Philippines

This is the second version of the National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) for Earthquake and Tsunami. Aiming to ensure the timely, effective and coordinated response by the national government and its resources, the NDRP is the national government’s

Considering that the Philippines lies in the Pacific Typhoon Belt and is highly prone to hydro-meteorological hazards, this National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) provides general directions to all agencies and networks involved in risk reduction and

Building resilience through inclusive and climate-adaptive disaster risk reduction Asia-Pacific (BRDR) is a five-year program which aims to improve regional cooperation in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate resilience by sharing best practices and

ACT Alliance developed this publication as a contribution to the growing need to understand the dual urgency of increasing the ambition to address climate change in the wake of its devastating impacts and to significantly increase the allocation of

This report provides new elements for practitioners to better use Hazards, Vulnerabilities, and Capacities Assessment (HVCA) tools to help develop Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) in urban areas.

How can social protection systems be used in disasters, as a complement to, or substitute for, humanitarian assistance? Oxford Policy Management led a two-year research project investigating this question, looking at the role of social protection in both

The objective of this paper was to investigate the short-term impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall, on the pattern of admissions in two hospitals in Eastern Visayas, the Philippines.

In November 2017, it was announced that the new dengue vaccine (“Dengvaxia”) had risks for those not previously exposed to dengue. While some countries proceeded with adjusting guidance accordingly, the Philippines reacted with outrage and political