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July 30, 2020
When Typhoon Monang battered the coastal village of Sabang in 1993, massive swells from the ocean engulfed houses near the shore and killed scores of residents. One local recalls fleeing her home under the heavy downpour together with her cousin,…
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November 8, 2018
Brgy. Bayabas in Dagami, Leyte Province Philippines was almost flattened by the strong winds Haiyan brought. Apart from destroyed houses and structures, their livelihoods were wiped out as well. Through humanitarian actions after Haiyan, followed by development projects afterwards, this…
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January 5, 2016
A look back at the organization’s accomplishments for the previous yearPDF Download: ACCORD yearender 2015
October 26, 2015
Our latest situation report on the effects of Typhoon Lando/ Koppu, based on inputs from our team on the ground, partners, government agencies, and media reports. PDF Download: Typhoon Lando Sitrep #6
October 21, 2015
Download them via the links below: 1 – Community Based Disaster Risk Management2 – Disaster Preparedness3 – Contingency and Risk Reduction Planning 4 – Guide to Conducting a Community Drill
September 28, 2015
This report summarizes the general humanitarian conditions of internally displaced indigenous peoples in Surigao del Sur due to military and paramilitary activities in the area. The assessment, which covered 28 Lumad communities from 5 municipalities, was conducted in the evacuation…
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July 7, 2015
This document outlines our comments on and proposed modifications to Republic Act 10121 (Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010) which is currently undergoing its sunset review. This is part of our advocacy for an improved national disaster…
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December 9, 2014
In the wake of the devastation left by Typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit), ACCORD is working to respond quickly to the needs of the most affected and least-served communities. Our initial target is to provide assistance to 5,000 families in…
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November 8, 2014
As part of its accountability to its donors and partner communities, ACCORD is releasing this summary of accomplishments in its Haiyan Response. There are also descriptions of sectoral interventions, our primary focus on disaster risk reduction across our programming (DRR),…
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October 21, 2014
Participants of the “Ugnayan at Bahaginan: Building Resilience through Good Governance” conference first visited Barangay Cagsao in Calabanga and Barangay Ponong in Magarao (all in Camarines Sur province) to further deepen their appreciation of the success and challenges in DRR…
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