International Conference on Sustainable Living 2020

The Kabataang Tambuli ng Pasig or KTP is set to launch its first ever Research Agenda through an online event entitled “Researchers UNITE: Why choose Youth?” on 27 October 2021, Wednesday, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The launching of the KTP Research Agenda will highlight the research priority areas of KTP, including good governance, youth-initiated leadership, and sustainable development in Pasig City. To become a part of this event, click here: https://bit.ly/KTPUnite

Follow the official page of KTP for more news and updates about the event: https://www.facebook.com/kabataangtambuli

CeNS is one of the official partners for the event.

The Centre for Neighbourhood Studies (CeNS) invites you to its online TalaKalayaan Series: “KALINGA, KAALAMAN AT KAPITBAYANIHAN SA LAURA AT BEATRIZ”: Forum on Partnerships for Neighborhood Health Care and Awareness in Laura and Villa Beatriz” to be held on 15 July 2021, Thursday from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

The discussion will feature the experiences of two Quezon City neighbourhoods’ on partnerships for health care and service provision and continuing health awareness through its Komisyon ng Kalusugan program and services offered in the Lingkod Kalusugan Health Station. It further seeks to identify implications for planning on health and urban development and health literacy. Partnerships for this neighbourhood initiative is viewed to contribute to localization of sustainable development goals (SDGs) particularly SDG 3 Health and Wellbeing.

Kindly register at https://tinyurl.com/kjm93rwn. Certificate of participation will be issued to registered participants.

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The Centre for Neighbourhood Studies joins the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN). LCN are interactive policy-oriented groups of stakeholders within cities, sharing ideas and experiences directed at innovative responses to the big issues confronting cities. LCN also aims to link cities and allow them to exchange knowledge and experience on learning city development. CeNS will be represented by CeNS Vice President and COO, Atty. Mark Anthony M. Gamboa, and Neighbourhood Innovation and Solutions (NISD) Director, EnP Charlie Cabotaje.

To read more, click here: http://pascalobservatory.org/pascalnow/pascal-activities/news/cens-philippines-joins-pascal-learning-cities-networks-lcn-initiati

The President & CEO of CeNS, Dr. Mario R. Delos Reyes, co-published an article in Sustainability titled “Managed Retreat as Adaptation Option: Investigating Different Resettlement Approaches and Their Impacts– Lessons from Metro Manila” with Mr. Hannes Lauer (doctoral candidate) and Prof. Dr. Joern Birkman (Director), both from the Institute of Spatial and Regional Planning, University of Stuttgart.

The paper presents the preliminary findings of work package 3 on Resilient Retreat from the research project “Linking Disaster Governance and Land Use Planning: The Case of Informal Settlers in Hazard Prone Areas in the Philippines (LIRLAP).” Dr. Delos Reyes was the Team Leader for the Philippines in the definition phase of the project. This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF).

Sustainability is an international, cross-disciplinary, scholarly, peer-reviewed and open access journal from MDPI. You may download a copy of the article through the QR code.

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Procurement for the Water Supply System Restoration in 728 Housing, Jaime Cardinal Sin Village, Santa Ana, Manila
CeNS is implementing the Patubigan sa Kapitbahayan: A Neighbourhood-led Restoration of Water Supply System in 728 Housing - Jaime Cardinal Sin Village (Santa Ana, Manila), in partnership with the German Embassy in Manila through its Small-Scale Infrastructure Projects Grant.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁!

All prospective tenderers are requested to submit a letter of intent (LOI) alongside the legal, technical, and financial documentary requirements to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁@𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀.𝗽𝗵 not later than 12:00 NN (PST), Saturday, 23 January 2021.

Access the tender reference and instruction to tenderers through: http://bit.ly/3pQAVYA

As we reflect on 2020 and gear up for 2021, CeNS would like to share with you the highlights of the first Talakalayaan featuring the working paper "Water-sensitive road design supporting the management of heavy rainfall events" held on 31 August 2020.

Talakalayaan is a platform of knowledge prototyping, co-creation, and communication where our members, partners, and stakeholders freely discuss, reflect, and develop impactful studies and social innovations.

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