Philippines

This review provides an inventory of country-level adaptation activities and a summary of key adaptation priorities, based on documents like the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s National Adaptation Programs of Action and National Communications

This document defines a safe hospital and describes the essentials of a safe hospital. It also lists the structural and non-structural indicators as well as functional indicators which every hospital and clinic should consider as standards to be achieved

This PDNA assesses the damage, losses, and needs for recovery in key social, infrastructure, and productive sectors as a result of the tropical storm Sendong. Policy and program recommendations for governance and disaster risk reduction are also provided.

This map illustrates Metro Manilla's exposure to flood hazard.

This short article presents the work of the United States in terms of disaster preparedness in the Philippines. It asserts that that the U.S. funded training and preparedness programs have contributed to the Philippine government’s ability to lead major

This guideline aims to: (i) improve understanding of the role of land use planning in disaster risk reduction; (ii) highlight importance of incorporating disaster risk information in land use planning; (iii) provide guidance on how to incorporate disaster

This article attempts to find an approach through Risk-Sensitive Urban Redevelopment to reduce the vulnerability of highly-vulnerable poor communities. This approach combines in a single solution the reduction of risk and the improvements of emergency

In Environment and urbanization Asia, March 2010, vol. 1 no. 1, pp 27-44:

This article presents the challenges and issues that need to be addressed in planning for high-risk, low-income areas in the Philippines, and presents as an example, a