Philippines

This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be

This publication seeks to highlight initiatives that have successfully linked poverty reduction and disaster risk reduction in various parts of the world. It features several projects and initiatives that show how DRR can be integrated into poverty

This assessment reviewed forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in the following locations in order to improve their ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) and

Recognizing the high disaster risk faced by Metro Manila, various organizations and local stakeholders have initiated the development of a Disaster Risk Management Master Plan (DRMMP) to guide the integration of a risk reduction agenda into ongoing

This publication profiles 12 examples of local government achievements towards sustainability and the specific partnerships with a variety of actors that have contributed to that success. No matter where they are located, partners are inevitably

Two volcanoes, Kanlaon and Mayon showed signs of unrest in 2003 prompting PHIVOLCS to raise their Alert Level status. Both volcanoes produced ash explosions although no damage was inflicted on the surrounding settlements. A major earthquake with magnitude

The second-largest volcanic eruption of this century, and by far the largest eruption to affect a densely populated area, occurred at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines on June 15, 1991. The eruption produced high-speed avalanches of hot ash and gas, giant