Inside the Philippines’ plan to be the ‘Silicon Valley’ for climate resilience startups

DEVCON Philippines founder Winston Damarillo hopes the country will be home to 100 climate-focused startups in the next two to three years

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The plan, called the Climate Resilience Technology platform, will develop and scale climate resilience solutions, examples of which include sodium-ion batteries, more resilient corals, and reforestation robots that plant trees in challenging mountain terrain. DEVCON founder Winston Damarillo likens the idea to Silicon Valley, which has become synonymous as the place for technology startups and disruptors. Since the Philippines consistently ranks as one of the countriesby climate change and natural disasters, Damarillo argued, then it only makes sense for entrepreneurs to establish themselves here, where local government units and the private sector can be early adopters and ready customers.

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