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Mother-of-five Belen de Guzman, 52, monitors the rising river near her home in Banaba, Metro Manila video

Mother-of-five Belen de Guzman, 52, monitors the rising river near her home in Banaba, Metro Manila

Scientific solutions to flooding in the Philippines

A new interactive documentary, Big River Rising, explores how poor communities, vulnerable to frequent flash flooding, are fighting for their livelihoods and safety with the help of science.

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  1. Prof Siringan, from University of Philippines, explains why Banaba is so vulnerable to flooding video
  2. Flood monitor Belen de Guzman risks her own safety to help others as the river rises video
  3. Geologist Dr CP David explains why moving communities away from the river is not a realistic option video
  4. August 8 2012, Metro Manila is severely flooded. Belen de Guzman helps evacuate her community video
  5. How the people of Sub-Urban, an upstream community in Metro Manila, are helping residents of Banaba video
  6. Big River Rising blog

Further Reading

  1. Big River Rising

  2. Huffington Post Blog

  3. Independent Blog

  4. Eyewitness account of the Philippines floods

  5. Press Release

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