9th YES CAMP Souvenir Magazine

Climate Change and Adaptation Tips

Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Preparedness

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8th Youth for Environment Summer Camp

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VP Jejomar C. Binay Sec. Ramon J.P. Paje Dir. William T. Ragos Exec. Dir. Joey G. Pelaez Ms. Maria Magnolia Q. Danganan BM Gerald A. Ortiz Mr. Anthony N. Pangilinan

climate change mitigation, adaption and youth action (Speech of DepEd-CSCA Executive Director Joey G. Pelaez during the Orientation Program of the 8th YES Camp at the Teachers Camp, Baguio City, 20 April 2010)

12 SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF THE ENVIRONMENT THE NATIONAL GREENING PROgRAM To a Nation of Trees

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climate change and adaptation tips

18 CELEBRITIES’ TAKE ON CLIMATE CHANGE making filipinos disaster ready

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Applying the Bayanihan Approach to Calamity and Disaster Situations

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MANAGING EDITOR LAY-OUTAND DESIGN SUPERVISOR heherson b. bala

LAY-OUT ARTISTS heherson b. bala dick b. martin

WRITERS & RESEARCHERS mark gregor a. cabuloy sandra c. velacruz sheila marie d. flores

STAFF MEMBERS martin a. ascaño adoracion q. bonete antonio c. nantes christian p. pabelico

INTERNS CREATING A DISASTER PREPAREDNESS KIT

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joey g. peláez (deped csca) gerald a. ortiz (kasama) maria magnolia q. danganan (denr-sco-yd) anthony n. pangilinan (tmlf) atty. buboy r. sotto jr.

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CONSULTANTS

WHISTLE YOUR WAY TO SAFETY

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Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010

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rizalyn joy i. camat eduardo t. perez dick b. martin jesusa d. soriano mariel c. pigtain mariejo s. ramos roland daven b. calinao allan roven a. zacarias donald y. ocampo

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A country like Japan was prepared for the worst, but today its capability to deal with calamity is being tested by a three-pronged disaster in its midst: a magnitude 9 earthquake, a tsunami that followed, and threats of a radiation leak from a nuclear plant in Fukushima.

When the post-disaster efforts are over, the full impact of the disaster assessed and addressed, and the residual threats of damaged reactors are resolved, Japan will have to revisit its disaster preparedness efforts and how it can be better-prepared for disasters.

It’s a lesson country like the Philippines can learn, even as it had its own share of tragedies wrought by nature, and lessons and solutions on how to manage disasters before and when they strike.

In the wake of recent calamities that have struck the Philippines, and now its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific like New Zealand and Japan, and in the face of uncertain risks from unpredictable circumstances, there is nothing better than working towards being disaster-ready.

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and Senator Richard Gordon believes that the Philippines should improve its capability to deal with disasters.

“Increasing capability means better chances of survival,” Gordon said on ANC’s Dateline Philippines on Sunday.

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Gordon said the Philippines has gone a long way with disaster mitigation efforts, thanks to laws like Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Act of 2010.

The law assesses disaster vulnerable areas, proper zoning to help reduce risks to life and property, as well as improve the public’s response.

“We’re still in our early days but the law is a big difference.”

“The new law emphasizes on not reaction alone. Now you don’t spend on just relief.”

Gordon, who co-authored the bill, said whereas funds used to just go to relief, now they’re being spent for disaster preparedness efforts, allowing local governments to tap 70% of calamity fund for training, providing equipment and communications so they can better manage disaster situations and reduce

the vulnerability of their communities.

“We encourage volunteers.

Every person can be a volunteer, so you can support its activities, learn to survive and help alleviate human suffering.”

“We’re trying to create a nationwide army of volunteers in every barangay.”

Gordon is referring to his flagship program “Red Cross 143,” which refers to one leader plus 43 active responders in every barangay who will be armed with whistles and are familiar with whom to call, and initiate an evacuation or conduct a rescue when necessary.

“143 seeks to get into all the barangays , so you have overnight 1.8 million disaster-savvy first responders,”Gordon said.

“If every barangay can help by cellphone operations, Red Cross 143 can give instructions

In a country like the Philippines that is often stricken by disasters, Gordon said survival depends on developing a culture of safety and knowing how to deal with emergencies.

Schools have adopted disaster-preparedness intoitscurriculum,butGordonstressedthatknowing how to deal with disasters should be part of everyday life.

“Drills will not be enough... The best disaster plan is to prepare for it: predict the hazards, plan for it, prepare for it, and practice it so you can cope and mitigate the situation and stay alive.”

Gordon said the job involves finding out the danger whether it be near a fault line or by the mountainside, or a volcano facing an imminent eruption.

“Every household should have a CPR first aider who’s trained. Train your maid, eldest son, call the fire department.”

The PRC said being aware of one’s location and vulnerability to disaster is key.

Rodino Cruz, Chapter Service Representative for Safety Services Philippine Red CrossQuezon City Chapter said, before a disaster people should assess the structural plan of the house and building to be familiar with exits and where to walk or stay.

or find out what’s happening so they can prepare.”

Gordon said the PRC also hopes to improve disaster preparedness efforts, by making the country’s technical staff ready in case the worst comes.

“We’re dealing with hospitals to know which patients to bring in which hospitals, which are overloaded, tents to bring patients, along with surgical capability.”

“We’re now working on plans to make sure we can trace people in hospitals and connect them with their families, help hospitals in case they’re overwhelmed with volunteer nurses from the Red Cross. Our first responders tell them the condition of the patients. We are upgrading the emergency management technicians we have, so doctors are aware of what needs to be administered.”

During a quake, people should stand still or find a sturdy place to hide, and should stay away from falling debris. After the quake, they should go out of the building and inspect the house for gas leaks and faulty wiring to prevent fires.

The organization is also promoting a 72hour survival kit that can spell the difference when disaster strikes. “Pinopromote namin back to basics. No need to buy expensive disaster kits,”said Cruz.

Necessary items include essential provisions like water – about 3.5 liters or a gallon per person per day – food, a whistle, flashlight and extra batteries, and a first aid kit with necessary medicine, antiseptic, scissors bandages. Rice, easy to open canned goods, noodles and a transistor radio are also good to have.

In case of floods, a water filter, chlorine to help purify and remove microorganisms from the water, plus items that can be converted into a floating device.

He added that it also helps to have emergency cash and important documents like passports and hospital records within reach.

Knowing who to call and where to go and being armed with the necessary information are essential to survival.

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by Mark Gregor Cabuloy

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by Sandra C. Velacruz

n io t c u d e R k is R r e t (Philippine Di s a s ) 10 0 2 f o t c A t n e agem n a M d n a

It is important to put a prime on disaster risk reduction and management. When our systems are efficient, it increases awareness and enhances human security. Republic Act No. 10121 also known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) of 2010 strengthens the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management framework, institutionalizes the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRM) and appropriates funds for the use of its implementers. It calls for the development of a framework that taps the different sectors, agencies and communities that will address disaster risk reduction and management concerns.

The NDRRMC, headed by the Secretary of National Defense, has representations coming from thirty-six government agencies, four civil society organizations and a private sector. As such, they are empowered with policy-making, coordination, integration, supervision, monitoring and evaluation. Its framework also provides for the establishment of the regional, provincial, municipal and barangay level coordinating councils.

The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMC) should make certain that it is integrated into their local development plans. To get things going, the fund appropriated for the formulation of DRRM plans, personnel trainings and the procurement of equipment is known as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF), formerly known as the calamity fund. The purchasing of supplies and medicines, post-disaster activities and the payment of premiums on calamity insurance may also be charged against the LDRRMF.

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Budgetary support coupled with human resources and skills will pave the way to a better and safer community. Everyone plays an important role and has a responsibility in ensuring their safety. Given our location in the Pacific and our topography, natural hazards are inevitable so we ought to really make an effort to strengthen our systems.

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*taken from RA No. 10121 1. Adaptation - the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.

2. Climate Change - a change in climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period typically decades or longer, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.

6. Disaster Preparedness - the knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions. Preparedness action is carried out within the context of disaster risk reduction and management and aims to build the capacities needed to efficiently manage all types of emergencies and achieve orderly transitions from response to sustained recovery. Preparedness is based on a sound analysis of disaster risk and good linkages with early warning systems, and includes such activities as contingency planning, stockpiling of equipment and supplies, the development of arrangements for coordination, evacuation and public information, and associated training and field exercises. These must be supported by formal institutional, legal and budgetary capacities.

3. Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management or CBDRRM - a process of disaster risk reduction and management in which at risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities, and where the people are at the heart of decision-making and implementation of disaster risk reduction and management activities.

7. Disaster Prevention- the outright avoidance of adverse impacts of haz4. Disaster - a serious disruption of the ards and related disasters. It expresses functioning of a community or a society the concept and intention to completely involving widespread human, mate- avoid potential adverse impacts through rial, economic or environmental losses action taken in advance such as conand impacts, which exceeds the ability struction of dams or embankments that of the affected community or society to eliminate flood risks, land-use regulacope using its own resources. Disas- tions that do not permit any settlement in ters are often described as a result of high-risk zones, and seismic engineerthe combination of: the exposure to a ing designs that ensure the survival and hazard; the conditions of vulnerability that function of a critical building in any likely are present; and insufficient capacity or earthquake. measures to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences. Disaster 8. Disaster Response - the provision impacts may include loss of life, injury, of emergency services and public asdisease and other negative effects on sistance during or immediately after a human, physical, mental and social well- disaster in order to save lives, reduce being, together with damage to property, health impacts, ensure public safety and destruction of assets, loss of services, meet the basic subsistence needs of social and economic disruption and envi- the people affected. Disaster response ronmental degradation. is predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes 5.Disaster Mitigation - the lessening called “disaster relief”. or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters. Mitiga- 9. Disaster Risk - the potential disaster tion measures encompass engineering losses in lives, health status, livelihood, techniques and hazard-resistant con- assets and services, which could occur struction as well as improved environ- to a particular community or a society mental policies and public awareness. over some specified future time period.

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10. Disaster Risk Reduction - the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposures to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.

11. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management - the systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster. Prospective disaster risk reduction and management refers to risk reduction and management activities that address and seek to avoid the development of new or increased disaster risks, especially if risk reduction policies are not put in place.

12. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System - a specialized database which contains, among others, information on disasters and their human material, economic and environmental impact, risk assessment and mapping and vulnerable groups.

13. Early Warning System - the set of capacities needed to generate and disseminate timely and meaningful warning information to enable individuals, communities and organizations threatened by a hazard to prepare and to act appropriately and in sufficient time to reduce the possibility of harm or loss.

A people centered early warning system necessarily comprises four (4) key elements: knowledge of the risks; monitoring, analysis and forecasting of the hazards; communication or dissemination of alerts and warnings; and local capabilities to respond to the warnings received. The expression “end-to-endwarning system” is also used to emphasize that warning systems need to span all steps from hazard detection to community response.

14. Emergency - unforeseen or sudden occurrence, especially danger, demanding immediate action.

15. Emergency Management - the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for addressing all aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and initial recovery steps.

16. Geographic Information System - a database which contains among others, geo-hazard assessments, information on climate change, and climate risk reduction and management.

17. Hazard - a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

18. Land Use Planning - the process undertaken by public authorities to identify, evaluate and decide on different options for the use of land, including consideration of long-term economic, social and environmental objectives and the implications for different communities and interest groups, and the subsequent formulation and promulgation of plans that describe the permitted or acceptable uses.

19. Mitigation – structural and nonstructural measures undertaken to limit the adverse impact of natural hazards, environmental degradation, and technological hazards and to ensure the ability of at-risk communities to address vulnerabilities aimed at minimizing the impact of disasters. Such measures include, but are not limited to, hazardresistant construction and engneering works, the formulation and implementation of plans, programs, projects and activities, awareness raising, knowledge management, policies on land-use and resource management, as well as the enforcement of comprehensive landuse planning, building and safety standards, and legislation.

20. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework or NDRRMF - provides for comprehensive, all-hazards, multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community-based approach to disaster risk reduction and management.

21. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan or NDRRMP – the document to be formulated and implemented by the OCD that sets out goals and specific objectives for reducing disaster risks together with related actions to accomplish these objectives.

The NDRRMP shall provide for the identification of hazards, vulnerabilities and risks to be managed at the national level; disaster risk reduction and ma agement approaches and strategies to be applied in managing said hazards and risks; agency roles, responsibilities and line of authority at all government levels; and vertical and horizontal coordination of disaster risk reduction and management in the pre-disaster and

post-disaster phases. It shall be in conformity with the NDRRMF. 22. Post-Disaster Recovery - the restoration and improvement where appropriate, of facilities, livelihood and living conditions of disaster-affected communities, including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors, in accordance with the principles of “build back better”.

23. Preparedness – pre-disaster actions and measures being undertaken within the context of disaster risk reduction and management and are based on sound risk analysis as well as pre-disaster activities to avert or minimize loss of life and property such as, but not limited to, community organizing, training, planning, equipping, stockpiling, hazard mapping, insuring of assets, and public information and education initiatives. This also includes the development/enhancement of an overall preparedness strategy, policy, institutional structure, warning and forecasting capabilities, and plans that define measures geared to help at-risk communities safeguard their lives and assets by being alert to hazards and taking appropriate action in the face of an imminent threat or an actual disaster.

24. Response – any concerted effort by two (2) or more agencies, public or private, to provide assistance or intervention during or immediately after a disaster to meet the life preservation and basic subsistence needs of those people affected and in the restoration of essential public activities and facilities.

25. Risk - the combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences.

26. Risk Assessment - a methodology to determine the nature and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of vulnerability that together could potentially harm exposed people, property, services, livelihood and the environment on which they depend. Risk assessments with associated risk mapping include: a review of the technical characteristics of hazards such as their location, intensity, frequency and probability; the analysis of exposure and vulnerabiliIty including the physical, social, health, economic and environmental dimensions; and the evaluation of the effectiveness of prevailing and alternative coping capacities in respect to likely risk scenarios.

27. Risk Management - the systematic approach and practice of managing uncertainty to minimize potential harm and loss. It comprises risk assessment and analysis, and the implementation of strategies and specific actions to con-

trol, reduce and transfer risks. It is widely practiced by organizations to minimize risk in investment decisions and to address operational risks such as those of business disruption, production failure, environmental damage, social impacts and damage from fire and natural hazards.

28. Risk Transfer - the process of formally or informally shifting the financial consequences of particular risks from one party to another whereby a household, community, enterprise or state authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other party.

29. State of Calamity - a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damages to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of people in the affected areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard.

30. Sustainable Development – development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two (2) key concepts: (1) the concept of “needs,” in particular, the essential needs of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and (2) the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organizations on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs. It is the harmonious integration of a sound and viable economy, responsible governance, social cohesion and harmony, and ecological integrity to ensure that human development now and through future generations is a life-enhancing process.

31. Vulnerability - the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard. Vulnerability may arise from various physical, social, economic, and environmental factors such as poor design and construction of buildings, inadequate protection of assets, lack of public information and awareness, limited official recognition of risks and preparedness measures, and disregard for wise environmental management.

32. Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups - those that face higher exposure to disaster risk and poverty including, but not limited to, women, children, elderly, differently-abled people, and ethnic minorities.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DepED Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines

Tanggapan ng Pangalawang Kalihim Office of the Undersecretary

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KABATAANG SAMA-SAMANG MAGLILINGKOD, INC.

PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

From its inception, the Kabataang Sama-samang Maglilingkod, Inc. has implemented various programs and projects that enhance the capability of the young to contribute in nation-building and encourage them to participate in youth-related activities. KASAMA implements various programs and projects in the areas of leadership, environmental awareness, cultural appreciation and sociocivic involvement.

Telephone : (042) 710-3488 Mobile Phone (0915) 798-3217

DENR YOUTH DESK

The DENR Youth Desk is created to meet the needs of its youth constituents for information and active participation as caretakers and guardians of the environment.

The DENR Integrated Youth Program is being managed by designated Youth Desk Officers from the Central, Bureau and Regional Offices of the DENR.

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