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GADRI Membership Application Form
Institute Logo in jpg format

Name of Institute:Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc
School of Urban and Regional Planning Building, E. Jacinto

Address:

street, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
1101, Philippines

Contact:
Title:
Contact Person E-mail:Institute web address:

Dr. Tabassam Raza
Executive Director and Head of the CCDRM Unittabassamrr@gmail.com
tabassam.raza@planades.org
info@planades.org

Institute webpage URL: https://www.planades.org
Institute Outline:
The outline of the Organization and objectives can be accessed through the following
link:
https://planades.org/
https://planades.org/company-profile/https://planades.org/services/
https://planades.org/ccdrm-unit/

Research Interests (areas of research disciplines, number of faculty members, etc.):
It includes mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change
Adaptation and Mitigation (CCAM) in policy formulation; Institutional development,
urban and rural land-use and development planning; and public infrastructure andhousing among others. Essentially, our organization Programs, Projects, and Activities(PPAs) are geared towards disaster risk reduction management thematic areas (i.e.,
Disaster preparedness, response, rehabilitation and recovery and prevention, andmitigation). Further, we also deal with the PPAs related to climate change action planpriority areas (i.e., food Security, water security, ecological and environmental stability,
human security, climate friendly industries and services, sustainable energy, andknowledge and capacity development). In addition sustainable development goals 2030

13 June 2023/WJ/2(i.e., no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, quality education, genderequality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work andeconomic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, inequality, sustainable cities
and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below
water, life on land, peace and justice strong institutions, and partnerships to achieve
the goal) are also part of our researches.

A brief description of Research Achievements and Challenges:
In 1978, PLANADES was certified as a tax-exempt corporation by the Department ofScience and Technology (DOST), formerly the National Science Development Board. It
formally entered into a working and collaborative arrangement under a Memorandumof Agreement dated 10 August 1978 with the U.P. School of Urban and Regional
Planning (UP SURP) where the corporation is presently based. PLANADES is aNEDA/COFILCO Accredited Firm with FILCON Consultant Code No. CC-100054.
In close collaboration with U.P SURP, PLANADES has since operated and engaged inpromoting studies and applied research and providing technical assistance by way ofconsultancy/extension services to government and non-government entities. It has also
supported scholarships and professorial chairs, as well as the development ofpublications and other related areas. With the impacts of climate change, along withincreased population, urbanization, and environmental degradation, PLANADES wasinvolved in Building the Resilience and Awareness of Metro Manila Communities toNatural Disasters and Climate Change impacts Program: Preparatory Phase: Capacity
Building Team (BRACE) I in 2013. PLANADES has done substantial number of studies
related to environmental impact.
PLANADES established its formal Disaster Risk Management/Climate Change
Adaptation and Mitigation office in 2015 and what is now called Climate Change andDisaster Risk Management (CCDRM) Unit. The creation of CCDRM Unit shows thededication of PLANADES to mainstream DRR and CCAM in policy formulation anddevelopment plans particularly in PLANADES’s Projects especially related to climatechange action plan priority areas (i.e., food Security, water security, ecological andenvironmental stability, human security, climate friendly industries and services,sustainableenergy,andknowledgeandcapacitydevelopment);sustainable

development goals 2030 (i.e., no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being,
quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean
energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure,inequality, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption andproduction, climate action, life below water, life on land, peace and justice strong
institutions, and partnerships to achieve the goal); and disaster risk reduction
management thematic areas (i.e., Disaster preparedness, response, rehabilitation and13 June 2023/WJ/3

recovery and prevention, and mitigation); including land-use and urban planning; andpublic infrastructure and housing among others. The PLANADES CCDRM Unit aims
to strengthen long-term disaster resilience through capacitating communities onclimate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction management. It shall develop
and implement programs in the areas of community resilience recovery andrehabilitation, and research and innovation.
Objectives of CCDRM Unit:
1. Educate community leaders, decision makers, front liners, planners, educators andother directly or indirectly involved personnel in CCDRM field and risk-informed(risk-sensitive) land-use and development plan;.
2. Develop and design CCDRM-related short certificate courses for Local to National
Government personnel;
3. Organize periodic local and international CCDRM risk-informed land-use anddevelopment planning, and business continuity related Conferences, training programs,
workshops, symposiums, and alike activities that can be credited for Continuing
Professional Development requirement.; Support and advance the existing training
programs of University of the Philippines, School of Urban and Regional Planning
Training and Extension Services;
4. Develop Research and Publication based venue for peer to peer knowledge sharing,
public lecture series, open dialogues, and panel and focus group discussions of Local toInternational leaders, planners, advocates, and other professionals associated toCCDRM;
5. Develop local and international partnership and linkages to promote and achieve
above CCDRM objectives and PLANADES main objectives.
Read more…..
CCDRM-Profile.pdf (planades.org)
Comparative advantage/contribution to GADRI Activities:
A key barrier to improving national resilience to disaster risks and climate change
impacts has been identified as a lack of capacity and expertise resulting
from the absence of sustainable accredited and quality assured formal training
programmes in the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation sectors.
As PLANADES is a research development oriented organization and closely working
through the partnership with School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP)
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Thus, can havefollowing contribution to GADRI Activities:•Currently, PLANADES is developing formal Disaster Risk Management
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (DRM-TVET) Program
towards Higher Education Institution.

•We have pool of DRM expertise and institutions as members and partners
respectively. Thus, PLANADES can facilitate and coordinate with GADRI

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members in hosting and conducting International Conferences and seminars for
DRM knowledge contribution and dissemination.
•PLANADES’s assets also include extending its services to trans-disciplinary
fields, communities, and groups. Thus, have vital experience to be an advocatorin liking researchers, practitioners, educators, media, policy makers, anddecision makers, and makers.

•PLANADES educate community leaders, decision makers, front liners,planners, educators and other directly or indirectly involved personnel in DRM
field and risk informed (risk-sensitive) land-use and development planning.
Indeed, this aim is basically comparative advantage to GADRI activities.

PLANADES aims to develop local and international partnership and linkages topromote and achieve DRM objectives. Certainly, it will contribute towards GADRIactivities.
Expected Outputs/Results:•

Contribute to the advancement of disaster research, and experts those working
in the field of disaster risk reduction;•Develop Research and Publication based venue for peer to peer knowledge
sharing, public lecture series, open dialogues, and panel and focus group
discussions of Local to International leaders, planners, advocates, and otherprofessionals associated to DRM;

•Organize periodic local and international DRM risk-informed land-use anddevelopment planning, and business continuity related Conferences, training
programs, workshops, symposiums, and alike activities that can be credited forContinuing Professional Development requirement;•Utilize and advance the existing training programs of University of thePhilippines, School of Urban and Regional Planning Training and Extension
Services;

Identify gaps in our area of research interest to achieve disaster risk reduction in thereal world. Further, output will also include a road map to reduce the identified gaps. It
is certainly aligned with the GADRI expectations from their member organization.