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Philippines: Geo-hazard maps go public
31 Jan 2012, IRIN
'By making these geo-hazard maps available to anyone for free, we hope to give every community or individual access to information needed for assessing flooding and landslide risks,' said MGB director Leo Jasareno...
National Platform
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National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) - Website:http://www.ndcc.gov.ph/
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Hyogo Framework for Action
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- Philippines: Disaster risk reduction and management act of 20102009, Philippines - gov
- Philippines: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) - interim2011, NDRRMC, Philippines - gov
- Philippines: Sorsogon City strategy for climate change resilience2010, Philippines - gov
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- Philippines: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, Philippines - gov
- Philippines: Statement on the international day for disaster reduction 20102010, Senate of the Philippines, Philippines - gov
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 16,267,090 |      |
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| Drought | 2,173,490 |  |
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| Flood | 788,572 |  |
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| Landslide | 110,704 |  |
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| Earthquake | 12,182,454 |     |
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| Tsunami | 894,848 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 1990 | 6,159,569 |  |
| Storm | 2009 | 4,901,763 | |
| Storm | 2008 | 4,785,460 | |
| Storm | 2009 | 4,478,491 | |
| Storm | 1998 | 3,902,424 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation and mitigation13-24 Feb 2012, Philippines (Cavite)
- Comprehensive disaster risk management framework course27 Feb - 06 Apr 2012
- Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation and mitigation19-30 Mar 2012, Cambodia (Phnom Penh)
Community preparedness resilience and development: Training manual in disaster risk managementADPC; CDP; USAID, United States of America - gov
Living with disasters and changing climate: children in Southeast Asia telling their stories about disaster and climate change2010, Save the Children Sweden
Evidence, monthly UNISDR newsletter: issue 04, January 20122012, UNISDR
Pounds of prevention, a disaster risk reduction summary: The Philippines2012, USAID, United States of America - gov
- ProgrammerThailand (Pathumthani), RIMES
- Area coordinatorPakistan (North Sindh, Kamkot), ACTED
- Programme manager - Disaster risk reductionTajikistan (Penjakent 80%, Dushanbe 20%), Mission East
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.