Climate-Resilient Siargao Project of Komunidad is a post-Odette rehabilitation and resilience building. A 18-month grant project supported by the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation that aims to empower the communities in Siargao Island to anticipate, absorb and adapt to the negative impacts of climate change through data-driven and science-based decision support tools. This will strengthen climate adaption and disaster resilience to boost local tourism and livelihood for socio-economic development.
The website has three section: Threat Monitor Map, Local Risk Analysis, and Mobile SMS Alerts
Threat Monitor Map displays the 24/7 continuous monitoring of weather for every municipality of Siargao Island
Local Risk Analysis gets the 360° situational awareness and insights focusing on weather, environmental conditions, and natural hazards into municipality and barangay level.
Mobile SMS Alerts provides an Early Warning System (EWS) to reduce the risk of being affected by lightning, thunderstorm, rain, heat index, and high wind speed.
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Siargao Island is within in the jurisdiction of the province of Surigao Del Norte yet it is isolated and separate from the mainland of the province. It is composed of nine municipalities; municipality of Burgos, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, San Benito, Pilar, San Isidro, Santa Monica, and Socorro. The island contains one of the largest mangrove forest reserves in Mindanao and consider to be the surfing capital of the Philippines. Aside from surfing and the picturesque beauty of beaches, the island also offers other water activities such as cliff jumping (Magpupungko rock pools or Tarzan Jump at Maasin River), wakeboarding. scuba diving, and other more.
It has a tropical climate- very warm (28-31 degree Celsius) and humid year-around, with considerable rainfall. Despite having a tropical climate, Siargao Island is prone to tropical cyclones and unpredictable weather conditions that results to strong storm surges and inundation of low-lying areas. Also, there is a high vulnerability of the island to sea level rise and other impacts of climate change.
GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office (FCDO), and the Swedish International Development Coordination Agency (SIDA), supported by GSMA and its members. The association helps to accelerate the testing, adoption, and scalability of digital innovations that enable the vulnerable populations to adapt , anticipate, and absorb the negative impacts of climate change.
Komunidad is a data and analytics software company providing digital transformation and decision support tools for climate resilience and sustainability. The company helps the government and enterprises to harness the power of data and analytics to manage climate risk and optimize for the low carbon future.
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