The members of the 17-strong Citizens’ Disaster Response Network (CDRN), vowed to step-up its efforts on Climate Change Adaptation within its disaster risk reduction work. The network held its 10th General Assembly last May 27-29, 2013 at the El Madero Resort in Batangas. One of the resolutions passed by the assembly was to integrate the impact of climate change to...
25 Jun, 2013February 19, 2020
Photo Gallery: CDRC facilitates Miriam Volunteer Mission to Bulacan
CDRC facilitated the immersion program of Miriam College students in Brgys. Graceville and San Isidro in Bulacan from June 6-8, 2013. The eleven fresh graduates joined the peasants in farm work – planting vegetables and clearing farm lands. The volunteers said that the experience had a positive impact on them.
22 Jun, 2013February 19, 2020
Rebuilding lives after Typhoon Pablo
Last December 4, 2012, almost a year after Typhoon Sendong, Supertyphoon Pablo/Bopha hit Mindanao, leaving behind massive devastation. It affected Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and some parts of CARAGA Region. To date, damages to agriculture, the main source of livelihood in affected areas, has reached P26.5 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported. The NDRRMC also...
8 Apr, 2013February 19, 2020
Philippines is most disaster-affected country in 2012
The Philippines topped the list of countries with the highest mortality rate due to natural disasters in 2012. The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), a non-government organization based in the Philippines, cited the records of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), which showed that 2,360 people were killed due to natural disasters in 2012. Coming...