Ep25 - Mainstreaming climate and disaster risk assessment in the comprehensive land use plan
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Ms. Joy Santiago is a geographer and licensed environmental planner, currently serving as the only female Chief Science Research Specialist at the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute. She is also the Director of the Internal Audit Division at the Centre for Neighbourhood Studies Philippines. Ms. Santiago taught spatial analysis and cartography using geographic information systems at Miriam College for nearly a decade. She was a fellow at the American Geoscience Union Thriving Earth Exchange Program and the International Visitors Leaders Program for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management. In 2016, Ms. Santiago was honoured with the European Geosciences Union Outstanding Student Poster and PICO Award for her team's project, "Development of Storm Surge Hazard Maps and Advisory System for the Philippines." Throughout her career in geography and environmental planning, Ms. Santiago has assisted local government units across the Philippines in formulating risk-informed land use and development plans.
Research spotlight:
Lagmay, A.M., Santiago, J.T., Mendoza, J.E. (2024). Mainstreaming Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. In: Berse, K.B., Pulhin, J.M., La Viña, A.G.M. (eds) Climate Emergency in the Philippines. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Singapore.
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