Ongoing Research Projects | NIGS Library

7 Articles

SDG_13 Climate Action ×

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Evaluation of Strontium/Calcium Ratio (Sr/Ca) in Late Holocene Coral Microatolls From Balaoan, La Union as Sea-Surface (SST) Proxies

This proposal investigates how nearshore environmental variability is recorded in coral skeletal geochemistry, with the goal of developing a site-specific proxy framework for reconstructing past coast...

SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_14 Life Below Water

Feb 12, 2026

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

LIGTAS-AGAD Project 1: Integrating Real-Time Monitoring and Remote Sensing for Enhanced Onshore Landslide Mechanism Analysis and Forecasting in Hazard-Prone Terranes

Project 1, “LIGTAS-AGAD: Integrating real-time monitoring and remote sensing for enhanced onshore landslide mechanism analysis and forecasting in hazard-prone terranes” aims to enhance our understandi...

SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_15 Life on Land SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Bridging Academic Researchers and Vulnerable Island Communities in the Philippines: Enhancing capacities for climate and disaster risk management of low-income municipalities in Batanes, Philippines

The island municipalities of Batanes are known for having hazard resilient local cultures. However, there remains opportunities to further strengthen their resilience through the integration of scienc...

SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_17 Partnerships for the Goals SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

From Source Terranes to Basin Evolution (STroBE): Geologic Evolution and Paleoclimate Studies in the Northern Cagayan Valley Sub-Basin

The general objective of the project is to investigate the sediment source and depositional history of the sedimentary rocks in the northern portion of the Cagayan Valley Basin. Specifically, it seeks...

SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_15 Life on Land SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Assessing the Geochemical and Mineralogical Factors for Carbon Sequestration in the Balangiga River Watershed, Eastern Samar

The Balangiga River Watershed (BRW) in Eastern Samar is a relatively pristine environment bordering the Samar Island National Park (SINP). At present, several applications for mining activities are pr...

SDG_12 Responsible Consumption SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_15 Life on Land

Sep 9, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

A Study on Assessing the Vulnerability of Climate-induced Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Developing a Project Model for Strengthening Resilience in the Philippines

This research aims to assess the vulnerabilities of the Filipino IDP community, particularly with a focus on climate impacts on livelihood, health, and social capital. Based on the key findings, a pro...

SDG_1 No Poverty SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_13 Climate Action

Sep 8, 2025

Feature Selection in ML Models for Landslide Prediction

Feature Selection in ML Models for Landslide Prediction

Machine Learning is an emerging technique for building landslide prediction models in the Philippines. Maintenance data from DPWH-BFDEO reveal that landslides have become a perennial problem to the Be...

SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_13 Climate Action

Aug 12, 2025