Earlier work done: Ormoc flooding in 1991 and the river and landscape changes in Central Luzon after the 1990 earthquake

2004 flooding and landslides in eastern Luzon: Understanding the causes of destructive floods, analysis and engagements with REINA LGUs, and ESSC statement on flooding and landslides in 2005

Ongoing work on site assessments of relocation sites in Albay, Iloilo, Davao, and Rizal for homeless poor groups.

Reports and Site Assessments:

• UNESCAP-PPES: Environmental risk assessment for UNESCAP Pro-Poor Eco-Settlement Demonstration Project in Rodriguez, Rizal. (13 Dec 2010) 
• HPFPI-PACSII: Integrating disaster resilience in climate change adaptation.  (15 Sept 2010)
• PSHAI: ESSC's Landscape Analysis for Site Planning and Housing Development for the Homeless Poor.  (9 June 2010)
  
• Historical Mapping for Marikina Flooding. (5 Feb 2010)
• HPFPI-PACSII: Risk assessments of relocation sites for the homeless poor.   (17 Mar 2010)
• Understanding the causes of floods.  (16 Dec 2005)
• Statement on the 2004 flooding disasters. (29 Nov 2005)
• Flooding in the Gabaldon Valley, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. (Jul 1993)
• The Ormoc City Tragedy of November 5, 1991. (Oct 1992)

Site Visits:

• ESSC Sitio Tunnel Visit (6 Apr 2011)
  
• ESSC Albay Site Visit (Sept 2009)
• ESSC Iloilo Site Visit (Aug 2009)
  

Editorials: 

• Re-building lives and homes post-Sendong. (8 Feb 2012)
• Strategic demands to bring about change and reduce the risks due to flash flooding. (3 Jan 2012)
• A Tale of Two Floods. (19 Oct 2011)
  
• Blaming. (5 Oct 2011)
• Getting a grip on our garbage. (7 Sept 2011)
• Invasion of the river snatchers. (22 June 2011)
• Challenges of disaster management. (11 May 2011)
• Earth Day and Good Friday 2011 in Pantukan. (27 Apr 2011)
• Disaster preparedness. (16 Mar 2011)
• Ten essentials for making cities disaster-resilient, a checklist for local governments. (1 Mar 2011)
• Culture of corruption, culture of belief, how do we move on? (9 Feb 2011)
• Here we go again and going where? (26 Jan 2011)
• Indigenous youth capacity building for disaster risk reduction and preparedness. (10 Nov 2010)
• Responding to the Environmental Extremes and the Economics of the Times - Part 2. (11 Dec 2009)
• Manila to Copenhagen, via Myanmar and Louisiana. (28 Sept 2009)
• Responding to the Environmental Extremes and the Economics of the Times. (22 Mar 2009)

Related News Articles and Interviews:

• Downloadable hi-res geohazard maps now available at ESSC website. (8 Feb 2012)
• Manila Observatory shares its preliminary analysis on tropical storm Sendong. (8 Feb 2012)
• Philippines: Geo-hazard maps go public. (31 Jan 2012)
• LGUs alerted on landslide - and flood-prone areas in Davao del Sur, Calabarzon region.. (13 Jan 2012) 
• ESSC to upload high-resolution MGB geohazard maps in website. (11 Jan 2012)
• No more excuses; Geohazard maps soon in the Internet. (8 Jan 2012)
• 10 tasks in responding to future Sendongs. (3 Jan 2012)
• Logging, Mining, Floods and Droughts. (25 Dec 2011)
• Forests and Flashfloods. ETFRN NEWS 45/46: (2005/2006)

To contribute to current efforts in disaster risk management in the Philippines and to understand the real causes that put lives at risk. ESSC is currently developing this publication on rainfall, landslides, debris flow and flooding.