The Philippine disaster management system : official position of the National Disaster Coordinating Council.
Material type: TextPublication details: Quezon City, Philippines : The Office, 1994Description: [27] pSubject(s): DDC classification:- 363.34809599 21
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | F363.34809599 PHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 900044546 |
Presented to the RP-JAPAN High Level Policy Dialogue on the Economic nad Technical Cooperation, February 20-25 1994
A report setting out the disaster managment system in the Philippines. Examines the natural hazards - cyclones, monsoon, drought, earthquake, volcanic eruptions - which cause damage, as well as technological hazards and civil disorder. Lists changes - including rapid deforestation, rapid urbanization - which exacerbate these problems. Gives a historical account of the development of disaster management in the Philippines, and examines the current system of disaster management
1
There are no comments on this title.