By Chona R. Echavez, Albert Salamanca, Corey Ranford-Robinson, and Leah Wilfreda Pilongo Published: August 2025
The Philippines often ranks at the top of global indices for disaster and climate risk—an undesirable position in a contest no country wishes to lead. Due to its geography and exposure to various geophysical hazards, the nation frequently encounters extreme weather events and climate-related dangers. Among the most devastating was Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi), which hit in December 2011. Following this event, Cagayan de Oro City (CDO) became a stark symbol of climate vulnerability and the urgent need for adaptation—not a future goal, but an immediate priority
By Chona R. Echavez, Albert Salamanca, Corey Ranford-Robinson, and Leah Wilfreda Pilongo Published: August 2025
To understand how climate change adaptation interventions are implemented locally and their unintended consequences on displacement and dispossession, the Philippine Team travelled through Northern Mindanao and Caraga provinces in the Philippines to identify potential research sites from July 15 to 22, 2023. This part of the Philippines was chosen to highlight a region of the archipelago that does not usually receive full attention in adaptation research, despite experiencing numerous climate-related disasters.