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Rising temperatures prompted the state-run Mindanao State University (MSU) in General Santos to suspend face-to-face classes, shifting back to the online mode of holding classes in all levels of learning.
Good Neighbors International Philippines believes that children are more than capable of making contributions in society. So how can we keep children informed and involved with DRRM programs? The Super Preppers: Disaster Fight Squad teach us how.
Since the typhoon Yolanda, Tacloban city has learned its lesson and refined its disaster preparedness practices in a bid to stop the city from buckling.
In the Philippines, climate change threatens micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, which comprise the majority of Filipino businesses and contribute 35 percent of the country's GDP. But the Philippines and Germany have renewed their partnership to develop a Microinsurance Disaster Risk Insurance product, enhancing business resilience.
Aiming for disaster resilience, Sta Elena High School has been recognized as one of the schools with the best DRR programs. Its approach is unique in that the school conducts monthly quake drills, leverages social media to disseminate information, and even provides statistics, such as amount of participants, related to drills and actual evacuations.
Therapy has proven effective in helping people cope with the aftermath of a disaster, highlighting the need for mental health initiatives to strengthen communities in disaster resilience.
Research has shown that in some cases, public welfare during disasters is compromised due to politics. Officials who have shorter terms in office will most likely invest in risk management measures that will last only during their term. This is because if long term measures are in place, it will not be attributed to them but to whoever is in office.
To give exact answers on where residents can flee and where help could meet them, Dumaguete's Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) is looking at mapping the entire city online via an app, pinning down the best places people could go to when the unexpected comes, and where responders are ready to accept distress calls from those who are lost.
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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