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  2. Climate change adaptation in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines thus developed the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) to achieve country-driven programs on adaptation and mitigation. [10] Based on technical evaluations and discussions with government organisations and stakeholders, the NCCAP sets the nation's plan for adaptation and mitigation from 2011–2028.

  3. Liguasan Marsh - Wikipedia

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    Liguasan Marsh plays a crucial role in flood mitigation by absorbing excess water from the Cotabato River Basin, which prevents downstream flooding and sustains farming in the lowlands. [4] The marsh is also a key livelihood source for more than 112,000 Maguindanaon families, who rely on fishing during high water periods and agriculture during ...

  4. Flood management - Wikipedia

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    Flood mitigation is a related but separate concept describing a broader set of strategies taken to reduce flood risk and potential impact while improving resilience against flood events. As climate change has led to increased flood risk an intensity, flood management is an important part of climate change adaptation and climate resilience.

  5. Project NOAH (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    Coastal Hazards and Storm Surge Assessment and Mitigation (CHASSAM) – to generate wave surge, wave refraction, and coastal circulation models to understand and recommend solutions for coastal erosion. Flood Information Network (FloodNET) Project – the building of a flood center to provide timely and accurate information for flood forecasts.

  6. Climate change in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    From 2006 to 2013, the Philippines experienced a total of 75 disasters that cost the agricultural sector $3.8 billion in loss and damages. [1] Typhoon Haiyan alone cost the Philippines' agricultural sector an estimated US$724 million after causing 1.1 million tonnes of crop loss and destroying 600,000 ha of farmland. [31]

  7. Night Owl (book) - Wikipedia

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    Night Owl (Edisyong Tagalog) The book is written in Lamentillo’s perspective as Build Build Build Committee chairperson. She attributes to the 6.5 million Filipinos the completion of all the infrastructure projects that were built between 2016 and 2021—29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, [14] 11,340 flood mitigation structures, 222 evacuation centers, 150,149 classrooms, 214 airport ...

  8. Iloilo Flood Control Project - Wikipedia

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    The Iloilo Flood Control Project (IFCP) is a project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Iloilo City, Philippines. The project aims to reduce flood damage, which has been an almost yearly occurrence. Financed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), the project is being implemented in two stages.

  9. Integrated Flood Management - Wikipedia

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    While flood control aims mainly on reducing or preventing the negative effects of floods, IFM aims on reducing the overall risk by means of land and water resources management with the goal of maximizing the benefits from the use of flood plains and minimizing the damage and loss of life due to flooding in a sustainable manner.