10 ways to make cities disaster-resilient

Voltaire Tupaz

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A checklist of practical ways to reduce the impact of disasters on cities

MANILA, Philippines – An Asian Development Bank report revealed that the Philippines is the 4th among Southeast Asian countries most vulnerable to coastal and inland flooding. The country also topped the list of Asian countries hit by disasters in 2011 based on a Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) report. 

Disaster risk management experts suggest that having local government units which are resilient to climate change is integral to reducing disaster risks and their impact. 

In 2005, the Philippines and 167 other countries adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action, a 10-year international plan that sought to attain disaster resilience for vulnerable communities. The blueprint generated a 10-point checklist of essentials for making countries and communities resilient to disasters. 

Rappler looked at the disaster risk-reduction efforts of Valenzuela, one of the cities in Metro Manila faced with worsening flooding problems. The city government plans to adopt a community-based approach to enable its people to participate in risk-reduction efforts.

How about your local government? Run through this checklist of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and find out if your town or city or community is resilient enough.

Rappler.com

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