The theme of the December 2007 issue of Tropical Coasts Newsletter features this article on “Local Knowledge and Practices for Disaster Preparedness” by Lorna P. Victoria of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) Philippines.

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.

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