Building resiliency for a city as big as Quezon City is a huge undertaking. But its early warning system is a step in the right direction in keeping residents prepared for weather events.
MANILA, Philippines – First used to collate the number of coronavirus cases in every barangay in the city, the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office turned its COVID-19 dashboard into an early warning system now called the Intelligent, Resilient, and Integrated Systems for the Urban Population or the iRISE UP.
Two seismic accelerographs, one in the Quezon City Hall complex and one in Fairview, transmit data of ground movements to the headquarters of the QCDRRMO. “Ito ‘yung pinakamalaking city sa Philippines. Mas madaming resources, pero also malaking ‘yung population, ang daming businesses,”Twelve of the city’s 142 barangays are categorized as “high-risk” to flooding, while another 43 barangays were identified as “medium-risk” to flooding.
There is still a lot to improve with its early warning system. For instance, weather specialist Steve Martin Dulay said they want to change flood level categories from metric measurements to a more visual language like “ankle-deep,” “knee-deep,” among others.Aside from this system, the QCDRRMO staff shared that they also formed online groups at the barangay level for faster communication of updates, photos, and videos on the situation on the ground.
Mizutori is the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction. She is also the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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