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Displaying 15 of about 36 resultsThe Planning Guide provides the rehabilitation and recovery framework, the rehabilitation planning process and plan structure, institutional arrangements for plan coordination, implementation mechanisms, and proposed monitoring and evaluation arrangements. This will guide the National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Local Government Units (LGUs) in the c…
This paper is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents the analytical support provided by the World Bank in close collaboration with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) on the basis of the Government-led Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) following the…
This document reports on children's experiences during the typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines on 8 November 2013, and about their recommendations for response and assistance. Their priorities include education, health, disaster risk reduction and preparedness, infrastructure and town planning, safety and child protection, livelihoods, and technolog…
The 1991 eruptions of Mount Pinatubo and subsequent widespread lahars are signal events both in volcanology and volcanic hazards mitigation. The goals of this monograph are to capture a vast array of observations about the remarkable events before, during, and since the climactic eruption of Mount Pinatubo, to synthesize those observations into an under…
This report outlines and examines the changes made to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Philippines based on lessons from Super Typhoon Haiyan. It analyses how major stakeholders transformed lessons from Super Typhoon Haiyan into policy responses and reforms to HADR operations, including civil-military coordination. This document…
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal, 2015, 6 (Suppl 1):5–9, doi:10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.2.HYN_007:
This paper analyzes the period of overlap between response and recovery phases in the Philippines occurred three to seven months post-Typhoon Haiyan from February 2014 to July 2014. It highlights the need to define a period of transition from r…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, a majority of the designated evacuation centers (mostly in the form of school buildings or public gymnasiums) were severely damaged. In the drive to build back better and safer, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation and its partners aimed to build safer and more structurally sound, dual‐purpose evacuat…
“What will we eat while waiting for the crops to grow?” is an Oxfam research report on effective early recovery for “off-the-radar communities” in selected countries in Asia and the Pacific. The research was conducted from March to November 2019.
In this report five disaster risk reduction and early recovery interventions from the Philippines, Van…
Development and disaster risk are deeply linked. Disasters reverse development gains; development initiatives influence the risk, vulnerability, and exposure of people, assets, and environments to disasters. Hence, knowledge of key dimensions of the potential trade-offs between development and disaster risk reduction (DRR) may inform decision-making pro…
Policy Research Paper 7482:
This paper evaluates how the Philippines utilize social protection systems and programs to help households better manage disaster risk.
Exposure and vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change are particularly high in the Philippines. At the same time, the Philippines has developed one of the most a…
Institutions for rural development series, no. 8
The in-depth look at the situation in a disaster-prone area of The Philippines of this case study contributes to the understanding of the impact of local institutions in the design and implementation of disaster risk management strategies, as well as the role of local authorities in building community so…
This paper explores some of the issues highlighted by recent disaster responses in the Philippines, with a focus primarily on Tropical Storm Washi in 2011 and Typhoon Bopha in 2012. It assesses the gap between policy and practice and calls on local governments to ensure that disaster risk reduction and management efforts are well targeted so as to minim…
This paper challenges the world to remember the Philippines long after the TV cameras have gone. It provides a snapshot of the humanitarian response’s initial successes and struggles. More importantly, it then sums up the challenges that the Philippines and the international community now face: (i) to fill the gaps in the immediate response; (ii) on the…
This edition of Humanitarian Exchange addresses disaster risk reduction in the context of the Typhoon Haiyan, the worst disaster ever to hit the Philippines. It presents lessons from the humanitarian response to the disaster and highlights the important coordination role of the Philippines government in it. Featured articles assess the early warning eff…