TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baas, Stephan
ED  - Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ED  - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
TI  - The role of local institutions in reducing vulnerability to recurrent natural disasters and in sustainable livelihoods development: Philippines
SN  - 9789251056363
U1  - 363.34 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Philippines
PB  - FAO
KW  - Typhoons
KW  - Philippines
KW  - Disaster relief
KW  - Emergency management
N1  - Introduction --
The role of local institutions in reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, and long-term sustainable livelihood development in high risk areas. Philippine hazard and disaster situation --
Hazard profile --
Vulnerability profile --
Disaster risk management --
Risk profile --
Local institutions response to recent natural hazards. Hazard events : 1990-2000 --
Hazard events : 2001 and 2003 --
Role of local institutions in managing recent disasters : an assessment. Evolution of institutional response --
Recovery, mitigation and prevention : gaps --
Recent initiatives of local government --
Constraints to undertaking prevention and mitigation measures --
Conclusions and lessons learned
ER  -