Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in subnational development and land use/physical planning in the Philippines

These guidelines aim at improving the Philippines' capacity to prevent and mitigate disasters. It is a tool for enhancing regional and provincial planning analyses by recognizing risks posed by natural hazards and the vulnerability of the population, economy and the environment to these hazards. Ultimately, its main goal is to enable communities to reduce vulnerability and to increase their capacity to cope with disasters.