ORETA as NRCP RDLeader on Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience for Northwestern University

Dr. Andres Winston C. Oreta, Prof. of the Dept. of Civil Engineering, DLSU-Manila was invited to be one of the RDLeaders in the Research and Development (RDLead) program, implemented by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP).

Dr. Oreta served as RDLeader on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (DRR&R) for NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (NWU) located atAirport Avenue, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte 2900 from Sept 16, 2022 - Jan 15, 2023. As an RDLeader, Dr. Oreta conducted the following:

Institutional Research Readiness Assessment based on Manpower, Infrastructure, and Research Policies
DRR&R Webinars (DRRM Framework, Making Cities Resilient and Research on DRR&R)
Seminars on Scientific Writing and Research Proposal Development

The culiminating event of the RDLead Program for NWU was a forum where the NWU faculty and staff presented their outputs from the RDLead seminars. Posters were presented and the NWU faculty presented their papers on the ff: (a) Hazard and Risk Profile of Laoag City, (b) Anatomy of a Disaster: A Case Study at Ilocos Norte, (c) Making Cities Resilient – Preliminary Assessment of Laoag City and (d) Big Ideas on DRRM Research.

The forum was attended by the NWU President, Atty. Ferdinand Nicholas, Dr. Eric Parilla (VP for Research Community & Social Development), NWU administrators and faculty, invited guests from other universities and representatives from Laoag City LGU. Representatives from NRCP and DOST also attended the event.