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Supporting reforms towards disaster resilience in the Philippines

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Since 1990, the Philippines has been affected by 565 natural disaster events, which have claimed the lives of nearly 70,000 Filipinos and caused an estimated $23 billion in damages, making it one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Typhoons account for 74% of these fatalities and 70% of agricultural damage. Since 2009, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the World Bank have supported the government of the Philippines in mainstreaming disaster resilience through technical assistance, which strengthens pre-disaster planning and risk reduction interventions.

The government has also worked to implement a comprehensive disaster risk financing strategy. This ongoing engagement has benefited from strong coordination with the government of Japan, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the GFDRR-supported World Bank Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub, Tokyo.

Stories of Impact is a series highlighting achievements in disaster risk management.

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Themes Governance Economics of DRR Disaster risk management
Country and region Philippines
Number of pages
2 p.
Publication year
2016

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