Philippines

The preparation of this Local Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.

The progress report

This PDNA aims to assess the damage, losses, and needs for recovery in key social, infrastructure, and productive sectors as a result of typhoon Yolanda. A recovery strategy to be implemented in the short-term and long-term is also included.

This report, from a consortium of experienced international and Filipino actors, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the response to the Sendong disaster and the recovery process. I

This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Philippines, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, storm, cyclone and volcano.

This report presents the Philippines' disaster risks and natural hazards and describes governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management.

This report presents the work and activities of the Philippine National Committee for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) in 1994.

This publication reports on how climate change is going to trigger more frequent and fiercer storms, floods, landslides, forest fires, extreme temperatures and drought, and developing countries will bear the brunt of these blows. These countries are home

This briefing paper analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent available data from 2011 as well as for the period 1992-2011 were taken into account.