Philippines

This handbook describes the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Red Cross Red Crescent world as “multi-sectoral” and part of a broad and long-standing drive for safer and more resilient communities. It addresses DRR as the core of most National Societies

Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Japan is US$ 31,267 compared to US$ 5,137 in the Philippines, and Japan has a human development index of 0.953 compared to 0.771 in the Philippines (UNDP, 2007).

Japan also has about 1.4 times as many people

This manual is an initial collection of good practices in disaster risk management, put together by Oxfam Great Britain in collaboration with its partners. Across the Philippines, communities, NGOs and governments are exploring various approaches to

This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It reviews the status of

This study on impacts of disasters on the education sector in the Philippines aims to build an evidence-based rationale to raise awareness on integrating DRR concerns into education policies, programs and plans and to advocate for changing practices in

The Philippine Disaster Risk Management Act, introduced by the Committee on National Defense and Security at the Fourteenth Congress of the Republic of the Philippines Second Regular Session, is intended to strengthen Philippine disaster management

Proceedings of the National Conference on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Local Governance (NCDRR) 2008, Makati City, Philippines, March 4-6, 2008:

This conference report asserts that successful mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction in local

This report provides a review of the economics of climate change in the Southeast Asian region. It confirms that the region is highly vulnerable to climate change and demonstrates that a wide range of adaptation measures are already being applied.

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