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From Vulnerable to Empowered – Disaster Risk Education that Matters

2011-2020, Disaster Risk Reduction, Documentary/Interview/Lecture, Foreign, Gender, Newspaper Article/Feature, Social Development / By

This article talks about Center for Environmental Concerns-Philippines (CEC) which has developed its Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) programme in response to the need of building climate and disaster-resilient communities. The trainings of the CBDRM engage learners to analyse their risks and vulnerabilities in order to formulate and implement plans to counter disasters. More importantly, …

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Focus on Gender and Diversity in Disaster Risk Reduction

2011-2020, Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender, InfoGraphics, International Organization, Newspaper Article/Feature / By

The Asia Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. Each year, the region experiences a full range of disasters, from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to extreme weather events such as typhoons, floods and drought. Central to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent’s (IFRC) humanitarian mandate, and in line with the …

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An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, Providing for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework and Institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, Appropriating Funds Therefore and for other Purposes

2001-2010, Disaster Risk Reduction, Laws and Policies, Newspaper Article/Feature, Other Philippine Publication, Policy Brief / By

This Act aims to uphold the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to disasters, strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and management and building the resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change impacts. On gender perspective, it ensures that disaster risk reduction …

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