Disaster Risk Reduction

Risk, Resilience and Responsibilisation Gendered Participation and Empowerment in Informal Settlements of Metro Cebu, the Philippines

2011-2020, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Economic Development, Foreign, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Thesis/Dissertation / By

In Metro Cebu, calls for creating a more ‘sustainable’ and ‘resilient’ city are also placing urban poor communities in an increasingly precarious position, with those living in areas classed as ‘danger zones’ simultaneously facing intensified pressures of displacement in the name of risk management. Amidst this context of multiple and overlapping forms of risk and …

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Gender Dimension of Climate Change Research in Agriculture Case Studies in Southeast Asia

2011-2020, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Case Study, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Economic Development, Environment, Gender Mainstreaming, Other Philippine Publication / By

All case studies featured in the book are driven by a common goal—to help develop and implement gender-sensitive, sustainable CSA R4D interventions in improving climate resiliency and food and nutrition security of vulnerable communities in Southeast Asia. Four of the case studies were conducted in the Climate-Smart Village sites, such as Sri Dasgupta’s study and …

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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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