Typhoon Haiyan
Climate financial preparedness in the Philippines
The Philippines' Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (DRFI) strategy is a proactive approach to disaster resilience, focusing on financial preparedness and protection for vulnerable populations. Key initiatives, such as the National Indemnity Insurance Program and agricultural insurance subsidies, aim to enhance fiscal stability and safeguard essential assets, including schools and livelihoods for farmers.
The Big Climate Movement
Three experts and eight climate activists dissect the complex interactions between migration and climate change in this 12-episode video series.
Careless Development Models in Yolanda’s Wake
Six years after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated Tacloban city in the Philippines the struggle for recovery continues. A call for transformation in the current development and recovery model.
A Framework for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk
Part of the IRDR working paper series, this paper lays out a framework for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk.
A typology framework for trade-offs in development and disaster risk reduction: a case study of Typhoon Haiyan recovery in Tacloban, Philippines
What are the trade-offs in the pursuit of development and DRR and what is their role in transformation? This article provides a typology of trade-off dimensions applied in a SE Asian case study.
Ara and Ron discover climate resilience in the Philippines
This cartoon was created for local farmers in the Visayas to illustrate the causes and impacts of climate change, and to communicate simple adaptation measures for local agricultural activities.