TITLE: Infrastructure Development Committee (IDC) XI Pushes for the Earlier Completion of the Master Plan and Feasibility Study on Flood Control and Drainage in Davao City.

AUTHOR: Davao City Planning and Development Office

DATE PUBLISHED: November 26, 2021

KEY INFO: In view of the increasing frequency of flooding incidents in Davao City, the Department of Public Works and Highways- Unified Project Management Office (DPWH-UPMO) was requested to present updates on the ongoing Master Plan and Feasibility Study on Flood Control and Drainage in Davao City.

TITLE: Infrastructures destroyed as thousands evacuated in Northern Mindanao due to floods

AUTHOR: Gery Lee Gorit, Mindanao Daily News Network

DATE PUBLISHED: December 17, 2021

KEY INFO: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – As Typhoon Odette arrived in Mindanao on Thursday, infrastructures such as small bridges and crops were destroyed as residents fled their communities while floodwaters rampaged many parts of Mindanao.

TITLE: NDRRMC: P738M infrastructure damage in Mindanao floods, landslides

AUTHOR: Philstar

DATE PUBLISHED: February 11, 2024

KEY INFO: MANILA, Philippines — Flooding and landslides in Mindanao caused around P738.6 million in infrastructure damage, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Sunday.

TITLE: Libya flood reveals disaster prevention deficit in fragile states

AUTHOR: Michael Hagenlocher,Sanae Okamoto,Nidhi Nagabhatla

DATE PUBLISHED: October 13, 2023

KEY INFO: Infrastructure also needs investments to be strengthened. Critical systems like water, transportation and energy networks must be improved. Climate-smart land-use practices, risk-informed urban development and water security planning can also yield major dividends in the form of risk reduction. Just like in Libya, Mindanao is also underpinned by the devastating impacts of climate change and our country’s high vulnerability to extreme events such as flooding. There is a need for Mindanao for improvement in our infrastructure, specifically our flood control infrastructures.

TITLE: NIA official: Davao implemented wrong flood mitigation structures | ANC

AUTHOR: ANC 24/7

DATE PUBLISHED: February 10, 2024

KEY INFO: Take a look at what's happening in Mindanao. We know that former president Rodrigo Duterte just finished his term. The Davao provinces have a lot of flood-control projects, but this did not stop massive flooding in the area because authorities put the wrong structures. Look at Magat and Pantabangan dam. They were not releasing too much water despite heavy rains because they are reservoir-type dams. Authorities chose to build dikes in Davao, but this is ineffective because the waters from these dikes tend to overflow due to heavy rainfalls.

TITLE: China's Northeast Provinces Advance Flood Control, Disaster Relief Efforts

AUTHOR: CCTV Video News Agency

DATE PUBLISHED: August 10, 2023

KEY INFO: Northeast China's Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces are racing against time to advance flood control and anti-flooding efforts to reduce economic losses and help local residents wade through difficulties. In Mindanao, we have started planning to develop multiple infrastructures for flood control, in order to mitigate the effects of flooding to the people and to our environment.

TITLE: Construction Flood Control Structure

AUTHOR: Mindanao Voices

DATE PUBLISHED: November 3, 2021

KEY INFO: DPWH-funded na "flood control structure" na proyekto sa Lebak, Sultan Kudarat kumpleto na SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (11/03/2021)--- Hindi na gaanong magiging problema ng mga residente na nakatira malapit sa "Salaman River" sa barangay Salaman sa bayan ng Lebak sa probinsya ng Sultan Kudarat ang baha. Bakit? Ito ay dahil sa ginawang "flood control structure" na proyekto ipinarupad ng Sultan Kudarat 2nd District Engineering Office ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) doon.

TITLE: Andam Davao

AUTHOR: Davao City Planning and Development Office

DATE PUBLISHED: November 25, 2021

KEY INFO: The City Government of Davao has created a disaster preparedness promotional video project dubbed "Andam Davao." This video is a guide for all Dabawenyos on what to do whenever a flood occurs.

TITLE: Lack of national funding delays Cebu flood control projects

AUTHOR: John Sitchon

DATE PUBLISHED: September 27, 2022

KEY INFO: Then-DPWH Secretary Mark Villar met with local officials after a series of floods and drainage problems were experienced in multiple parts of Metro Cebu in 2016, according to Soco. This relates to the issue here in Davao City, where drainage problems were present during floods.

TITLE: Reducing Flood and Climate Risks in Mindanao River Basins

AUTHOR: BIMP-EAGA

DATE PUBLISHED: September 20, 2023

KEY INFO: The Philippines will upgrade and construct flood protection infrastructure in the Ranao/Agus and Tagum–Libuganon river basins in Mindanao in the initial phase of a nationwide project addressing flood and climate risks in major river basins across the country.

TITLE: How Do Flood Control Structures Work?

AUTHOR: Practical Engineering

DATE PUBLISHED: January 5, 2021

KEY INFO: Every year floods make their way through populated areas, costing lives and millions of dollars in damages, devastating communities, and grinding local economies to a halt. Nearly every major city across the world is susceptible to extreme rainfall and has areas that are vulnerable to flood risk. Luckily, we’ve developed strategies and structures over the years to reduce our vulnerability and mitigate our risk. Similar to Mindanao, we are susceptible to extreme rainfall and are vulnerable to flood risk, and we have constructed structures to reduce the effect of floods.

TITLE: FLASH UPDATE #2 – Flooding and Landslides in Mindanao, Philippines Country under monitoring: Philippines

AUTHOR: AHA Centre

DATE PUBLISHED: 5 February 2024

KEY INFO: Damages:

101 damaged houses (49 partially, 52 totally) have been reported in Regions XI and CARAGA;

206 road sections (104 of which are still not passable) and 16 bridge sections (15 of which are still not passable) have been affected;

26 damaged infrastructure (flood control, schools, bridges, and government facilities

TITLE: P2-B INFRA PROJECTS UNDERWAY TO MITIGATE FLOODING IN DAVAO CITY

AUTHOR: City Government of Davao

DATE PUBLISHED: December 6, 2021

KEY INFO: Around P2-billion investments for various infrastructure projects have been poured in by the government to mitigate the flooding problem in La Verna area which is only one of 41 problem areas in Davao City for flooding.

TITLE: Flood Control Projects in the Philippines: A Historical Overview

AUTHOR:

Richard Martin E. Rinen

(College of Architecture)

Norio Maki

(Kyoto University)

DATE PUBLISHED: January 18, 2022

KEY INFO: This paper looked into different projects in

combating flooding from the Hispanic period to the present. This is done by looking into flood control projects through the archives of the Bureau of Public Works (Department of Public Works and Highways) and other literature and categorizing them as risk reduction strategy or risk avoidance strategy.

TITLE: NEWS: Visayas, Mindanao floods leave 6 dead, 19 missing

AUTHOR: The Manila Times Podcast

DATE PUBLISHED: December 27, 2022

KEY INFO: "THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday reported six persons dead, three injured, and 19 missing as continuous rains brought floods in the Visayas and Mindanao. A total of 94 road sections were affected, and 36 municipalities and cities had power interruptions."

TITLE: Extreme weather, rising sea levels, devastating floods - The global climate crisis | DW Documentary

AUTHOR: DW Documentary

DATE PUBLISHED: October 6, 2021

KEY INFO: In July 2021, the Ahr Valley in western Germany was hit by a flash flood after heavy rainfall. Over 100 people were killed, thousands of homes were severely damaged. Wealthy countries such as Germany are now investing billions in the battle against the floods. The Netherlands have long pioneered in flood management, building powerful pumping stations, ever higher dikes and flood barriers. Just like in Mindanao, it was also recently hit by a flash flood after heavy rainfall.

TITLE: Recent Davao City Flooding and the role of urban wetlands

AUTHOR: ONE DAVAO

DATE PUBLISHED: 14 FEBRUARY, 2024

KEY INFO: This One Davao webinar talks about how the urbanized wetland areas here in Davao affected the flooding that has happened recently. It mentioned how we can utilze and transform these wetlands to create functioning wetlands to help with flood control.

TITLE: Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan (2011-2030)

AUTHOR: Mindanao Development Authority

DATE PUBLISHED: July 5, 2012

KEY INFO: (Page 171) For drainage and flood control, a number of strategies in Mindanao 2000 were not executed, such as: (a) undertake comprehensive land use planning and zoning, (b) adopt an integrated approach to watershed planning, and (c) sustain mass education toward watershed protection and rehabilitation. The inability to implement these strategies heightened the risks to flood-prone areas.

TITLE: Community Resilience to Address Urban Vulnerabilities: A Case Study of Flood-prone Communities

AUTHOR: Karen Joyce G. Cayamanda & Mitchiko A. Lopez

DATE PUBLISHED: July 10, 2022

KEY INFO: Davao City is experiencing unprecedented development in recent years, and more so with

the current administration’s “Build, Build, Build Policy” for infrastructure and development,

urban sprawl is evident while sustained growth in central business district allows population to

increase in magnified proportions. This puts consequent pressure on infrastructure, natural

resources and ultimately contributing to the worsening global challenges on climate change,

enhanced green-house gases emissions, lack of appropriate infrastructure i.e. flood control,

traffic congestion, and lack of basic amenities (electricity, water, and sanitation) in many

localities.

TITLE: Flood-resilient houses, barangay halls, and water management systems

AUTHOR: Rappler (artist:Paulo Alcazaren)

DATE PUBLISHED: November 13, 2020

KEY INFO: Architect Paulo Alcazaren uploads sketches of flood-resilient houses, barangay halls, and water management systems – some of which were drawn after Tropical Storm Ondoy 11 years ago.