Experience & Portfolio
A portfolio of consulting engagements demonstrating expertise in climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, development planning, project evaluation, research, and capacity development.
Consulting Experience
Built on more than 33 years of professional experience and over 15 years of independent consulting practice, G-SustainAdapt Initiatives reflects the professional expertise of its Founder & Principal Consultant, EnP. Genela Cabural Buhia, MM.
The portfolio presents technical consulting engagements with local government units, national government agencies, international development organizations, humanitarian agencies, civil society organizations, and community institutions across the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
Featured Consulting Engagements
Consultant for Capacity Building of LGUs on DRR and CCA
Served as Lead Consultant under the Climate Resilience Project, led the CDRA for Navotas City, supported the updating of its LDRRM Plan, led capacity needs assessments and capacity-building program design, and facilitated the updating of seven Barangay DRRM Plans and Contingency Plans.
DRRM and CDRA Specialist
Led CDRA processes and technical workshops across multiple municipal and city LGUs, conducted hazard and climate analysis, assessed exposure and vulnerability, developed risk profiles, identified high-risk areas, and formulated DRR/CCA strategies for integration into Comprehensive Land Use Plans.
Community Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Consultant
Conducted Community Vulnerability and Risk Assessments (CVRA) in BARMM, assessed climate risks, conflict dynamics, human mobility, and community vulnerabilities and capacities, and developed risk profiles and evidence-based recommendations for resilience planning and programming.
Team Leader for CCA/DRR
Led a three-member technical team that strengthened Tacloban City’s CCA/DRR capacities, supported the formulation of the City DRRM Plan and DRR/CCA integration into the updated CLUP, and conducted Training of Trainers for 40 barangays/BDRRMCs.
DRR/CCA Lead Facilitator-Trainer
Trained and led country teams in conducting PCVAs and community-based DRR/CCA planning across Indonesia, Cambodia, and the Philippines, and supported the development of community-based DRR/CCA plans based on locally identified risks and priorities.
Representative clients include:
- ▸Tara Climate Foundation
- ▸ADE SA (Belgium) / European Commission
- ▸SILDAP – Bread for the World
- ▸NTFP-EP Asia
- ▸Managing Alternatives Group Inc.
- ▸Artival Research & Evaluation Network
- ▸Ex:Change Consultancy
Project Evaluation and Organizational Learning
Led and supported project and program evaluations, organizational and capacity assessments, strategic reviews, and learning processes, and developed evidence-based findings and recommendations for development organizations and donor-funded programs.
Knowledge Resources
Publications
Philippines: Documenting Anticipatory Action in Catanduanes
A case study documenting the practices, triggers, and motivations of typhoon-prone communities in anticipating and preparing for extreme weather events prior to landfall.
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Author: Genela Buhia
Protecting Lives, Securing Livelihoods and Forests
An article documenting how the Higaonon community of Manalog, Bukidnon integrated disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into forest-based livelihoods through participatory risk assessment, community planning, and resilient livelihood strategies under the ASEAN–Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change.
Publication: Voices from the Forest, Issue No. 26, pp. 10–11.
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Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation in Forest-based Livelihoods
Documentary featuring community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation initiatives of NTFP-EP in the villages of Danau Sentarum, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Founder & Principal Consultant served as Lead Facilitator and PCVA Trainer and appears in the documentary.
Rivers Rising and Parched Fields
Documentary highlighting climate-resilient livelihoods and community adaptation initiatives of NTFP-EP in Preah Vihear, Cambodia under the ASEAN–Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change. The Founder & Principal Consultant served as Lead Facilitator and PCVA Trainer and appears in the documentary.