Area of Expertise : GIS, Forest Management TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AS A BSP AWARDEE 1. Training on the following topics: carbon assessment, biomass estimation, flood modelling, hazard and vulnerability assessments, crop suitability analysis, water management and hydrologic modelling 2. Spearhead the development of collaborative proposals on climate change, risk reduction and management for submission to DOST and other funding agencies 3. Collaborate with project leader for the development of a GIA network for identifying suitable sites for small scale irrigation projects (SSIP) 4. Collaborate with Dr. Pascual, Dr. Alibuyog and members of MMSU International Coordinating Council to develop a joint proposal on climate change resiliency and disaster risk reduction with emphasis on food-water-renewable energy nexus for external funding (i.e. USAID PEER SCIENCE, Green Climate Funding etc.)