Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in subnational development and land use/physical planning in the Philippines: guidelines
This document is intended to improve 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. By introducing risk analysis in development planning, it aims to strengthen the ability of regions and provinces to identify areas at risk to disasters, ensure proper sitting of development undertakings, and identify appropriate mitigation measures, in line with the country’s commitment to the Hyogo Framework of Action that aims to integrate disaster risk reduction into sustainable development policies and planning. Ultimately, the main goal is to enable communities to reduce vulnerability and to increase their capacity to cope with disasters.