The intended beneficiaries of this manual are the CBDRM trainers, practitioners and facilitators, local government authorities and staff, civil society organizations, the academe and women’s groups and communities.

The training manual can be downloaded here.

The TLC responds to the ongoing demand for evidence-based, context-specific, up-to-date and applied CBDRM resources / tools for training, education and learning in Asia. Within 2008 – 2009, the TLC Philippines works for and strengthens its functionality, the publication of a gender-sensitive knowledge product, and the institutionalization of CBDRR curriculum and programs in universities and training institutions.

You can download the newsletter here.

This case study is the second of a series on “Institutionalizing Disaster Risk Management in Higher Education and Training Institutions” in the Philippines. The effort is an initiative of the CBDRM Training and Learning Circle (TLC). One of its outcomes is to form a workgroup and develop a guideline for institutionalizing Community Based Disaster Risk Management in universities and training institutions in Asia.

The case study can be downloaded here.

The Opening Remarks were given by Dr. Amaryllis Tiglao-Torres, Dean of CSWCD. The speakers were Dr. JC Gaillard, Visiting Professor at the Dept. of Geography College of Social Science and Philosophy (UP) who spoke on the “Context of Disaster Risk Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action”; and Dr. Greg Bankoff, Professor of Modern History, University of Hull, United Kingdom who spoke on the “Opportunities and Challenges in Disaster Studies and Research”. The forum was attended by students and members of the CBDRM TLC.

Click here to download the proceedings of the forum.

The ACCORD Project is funded by the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) and the Corporate Network for Disaster Response (CNDR). Its aims to help increase the capacities of communities to reduce their risks agianst disasters. The project operates in 16 barangays and 20 schools in the municipalities of Dingalan in Aurora, Calabanga in Camarines Sur, and St. Bernard sa Southern Leyte.

Recognizing the importance and effectiveness of community training in increasing the capacities of communities, the ACCORD project has developed the the 4-module traning manual which aims to become a reference material for the conduct of Disaster Risk Reduction Training. The book is composed of four modules: Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM); Disaster Preparedness; Contingency Planning; and Conduct of Community Drill.

It also serves as a sourcebook of information, excercises and activities for the effective conduct of DRR training. Overall, the manuals are based on the experiences of the ACCORD project and is a fit documentation of all the efforts of community members and their involvement in the successful implementation of the project.

The manuals were published in 2009 by CNDR and CARE through the support and funding of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department, under the “Fifth DIPECHO Action Plan for Southeast Asia.”

Click on the title below to download the publication:

Complete:
Pagsasanay sa Disaster Preparedness at Contingency Planning (23 MB, pdf, includes 4 modules)

Per Module:
Module 1 : Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)
Module 2 : Disaster Preparedness
Module 3 : Contingency Planning
Module 4 : Conduct of Community Drill

Part A: Integrating DRR in the School Curriculum: Project Experience
Part B: Study on Impact of Disasters on the Education Sector
Part C: School Construction: Current Practices and Improvements Needed

The second part of the document (page 32) features the study report on “Impact of Disasters on the Education Sector in the Philippines” prepared by the Centre for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) Philippines under the Advocacy and Pilot Project Implementation in Education Sector in South East Asia, a project of ADPC’s program on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development Policy, Planning and Implementation (MDRD). The research was led by Emmanuel M. Luna (Lead Researcher) together with Maria Leonila P. Bautista and Mark P. De Guzman as Research Associates.

The publication can be downloaded here.

The idea of developing a curriculum on Disaster Risk Management came with a sense of urgency to meet the demands for addressing disaster cases that abound the Bicol region. The sad experiences that Bicol had since the 70’s with Typhoon Sining and the most recent disaster cases due to Typhoon Milenyo and Reming in 2006, which brought tremendous risks and disasters to the human populace in the Region, triggered the academe to rethink what the country is currently doing to manage risks brought about by disastrous events, hence the curriculum.

Publishing the series of case studies is an initiative of the CBDRM Training and Learning Circle (TLC). One of its outcomes is to form a workgroup and develop a guideline for institutionalizing Community Based Disaster Risk Management in universities and training institutions in Asia. The CBDRM Training and Learning Circle (TLC) exists to strengthen and facilitate the crucial nterface betweek training and education for Community Based Disaster Risk Managemnent (CBDRM) in the Philippines, through ongoing knowledge exchange cycle between community-based organizations, training institutions and universities across the country.

The case study can be downloaded here.

The article focuses how local knowledge and practices can be applied to community-based disaster risk management, and how combining it with scientific and technical knowledge can achieve disaster risk reduction. It features the case of Brgy. Banaba, San Matero Rizal, and Dagupan City, Philippines, among others.

Tropical Coasts Magazine is published biannually through the partnership led by the Global Environment Facility, UNDP, Intrnational Maritime Organization, SIDA MArine Program, Coastal Management Center and UNEP, and is geared towards stimulating thee xchange of information and sharing of experiences on environmental protection and the management pf coastal and marine areas.

The article can be found on page 56 of the publication.

The case study focuses on community-based disaster risk management & local governance implemented in the City of Dagupan, north of Manila in northern Philippines, by the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP), through the PROMISE program. It has provided an opportunity for city officials to go back to the city’s (urban) village communities and train them on CBDRM. Barangay Disaster Coordinating Councils were revitalized, which helped develop village disaster risk reduction plans that have benefited the city.

The “Program for Hydro-Meteorological Mitigation for Secondary Cities in Asia” (PROMISE) seeks to mainstream community-based disaster risk management project (CBDRM) into city good governance and is implemented in several countries in Asia.

The case study can be found on page 46 of the publication.

The action research to develop the Child-Oriented Participatory Risk Assessment and Planning (COPRAP) Toolkit was conducted by Mayfourth D. Luneta of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) Philippines, from September 2005 to June 2006 with the support of the ProVention Consortium Applied Research Grants for Disaster Reduction Programme. The Research Partners were Buklod Tao (people’s organization in Barangay Banaba, San Mateo Rizal which implements community based disaster management), Center for Positive Future (local high school), and the Center for Disaster Preparedness. The mentor of this Action Research is Lorna P. Victoria.

The COPRAP Toolkit can be downloaded here. (706 kb)

The trainor’s manual was developed by BALAY and CDP, together with Save the Children UK. This module is today available for use in the National Disaster Coordinating Council, its counterparts in the local government units, various service providers working with children and involved in disaster management, most especially community-based disaster management, and finally, the thousands of barangays in the country as significant units in the locality that are regularly engaged and are always vitally affected by conflicts and disasters and the multi-stakeholders in these localities.

The manual can be downloaded here. (6 MB)

The case study talks about Banaba, a village of the urban poor in the outskirts of Manila that is plagued by flooding,improper waste disposal, poor sanitation and hygiene, unemployment, and high population growth. Poverty has driven many residents and ‘informal settlers’ to live by an increasingly eroded riverbank and in flood-prone areas. In 2007, Buklod Tao (BT), a local environmental community organisation, embarked on an initiative that linked livelihoods, environmental care and disaster preparedness. BT is involved in disaster preparedness and mitigation in Banaba, as well as in the income-earning production of ‘Go Bags’ (disaster evacuation bags) and life vests for children at risk.

The case study can be found on page 66 of the publication.

Ms. Victoria’s paper introduces the “kanungkong”, a bamboo instrument which was traditionally used to call community members to assemble at the village hall for meetings, alert people or call children home. The flood early warning system set up in eight villages in Dagupan City, Philippines, has revived the use of the kanungkong along with staff gauges as flood markers in strategic locations in the villages of the city. The indigenous knowledge is combined with modern scientific knowledge and equipment for use in disaster risk reduction.

The case study can be found on page 52 of the publication.

This Safer Cities 20 Newsletter features the Case Study of Dagupan City illustrates the significance of setting up and operationalizing an early warning system and evacuation plan for flood to draw people together in pursuit of collective action towards building safe and resilient communities.

The Program for Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia (PROMISE) aimed to reduce the vulnerabilities of high-risk communities and increase the capacities of the city government. The approach called for identifying viable preparedness and mitigation measures, Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM), and good governance. The project team was composed of the City Government of Dagupan as local partner, the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) as implementing agency, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) as regional coordinating organization and the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) as donor.

Safer Cities is a series of case studies that illustrate how people, communities, cities, governments and businesses have been able to make cities safer before disasters strike. The series presents strategies and approaches to urban disaster mitigation derived from analyses of real-life experiences, good practices and lessons learned in Asia and the Pacific and is published by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC).

The article is titled Children Creating a Safer Environment and can be found in page 3 of the JICA Newsletter.

The workshop start-up activities of the CBDRM TLC sowed the seed/s which the DRM and development family (mothers, grandmother, fathers, grandfathers, aunties, uncles, children, babies) should continue to nurture. Important in this process is integrating in current workload such that it is not an additional burden, but adding value to capacity development in DRR.