Disaster Preparedness and the Committee on Disaster Risk Management

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

What does UNDRR stand for?

UNDRR

Is responsible for addressing global issues regarding disaster risk reduction.

Disaster Risk Management

What is DRM?

DRM or Disaster preparation

A systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills/capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities; in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards, and the possibility of disaster.

International Disaster Law

What is IDL?

IDL

It emphasizes the legal aspects of disaster preparation, response, and recovery from different hazards, both natural and man-made.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

What does IFRC mean?

United Nations Development Programme

What does UNDP stand for?

World Bank

Is an international organization that gives assistance to middle- and low-income countries. It emerged as a leader in disaster risk management by giving assistance to client-countries in addressing hazards and disaster risks.

Sustainable Development Goals

What do SDGs stand for?

Disaster risk reduction and management councils

DRRMC

Local disaster risk reduction and management offices

LDRRMO

Office of Civil Defense

OCD

National Disaster Risk Reduction Plan

NDRRP

Strategic National Action Plan

SNAP

Armed Forces of the Philippines

AFP

Search, Rescue, and Retrieval

SRR

Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council

MMDRRMC

Philippine National Police

PNP

World Wildlife Fund

WWF

Department of National Defense

DND

Youth for Environment in Schools Organization

YES-O

Community-Based Disaster Risk Management

CBDRM

Department of Science and Technology

DOST

Earth Hour

is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other partner-groups as a lights-out event that began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. For an hour, participants will turn off their lights and electricity in support of the environment and the planet.

National Resiliency Month

It mandates the country to innovate disaster resilience activities encompassing disaster prevention and mitigation, disaster preparedness, disaster response and rehabilitation, and disaster recovery.

National Fire Prevention Month

celebrated during March. This proclamation aims to raise awareness in preventing fire incidents all across the country. The agency responsible for the activities of this month is the Bureau of Fire Protection.

The bureau is mandated to introduce innovative efforts to suppress destructive fires and enforce laws related to fire incidents. It must also spearhead investigations and emergency medical and rescue services where necessary.

Yes-O

was created in response to the Youth for Environment Summit in 2003 and through the partnership of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the DENR.

Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards

NOAH

Advanced Science and Technology Institute

ASTI

Science and Technology Information Institute

STII

NDRRMC

Serves as the national disaster focal point body Ensures coordination, preparedness, response, prevention and mitigation, and rehabilitation and recovery with other government agencies

DSWD

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and leading immediate disaster relief efforts, augmenting resources, and monitoring affected people

OCD

Administers the national civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management programs