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This study is aimed to identify gaps and good practice drawing from findings and experiences collected in the Philippines. The rationale for the selection of this country as a case-study is multifaceted. First, it is one of the most exposed in the world

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An affordable and community-based approach with high potential for transferability. Simple and effective local flood early warning systems (LFEWS) allow local authorities and municipalities improve their ability to predict and warn flooding events and to

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This second edition of Ready for the Dry Years reveals that the severity of two drought events during 2015-2016 and 2018-2020 exceeds anything recorded in the past two decades, since the major El Niño of 1997-1998.
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This report evaluates Oxfam America's program for "strengthening community preparedness, rapid response and recovery in Asia/Pacific Islands and Central America", implemented in two regional programmes (The Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, El

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The purpose of this network analysis research had two goals:

  1. To understand the relationships among actors supporting disaster preparedness and resilience work in the Philippines
  2. And to develop a representation of the disaster preparedness and
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The Philippines is highly susceptible to both geophysical and climate-related disasters. This
article explores Filipinos knowledge and perception of climate change and their association with
what action Filipinos take to prepare for rapid onset natural

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To meet the  Asian Development Bank's (ADB) requirement for more detailed data on floods in the Philippines, the EO4SD CR cluster developed an automated IMS. 

The ADB needed to build a more detailed picture of flood response in specific areas surrounding

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Insurance markets play an essential role in the financial management of disaster risks by encouraging proper risk management and providing a source of financing to respond to the damages and losses incurred by households, businesses and governments as a

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