Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines

🚨 Earth’s most dangerous climate cycle has officially started.

New 2026 model project an El Niño event that could rival the deadliest in recorded history.

A powerful El Niño is gathering strength in the equatorial Pacific, with climate models indicating it could become one of the most intense events in modern history.

Scientists are drawing alarming parallels to the extreme 1877 El Niño, a catastrophic event that triggered global crop failures and famines, resulting in tens of millions of deaths. As unusually warm water spreads across the ocean, it disrupts atmospheric circulation, shifting rainfall patterns and extreme weather conditions thousands of miles away.

This is not just a local phenomenon; it is a massive global disruption that stresses the world’s food and water security simultaneously.

The primary concern for 2026 is the synergy between this Super El Niño and the current baseline of human-driven global warming. With global ocean temperatures already at unprecedented highs, this upcoming event could amplify heat waves, droughts, and floods to levels never before witnessed.

From collapsing fisheries and bleached coral reefs to threatened energy grids and food supplies, the potential for systemic failure is high. While forecasts continue to evolve, the increasing confidence among researchers serves as a critical warning for nations to prepare their infrastructure and public health systems for a period of extreme climatic volatility.

source: Severe Weather Europe. (2026). Atmospheric Code Red: 2026 Super El Niño Now Trending Toward Record-Breaking Intensity.

Perception of Risk: Key to Climate Action on the Ground
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An article derived from the radio interview of Dr. Emma E. Porio on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and rising urban heat | By Joshua Vidal, Transdisciplinary Research Associate, CCARPH-ADMU

Read further: https://ccar2.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/perception-of-risk-key-to-climate-action-on-the-ground/

Perception of Risk: Key to Climate Action on the Ground

An article derived from the radio interview of Dr. Emma E. Porio on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and rising urban heat | By Joshua Vidal, Transdisciplinary Research Associate, CCARPH-ADMU Climate risk is often framed as a matter of science, data, and projections. But beyond forecasts and technical language, the way people understand risk is shaped by something more immediate and more human: the resilience of the community around them....

Perception of Risk: Key to Climate Action on the Ground An article derived from the radio interview of Dr. Emma E. Porio on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and rising urban heat | By Joshua Vidal, Transdisciplinary Research Associate, CCARP…

LOOK: Researchers, professors, commentators, and advocates for climate action gathered together last March 6 for the "Towards An Economics of the Anthroprocene" talk and discussed how cultural adaptation can enable energy transition, especially in addressing energy poverty.



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HEADS UP, SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS! 🏫

You are not just witnesses to climate disruption, but you are agents of transformation! Be informed and empowered on what you can do to address on the Schools Climate Action Project (SCAP) entitled...

REGIONAL DIALOGUE: CLIMATE ACTION
Our Power. Our Planet.

Gather with individuals from different schools, universities, organitzations, and countries on April 25, Saturday, at 7:30AM via Zoom. Together, let us cultivate climate literacy and advance collective action for our climate and countries!

For more information and registration,
CLICK HERE: https://linktr.ee/SCAP

See you there! 🌱🌏



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"The world we built is not fit for the planet made for us."

Be part of an active movement for the Earth and join us for a talk where climate education, culture, and economy converges. See you this Friday, March 6, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN at Arete, Sandbox Zone! 📚🌱




Looking for a toolkit in response to the ever-changing climate?
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Announcement | Women’s Month Activities – March 2026

The Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines (CCARPH), Office of the President, is pleased to announce its Women’s Month Activities for March 2026, featuring a series of forums addressing key issues on the Anthropocene, women’s rights, climate, environment, and public health. The program brings together distinguished scholars and practitioners who will share insights on the intersections of…...

Announcement | Women’s Month Activities – March 2026 The Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines (CCARPH), Office of the President, is pleased to announce its Women’s Month Activities for March 2026, featuring a series of forums addressing key issu…

Earth Day 2026 Discourse Series Opens with “Era of Interlocking Crises”

A Public Conversation on Climate Hazards, Governance, Justice, and Action That Works Earth Day is often reduced to symbols—tree-planting photos, one-day campaigns, and recycled slogans. But the realities communities face today are bigger, more complex, and deeply interconnected. That is why Earth Day 2026 opens with a timely public conversation: “Era of Interlocking Crises.” This discourse series episode treats environmental risk as what it truly is—not a single issue, but a system of overlapping pressures that reinforce one another....

Earth Day 2026 Discourse Series Opens with “Era of Interlocking Crises” A Public Conversation on Climate Hazards, Governance, Justice, and Action That Works Earth Day is often reduced to symbols—tree-planting photos, one-day campaigns, and recycled slogans. But the rea…

Circular Ecological Sphere and Intersectionality-Transdisciplinary Approaches to Risk Informed, Resilience Driven Investments for Environmental, Food and Water Security in Pasig-Marikina Flood Basin, Philippines

Authors: Emma Porio, Maria Theresa Joy Rocamora, Alenn Jhulia Prodigalidad, Joshua Vidal, Brian Joseph Bango, Silvestre Z. Barrameda

Circular Ecological Sphere and Intersectionality-Transdisciplinary Approaches to Risk Informed, Resilience Driven Investments for Environmental, Food and Water Security in Pasig-Marikina Flood Basin, Philippines Authors: Emma Porio, Maria Theresa Joy Rocamora, Alenn Jhulia Prodigalidad, Joshua Vidal, Brian Joseph Bango, Silvestre Z. Barrameda Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR), Philippines i…