The summit brings together disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) stakeholders, including officials of local government units (LGUs) across Leyte and Samar, to examine the critical issue of disaster vulnerability and (re)articulate actionable and sustainable strategies for disaster preparedness and mitigation.

 

UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) Executive Director Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay will provide an overview of the disaster risk landscape of Eastern Visayas based on the work of UPRI’s Project NOAH as well as insights from the recent string of natural disasters affecting the country. There will also be a presentation of the UP Intelligent Systems Center-funded Project ABRRAM (Adaptive Basic Resource Recognition and Allocation Model) by the project leader and Department of Industrial Engineering chairperson Asst. Prof. Raymund Freth Lagria.

 

To attend the summit, register online at http://bit.ly/DisasterPreparednessForum and wait for an email confirmation of your slot.

 

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