THE Philippines tops the list of countries with the highest disaster risk. Thus, building its capacity to respond, bounce back and adapt to intensifying climate impacts is a nationwide priority and shared responsibility.

'Any program that aims to build climate resilience requires strong partnerships and working together across all sectors,' says World-Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-PH) Executive Director Katherine Custodio at the breakout session of the 7th Annual Conference of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities – Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference and Student Symposium 2024 (APRU-SCL 2024).