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October 25, 2018
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2018 [smartslider3 slider=3] Children and the youth may be one of the sectors most vulnerable to disasters, but they are also vital partners in bolstering community resilience. This was the focus of this year’s joint…
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June 3, 2017
Malabon City Barangay Conducts Flood Drill, Hopes to Become CBDRM Model Barangay Potrero, the city’s largest barangay by area, is looking to become a model for urban, Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM). It will conduct a flood evacuation drill on…
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May 17, 2016
Potrero’s risk management milestones receive commendations from international community Rotterdam, Netherlands – Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction scholars and practitioners, policy makers and business people from all over the globe applauded the milestones of Barangay Potrero, Malabon City…
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May 12, 2016
Community capacity building ensures sustainability of risk reduction efforts amid change in government officialsRotterdam, Netherlands – Change in government officials through election could be a major challenge for disaster risk reduction advocates as it threatens the sustainability of the communities’…
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December 3, 2015
In photo: Sindhy (far right) at the panel discussion organized by ECHO (Wouter Bokdam / CARE NL)Paris, France – Sindhy Obias, Resilience Project Coordinator of ACCORD, was a panelist at two high-level side events yesterday during the 21st Session of…
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October 29, 2015
In photo: Orientation of observers before drill starts (Tep Cocjin)A total of 575 households participated in a typhoon drill earlier today in Barangay Poblacion, San Dionisio. The activity was organized by local NGO Assistance and Cooperation for Community Resilience and…
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October 13, 2015
Almost two years after Typhoon Yolanda, a couple of barangays in Sta. Fe, a few kilometers away from Tacloban, successfully conducted typhoon drills earlier today, October 13. The activity was held in line with the International Day for Disaster Reduction…
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August 18, 2015
Humanitarian work is serious business. It calls for saving lives, alleviating suffering, and maintaining human dignity. Therefore, it requires a lot of thought, hardwork, and commitment. It asks much from humanitarian workers, and sometimes it can get a bit *too*…
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July 29, 2015
Today, July 30, is the Metro Manila Shakedrill. As the first metro-wide earthquake drill, the activity represents a huge opportunity for disaster risk reduction (DRR).As part of the advocacy committee of DRRNet, ACCORD calls on its fellow NGOs to lead…
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July 24, 2015
Around 200 representatives from barangays, municipalities, national government agencies, and NGOs called for adopting a climate-smart and ecosystem-based approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Manila. It was the culmination to the second annual “Ugnayan at Bahaginan: The Partners for…
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