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2023
Ganesh Dhungana, Hannah Stoddard, and Vincenzo Bollettino. 2023. Towards Resilient Communities: Scoping Study Report | Nepal
Ganesh Dhungana, Hannah Stoddard, and Vincenzo Bollettino. 2023. Towards Resilient Communities: Scoping Study Report | Nepal
Vincenzo Bollettino, Cheryl Foo, Hannah Stoddard, Mark Daza, Antonio Sison, Mendiola Teng-Calleja, and Patrick Vinck. 2023. “COVID-19-Related Mental Health Challenges and Opportunities Perceived by Mental Health Providers in the Philippines”. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 84
Vincenzo Bollettino, Cheryl Foo, Hannah Stoddard, Mark Daza, Antonio Sison, Mendiola Teng-Calleja, and Patrick Vinck. 2023. “COVID-19-Related Mental Health Challenges and Opportunities Perceived by Mental Health Providers in the Philippines”. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 84
2022
Markus Enenkel and Andrew Kruczkiewicz. 2022. “The Humanitarian Sector Needs Clear Job Profiles for Climate Science Translators – More Than Ever During a Pandemic”. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Markus Enenkel and Andrew Kruczkiewicz. 2022. “The Humanitarian Sector Needs Clear Job Profiles for Climate Science Translators – More Than Ever During a Pandemic”. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
HHI Resilient Communities. 2022. Symposium Report: The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Vulnerable Communities in the Philippines
HHI Resilient Communities. 2022. Symposium Report: The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Vulnerable Communities in the Philippines
Program Blogs
The Alarming Public Health Impacts of Disasters Need Urgent Attention
With a decade of experience generating impactful resilience research in South and Southeast Asia, HHI Resilient Communities remains committed to supporting community resilience through evidence-based research, collaborations, engagements, and actionable...
How can collaboration support community resilience? 10 impact lessons over 10 years of programming in Asia
(Part 3 of 3) By HHI Resilient Communities Collaboration is another cornerstone of community resilience building. It brings together diverse expertise, resources, and perspectives needed to address complex challenges like disasters and climate change. It...
How can communication support community resilience? 10 impact lessons over 10 years of programming in Asia
(Part 2 of 3) By HHI Resilient Communities Communication is a fundamental tool of community resilience because it builds collective understanding, empowerment, and action. It creatively transforms and demystifies technical data, analysis, and plans into...
How can research support community resilience? 10 impact lessons over 10 years of programming in Asia
(Part 1 of 3) By HHI Resilient Communities Over the past decade, the HHI Resilient Communities Program (HHI RC) has helped transform the landscape of disaster and climate resilience in vulnerable countries where it served—the Philippines, Bangladesh, and...
Filipino PWDs struggle more in disaster recovery and preparedness
Providing adapted assistance and inclusive training programs for PWDs is crucial by HHI Resilient Communities Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines face significant challenges in preparing for and recovering from disasters, often finding...
Only 22% of Filipinos satisfied with government’s efforts to address climate change
Targeted climate education interventions for poor, less-educated, and older Filipinos needed By HHI Resilient Communities Only 22% of Filipinos are positive about the Philippine government’s efforts to address climate change, according to a recent...
Typhoon Kristine found Bicolanos used to experiencing and recovering from disasters, but not necessarily better prepared for them
The Philippine national government must build deeper trust in gov’t response in the region by HHI Resilient Communities When Typhoon Kristine (internationally, Trami) made landfall in the Philippines recently, it claimed 151 lives and affected around 8.8...
11 years into Haiyan, Filipinos are better prepared for disasters but still need more support, investments
by HHI Resilient Communities Filipinos’ self-reported disaster preparedness level has increased by 42% on average over the past seven years, a recent nationwide survey on disaster preparedness and climate change perceptions in the Philippines by the...
The value of engaging local communities in climate action: Reflections from a dialogue with civil society leaders in the BARMM, Philippines
By Keanu Costales , Grants and Communications Specialist at HHI's Program on Resilient Communities Clim ate change and conflict exacerbate environmental degradation | Photo of Ligawasan Marsh by Bong S. Sarmiento / Photo with depleted resources is AI...
Principled civil-military coordination in disaster response needed in the Philippines
By HHI Resilient Communities Program A new study by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) underscored the need for principled humanitarian civil-military coordination to avert threats to both humanitarian aid workers and crisis-affected populations in...
DRRM policies, financial aid needed in small island communities—HHI study
The report emphasizes the case of Pugad Island applies to disaster-prone small island communities in the Asia-Pacific and equatorial regions By HHI Resilient Communities Program Fisherfolk are out for a catch on Pugad river in Hagonoy, Bulacan...
The long-term needs of coastal communities
By Mark Daza, Communications Specialist at HHI’s Program on Resilient Communities One of the stark realities that the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has magnified is how frail the lives of the poor are in fragile settings, especially during...
More reciprocal, cohesive local collaborations needed for disaster risk reduction in the Philippines
Massachusetts, USA — For the Philippine disaster risk reduction (DRR) system to further strengthen and be sustainable, local humanitarian actors need to conduct more cohesive and reciprocal collaborations with each other, researchers from the Harvard...
Why heeding the voice of at-risk populations is crucial to resilience
By Mark Daza , Communications Specialist at HHI’s Program on Resilient Communities Since the establishment of the United Nations (UN) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in 1999, awareness of and response to disasters has grown globally...
Bittersweet Images of Disaster Adaptation: A Photo Essay from the Philippines
by Mark Daza, Program on Resilient Communities Read the blog on Medium.com (external link)
Breaking Down Silos: Addressing Conflict and Climate Change in the Philippines
By Chris Mawhorter, Research Associate for the Program on Resilient Communities Read the blog on Medium.com (external link)
Climate Adaptation on Remote Islands
By Lea Ivy O. Manzanero and Vincenzo Bollettino, Program on Resilient Communities Read the blog on Medium.com (external link)
Local Investments for the Long-Term: Earth Day and COVID-19
By Vincenzo Bollettino and Ariana Marnicio, Program on Resilient Communities Read the blog on Medium.com (external link)
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