Post-Typhoon Disaster Waste Management

Post-Typhoon Disaster Waste Management

APN CAPaBLE Project

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  • Upcoming Activities

    Here’s a list of activities lined up for the coming months.

    disasterwaste

    October 11, 2022
    International
  • Winner of Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Awards 2022

    Winner of Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Awards 2022

    A proposed project titled “Science Advice on Disaster Waste Management: Enabling Local Governments to Practice and Promote Building Back Better, Circular Economy, and Climate Change Mitigation” submitted by Dr. Glenn Fernandez has been chosen by the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) Asia chapter as one of the winners of its Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Awards 2022.

    disasterwaste

    October 7, 2022
    International, Philippines
  • Presentation at DAP Training

    Presentation at DAP Training

    Dr. Glenn Fernandez was once again invited to give a virtual lecture 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 Amounts of Disaster Wastes.”

    disasterwaste

    July 26, 2022
    Philippines
  • Final Workshop held in Makati

    Final Workshop held in Makati

    To mark the end of our APN-funded project, a two-day final workshop was held in Makati City, Philippines on July 14-15, 2022. The workshop was organized by the Makati Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. The stakeholders in Makati finalized the first draft of the city’s Disaster Waste Management Contingency Plan, which is the main project output. The contingency plan is a living document and will be updated regularly by the stakeholders.

    disasterwaste

    July 15, 2022
    International, Philippines
  • Guesting at the Pinoy Scientist Radio Program

    Guesting at the Pinoy Scientist Radio Program

    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 […]

    disasterwaste

    July 10, 2022
    Philippines
  • Session at SRI2022

    Session at SRI2022

    Our team organized a session at the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2022 (SRI2022), which was hosted from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. The SRI Congress is the world’s largest transdisciplinary gathering for the global sustainability community. The title of our session was “Disaster Waste Management Capacity Development in the Global South.” Speakers […]

    disasterwaste

    June 23, 2022
    International
  • Presentation at the ACES Conference

    Presentation at the ACES Conference

    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. […]

    disasterwaste

    May 27, 2022
    Philippines
  • Mentoring Seminar 2 for Makati

    Mentoring Seminar 2 for Makati

    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.

    disasterwaste

    May 6, 2022
    Philippines
  • JAAP Webinar Series

    JAAP Webinar Series

    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.

    disasterwaste

    April 23, 2022
    Philippines
  • Training workshop in Lautoka

    Training workshop in Lautoka

    After several postponements, the disaster waste management contingency planning training workshop and stakeholder consultation in Lautoka City was finally conducted on March 23, 2022. More than 50 stakeholders participated. After the welcome remarks by Mr. Mohammed Anees Khan, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lautoka City Council, and the opening address by the Commissioner of […]

    disasterwaste

    March 23, 2022
    Fiji
  • Presentation at the 3RINCs Conference

    Presentation at the 3RINCs Conference

    On behalf of Dr. Noralene Uy and Ms. Liza Velle Ramos, Dr. Glenn Fernandez, the project leader, presented on March 17, 2022 at the 8th Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (3R) International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (3RINCs) organized by the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM). Dr. Fernandez presented the […]

    disasterwaste

    March 22, 2022
    International
  • R-CES Scoping Workshop

    R-CES Scoping Workshop

    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.”

    disasterwaste

    February 17, 2022
    Philippines
  • Attended the SWAPP Conference

    Attended the SWAPP Conference

    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.

    disasterwaste

    November 26, 2021
    Philippines
  • Nominated to the Future Earth Assembly

    Nominated to the Future Earth Assembly

    After being chosen as an Early Career Champion at the SRI2021, Dr. Glenn Fernandez was subsequently nominated and chosen as one of the ten Early-Career Researchers (ECR) representatives in the Future Earth General Assembly, thanks in part to the APN project on disaster waste management. 

    disasterwaste

    November 25, 2021
    International
  • Presentation at the APRU Symposium

    Presentation at the APRU Symposium

    On behalf of the project team, Dr. Noralene Uy made a presentation on November 24, 2021 at the 16th Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Multi-Hazards Symposium hosted by the University of Indonesia. The title of the presentation was “Disaster Waste Management Capacity Development: Experience in Lautoka, Fiji and Makati, Philippines.”

    disasterwaste

    November 24, 2021
    International
  • 3rd Best Paper at the PIEP Convention

    3rd Best Paper at the PIEP Convention

    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 […]

    disasterwaste

    November 7, 2021
    Philippines
  • Presentation at DAP Training

    Presentation at DAP Training

    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.”

    disasterwaste

    October 26, 2021
    Philippines
  • Posters at the GADRI Summit

    Posters at the GADRI Summit

    We participated in the 5th Summit of the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI), which was held virtually from August 31 to September 1, 2022. We had three poster presentations.

    disasterwaste

    September 1, 2021
    International
  • Presentation at DAP Webinar

    Presentation at DAP Webinar

    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.”

    disasterwaste

    July 29, 2021
    Philippines
  • Mentoring Seminar 1 for Makati

    Mentoring Seminar 1 for Makati

    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 […]

    disasterwaste

    June 18, 2021
    Philippines
  • Presentation at DAP Webinar

    Presentation at DAP Webinar

    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.

    disasterwaste

    June 16, 2021
    Philippines
  • Early Career Champion at SRI2021

    Early Career Champion at SRI2021

    Partly because of the APN-funded project on disaster waste management in China, Fiji, and the Philippines, Dr. Glenn Fernandez was chosen as an Early Career Champion at the 2021 Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI2021) Congress hosted virtually from Brisbane, Australia. At the closing plenary session, Dr. Fernandez gave a presentation on the highlights and conclusions of the “Sustainable […]

    disasterwaste

    June 15, 2021
    International
  • Disaster Waste Management Webinar

    Disaster Waste Management Webinar

    On April 28, 2021, we had our first webinar featuring the disaster waste management experience in Fiji, Japan, Nepal, and the Philippines. We had 245 registered participants from 19 countries. The recording of the webinar can be seen on Youtube.

    disasterwaste

    April 28, 2021
    International
  • Training of new Makati staff

    Training of new Makati staff

    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 […]

    disasterwaste

    March 24, 2021
    Philippines
  • Face-to-Face Training in Makati

    Face-to-Face Training in Makati

    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.”

    disasterwaste

    January 17, 2020
    Philippines
  • Training of Trainers

    Training of Trainers

    From January 15 to 16, 2020, we had our Training of Trainers on Disaster Waste Management at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines. Aside from the participants from Makati City and Quezon City, we were also joined by representatives from the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) and from the Earthquake and […]

    disasterwaste

    January 16, 2020
    International
  • Project Launching in Lautoka

    Project Launching in Lautoka

    The project was officially launched in Lautoka, Fiji on October 24, 2019. Around 30 persons attended. The project leader explained the background, objectives, and target outputs of the project. There were also presentations from two city officials on the solid waste management activities of the city government and on the Cyclone Winston experience of Lautoka […]

    disasterwaste

    October 24, 2019
    Fiji
  • TNA in Makati

    TNA in Makati

    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.

    disasterwaste

    October 15, 2019
    Philippines
  • Project Launching in Makati

    Project Launching in Makati

    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 […]

    disasterwaste

    October 2, 2019
    Philippines
  • TNA in Lautoka

    TNA in Lautoka

    Ms. Sainimere Veitata, Fijian PhD student at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES) of Kyoto University, conducted the disaster waste management (DWM) training needs assessment (TNA) in Fiji from September 20 to 25, 2019. Ms. Veitata conducted interviews in the Lautoka City Council office with staff and representatives from the Commissioner Western Office. […]

    disasterwaste

    September 25, 2019
    Fiji

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