichuan University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The project leader explained the background, objectives, and target outputs of […]