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Displaying 90 of about 2235 resultsThis paper builds on the existing literature assessing retrospectively the quantitative effects of natural disasters on different dimensions of household welfare, to make progress toward the ex ante identification of households that are vulnerable to poverty due to natural disasters, especially typhoons. A wind field model for the Philippines is employe…
This study linked school risk reduction and disaster preparedness strategies using a designed automated study desk for kindergartens. This desk, LAMESA (Life-saving Automated “Mesa” to Endure Seismic Activity), aimed to provide the education system with a resilient study desk for kindergartens. Design and development research used lightweight but h…
This is the third edition of the Suffering in Silence report. The aim of this report is to highlight those humanitarian crises in 2018 that, though large, have received little public attention. In the final section, it also addresses the question of how to ensure better coverage, outlining eight steps to help shine a light on forgotten crises.
Using th…
The 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan recognizes that road infrastructure is a key point of convergence with productive sectors, but the quality remains inadequate. As of 2015, 97 percent (of 31,242 km) of national roads, 62 percent (of 15,377 km) of city roads, and 29 percent (of 31,075 km) of provincial roads were paved.
The World Economic Foru…
The 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan recognizes that road infrastructure is a key point of convergence with productive sectors, but the quality remains inadequate. As of 2015, 97 percent (of 31,242 km) of national roads, 62 percent (of 15,377 km) of city roads, and 29 percent (of 31,075 km) of provincial roads were paved. The World Economic Forum-…
This paper quantifies the coastal protection provided by mangroves for 42 developing countries in the current climate, and a future climate change scenario with a one-meter sea level rise and 10 percent intensification of storms. The benefits of the coastal protection provided by mangroves are measured in terms of population and gross domestic product a…
This workbook is intended to help policy makers in developing countries plan for a safer future in urban areas in the face of natural disasters and the consequences of climate change. It is based on the experiences of three cities in Vietnam, Can Tho, Dong Hoi, and Hanoi, that worked with international and local experts under World Bank supervision to d…
Existing frameworks lack focus on the actual implementation of community-based early warning systems (CBEWS), and they do not describe how experts can transform a top-down early warning system into a CBEWS. Hence, to support the establishment of a CBEWS for deep-seated landslides, this study aimed to assess the capacities and vulnerabilities of fiv…
Using a case study approach, this research explores the various potential limiting factors of climate
change adaptation, based on the experience of four low-lying islands in central Philippines. In the
aftermath of the 2013 7.2-magnitude Bohol earthquake, the islands now become flooded even during
normal spring tides. Results show that, while developmen…
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This course will provide participants with basic understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its relationship to climate change adaptation and disaster management. They will learn about the basic process and tools to facilitate community-managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR). CMDRR framework puts premium to building capacities of commun…
Themed 'Reducing Disaster Risk in a Changing Climate', the summit primarily aims to explain the science and future impact projections including several relevant strategies on how communities can adapt to climate change.
According to the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), health, especially of the poor, needs to be protected, promoted and improved. It is the foundation of individual security and therefore is everyone’s responsibility. It cannot be addressed in isolation from other poverty issues. It calls for integrated approaches that promote peopl…
In solidarity with the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the United Nations International Strategy for Risk Reduction, an 8-feet installation art made of recycled plastic containers and nylon strings surrounding a white figure hung in a circular motion from the ceiling of Espasyo Siningdikato Creativenue last October 15, 2011 in Das…
On September 26 and early October of 2009, the Philippines was hit by two successive typhoons -- Ondoy and Pepeng -- which severely affected over 9.3 million people and lost almost 1000 lives. Most of the affected were children.
Both TS Ondoy and TS Pepeng have left indelible impacts on children. There were also children among the fatalities. There wer…
One day event which will feature an on-the-spot poster making contest in line with the IDDR 2011 theme; lecture and demonstrations on basic first aid; lecture and hands on training for basic fire preparedness and response; a symposium on the theme "Making Children and Youth Partners in Disaster Risk Reduction."
This free event is organized by the City…