Philippines

SM City Marikina is an elevated mall built on top of stilts. It is a 6‐hectare mall property located within the Marikina River Watershed, a known flood‐prone area. In 1977, the World Bank identified this zone as high‐risk, and should be prepared for

Working in a post‐ disaster scenario in the Province of Leyte, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) designed an early recovery program with national government agencies, local government units, and international NGOs. This program is

Alexander Pama (left), Executive Director of the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, receiving a briefing from a local meteorologist on the expected movement of Typhoon Hagupit in December 2014. (Photo: Kenly Monteagudo)
Disaster risk reduction is an election issue in one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, the Philippines, which holds presidential, national and local elections on May 9.
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The Hotel Resilient Initiative is designed to help smaller and medium-sized resorts, such as the Peacock Beach Hotel, Hambantota, Sri Lanka, which took a direct hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami but has since become fully operational again (Photo: Sarvodaya Shramadana)
A landmark public-private cross-border partnership in Asia is gathering pace in an effort to protect a multi-billion dollar industry on the frontline of hazard exposure.
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ASEAN members' National Disaster Management Offices and their staff have been at the forefront of establishing and implementing the world’s first and only legally-binding regional framework on disaster management (Photo: UNISDR)
Greater disaster resilience at community and national level is an important element of a new era of closer integration and cooperation in Southeast Asia, a high-level ASEAN-China cooperation forum was told today.
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In an exceptional move, the Philippine Congress today passed a resolution recognising and commending the former head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Ms. Margareta Wahlström, for her outstanding work on advocacy for disaster risk reduction over the last seven years.
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Governor of Albay and UNISDR Champion Joey Salceda remains committed to a 'Zero Casualty' approach which has limited loss of life in the province during successive hazards, including Typhoon Rammasun last year.
More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines have been evacuated to safety ahead of a powerful typhoon in the latest example of the country’s ‘early warning early action’ approach to protect lives, livelihoods and assets.
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The certificate of Senator Loren Legarda's appointment as Global Champion for Resilience was received from the Head of UNISDR, Margareta Wahlstrom (right) by Ambassador Ma. Theresa Lazaro (center), Philippine Ambassador to France, and Commissioner Emmanuel M. de Guzman (left), Philippines Climate Change Commission, on behalf of Senator Loren Legarda, who was unable to travel to Paris because of her duties as Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance. (Photo: UNISDR)
The veteran campaigner and advocate, Senator Loren Legarda, has been recognized at the Paris UN Climate Conference, COP21, as a Global Champion for Resilience.
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Twenty leading companies in the Philippines have joined the ARISE initiative. (Photo: UNISDR)
The newly launched UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies, ARISE, received a major boost today as 12 leading companies in the Philippines joined the global effort to ensure the private sector puts disaster risk information at the heart of investment strategies.
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Philippine officials monitoring the typhoon over the weekend. (Photo: ISL)
The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Margareta Wahlström, today praised the Philippines for its successful efforts to reduce mortality and the numbers of people affected by the latest typhoon to sweep across the country despite tidal surges, heavy rains, floods and landslides.
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