TRAINING DESIGN on BASIC ORIENTATION/WORKSHOP ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

Prepared by: IVO ALLAN C. TY LGOO V/MLGOO and the CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE Calbayog City

for the

MUNICIPAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL Municipality of Almagro Province of Samar

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Climate change is one of the most immediate and pressing concerns facing the world today. Over the past several years we have seen increased number and intensity of extreme weather such as typhoons, hurricanes, heat waves and flooding in many parts of the world. Climate change has also resulted in the increased incidence of La Nina and El Nino phenomena. The Philippines because of its location and its being an archipelago is vulnerable to climate change. Our country is one of the most disaster-prone in the world. The National Disaster Coordinating Council recorded 523 disasters with total cost of damage of Php 150.071 Billion or some 37 disasters on the average annually.
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) has outlined the Philippine Disaster Management Framework which covers the areas of Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Rehabilitation. Preparedness - Pre-disaster actions and measures being undertaken to avert or minimize loss of lives and properties, such as, but not limited to, community organizing, training, planning, equipping, stockpiling, hazard mapping and public information and education initiatives. Mitigation

- measures/programs aimed to minimize the impact of a natural or a man-made hazard on a community in terms of casualties and damages. Measures may include insuring persons and property, formulating and enforcing safety regulations, land use planning and zoning, and building and fire codes. It also includes the construction of infrastructure designed to prevent disaster from occurring i.e. flood-control drainage, fire lanes etc. Response - concerted effort to provide emergency assistance or relief to persons who are victims of disasters or calamities, and in the restoration of essential public activities and facilities. It includes the timely receipt and rapid dissemination of warnings to threatened communities/populations and immediate notification and mobilization of response units. Rehabilitation - the process by which the affected communities/areas or damaged public infrastructures are restored to their normal level or their actual condition prior to the occurrence of the disaster or calamity.

Community Based Disaster Management As early as 2002 the Philippine Disaster Management Forum has emerged to advocate the concept of Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM). The concept of CBDM is anchored on the understanding that whether a disaster is major or minor, of national or local proportion, it is the people at the community or village level who suffer most its adverse effects. They use coping and survival strategies to face and respond to the situation long before outside help fromNGOs or the government arrives. They are interested to protect themselves from the damage and harm through community based disaster preparedness and mitigation.
The key elements of CBDM are as follows: People Participation Priority to vulnerable groups, families and people in the community (elderly, differently-abled, women and children) Risk reduction measures are community-specific The aim is to reduce risk by increasing capacities Link disaster reduction with development Outsiders have supporting and facilitating roles

TRAINING DESCRIPTION The Basic Orientation on Disaster Management is a 2-day live-out activity designed to develop the competencies of the members of the newly organized Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in conducting community-based disaster management including risk and vulnerability assessment, and developing Disaster Preparedness Plans. The orientation also aims to develop a pool of trainors that will train members of Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Councils in the preparation of their own Disaster Preparedness Plans. The training consists of two modules of lectures and a workshop. The first module introduces participants to the basics concepts of disaster risk management. The second module is a discussion on the disaster management cycle and participatory disaster risk assessment using the Vulnerabilities and Capacities Assessment tools (VCA). Workshops are conducted on the second day applying the concepts learned during the lectures and the final output is a draft Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (MDRRMP).

LEARNING OBJECTIVES General Objectives To develop competencies of the members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) in conducting disaster risk and vulnerability assessments and in preparing the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (MDRRMP). Specific Objectives At the end of the orientation the members of the MDRRMC must be able to: a. Define disaster risk reduction and management concepts such as disaster, hazards, risks, vulnerabilities and capacities b. Understand and discuss the disaster management cycle and its importance to the security of families and the community. c. Have the skills needed to gather data for a comprehensive picture of the hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities present in their localities. d. as a group, Be able to formulate a Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan

COURSE CONTENT MODULE I a. Introduction to Disaster Risk Management concepts b. Hazards: their effects to families, communities & environment MODULE II a. Understanding Disaster Management (Disaster Management Cycle) b. Introduction to Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment using the Vulnerabilites and Capacities Assessment (VCA) Tools: Tool 1 Historical Profile Tool 2 Hazard Severity Ranking Tool 3 Seasonal Calendar Tool 4 Local Coping Mechanisms Tool 5 Institutional and Social Network Analysis Tool 6 Hazards Mapping/Geographic Positioning System (GPS) WORKSHOP a. Preparing the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan

PARTICIPANTS a. Members of the MDRRMC.14 b. Training Team from the CDRRMO, Calbayog City.9 c. Chairman, SB Committee on Laws and Public Safety..1 e. Chairman, SB Committee on Environmental Protection.......1 f. Chairman, SB Committee on Finance and Appropriation..1 g. Chairman, SB Committee on Social Welfare.....1 d. Training Secretariat........2 e. Punong Barangays of poblacion barangays...5 --------34 ======

TRAINING METHODOLOGIES Lectures, demonstrations and workshops shall be the primary methods. Lectures will be employed to teach the theoretical part of the training. Demonstration will be used to teach Geographic Positioning System. Workshops will be used to apply the VCA tools during risk assessment and during the preparation of the MDRRM Plan. The training will utilize GPS equipment, spot maps, cadastral maps, and ecological profiles.

TRAINING OUTPUT At the end of the two day training it is expected that a pool of trainors will be created. These trainors will facilitate the preparation of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plans in the barangay levels. It is also expected that a draft MDRRM Plan would have been formulated.

VENUE and SCHEDULE The training will be held at the Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall, Brgy Poblacion, Almagro from Tuesday to Wednesday, February 8-9, 2011.

FINANCIAL BUDGET

Food ( 34 pax x 2 meals/snacks)..Php 25,000.00 Training Kits, Materials and Supplies.. 3,000.00 Honorarium for Speakers ( Php 1,000.00 x 8). 8,000.00 Honorarium for Training Manager and MDRRMO (Php 2,000 x 2) 4,000.00 Honorarium for Secretariat (Php 500.00 x 2).. 1,000.00 ------------Php 41,000.00 =======

Prepared by:

Approved by:

IVO ALLAN C. TY LGOO V/MLGOO Member-MDRRMC

HON. KATHLEEN S. PRUDENCIADO Municipal Mayor/Chairman-MDRRMC

Framework for Community Based Disaster Management

Mitigation
- Land use planning - Codes -Zoning

Preparedness
-Organizing -Education/training -Stockpiling -Equipping

People Participation

Priority to the vulnerable community-specific increase capacities to reduce risks Link disaster reduction with development Outsiders have supporting & facilitating roles

Rehabilitation
-Reconstruction -Normaliztion of social & economic activities

Response

-Early warning -Mobilization and deployment of response teams

AT RISK COMMUNITIES

RESILIENT COMMUNITIES

Republic of the Philippines Province of Samar MUNICIPALITY OF ALMAGRO

January 21, 2011

HON. REYNALDO S. UY, M.D. City Mayor Calbayog City Sir; Greetings! The Municipality of Almagro thru the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) will be conducting the Basic Orientation / Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management from February 8-9, 2011 at Almagro, Samar. It is my pleasure to invite your MDRRMO, Estanislao Cortado and his staff to facilitate the said activity. I am hoping for your favorable response to this humble request. Uswag Almagro!

Very truly yours,

HON. KATHLEEN S. PRUDENCIADO Municipal Mayor Almagro, Samar

Republic of the Philippines Province of Samar MUNICIPALITY OF ALMAGRO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. _______ Series of 2011

AN ORDER CREATING THE MUNICIPAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (MDRRMC) AND DISIGNATING THE MUNICIPAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICER (MDRRMO) WHERAS, it is the duty of the state to uphold the peoples constitutional right to life and property, strengthening the countrys institutional capacity; building the resilience of local communities to disasters. WHERAS, climate change has brought about the need to strengthen the capacities of LGUs and communities in mitigating and preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the impact of disasters. WHEREAS, Almagro is an island municipality and is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change such as typhoons, landslides and the on-going La Nina phenomenon which has resulted to continuous torrential rains. WHEREAS, Section 11 of RA 10121 otherwise known as 'Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 mandates that existing Provincial, City, and Municipal Disaster Coordinating Councils shall henceforth be known as the Provincial, City, and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils. WHEREAS, Section 12 of RA 10121 mandates that there shall be established an LDRRMO in every province, city and municipality. NOW THEREFORE, I, KATHLEEN S. PRUDENCIADO, Municipal Mayor of the Municipality of Almagro, Province of Samar, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) and designate the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (MDRRMO), to wit:

Section 1. COMPOSITION. The MDRRMC shall be composed of the following: Chairman: HON. KATHLEEN S. PRUDENCIADO Municipal Mayor ENGR. JANE J. CABAHUG Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator HON. DAMIAN V. MATADOS, JR. Chairman, Committee on Laws and Public Safety HON. EMMANUEL D. ONREJAS President, Liga ng mga Barangay REYNALDO V. TOMAMAK Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Officer CHONA M. JACKSON Municipal Social Welfare & Development Officer DR. PAUL SANTIAGO OIC-MHO MERVYN O. DOCALLOS Municipal Agriculturist ENGR. SANTIAGO P. CARPON Municipal Engineer FERNANDO COLLAMAT Municipal Budget Officer MONICO JAO Dep-Ed Representative P/SI ZALDY CAGAMPANG PNP-Chief of Police IVO ALLAN C. TY DILG-MLGOO

Members:

Section 2. FUNCTIONS. Pursuant to RA 10121 the MDRRMC shall have the following functions: (1) Approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Municipal Disaster Riks Reduction and Management Plan (MDRRMP)and regularly review and test the plan consistent with other national and local planning programs; (2) Ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into local development plans, programs and budgets as a strategy in sustainable development and poverty reduction; (3) Recommend the implementation of forced or preemptive evacuation of local residents, if necessary; and (4) Convene the local couneil once every three (3) months or as necessary. Section 3. MDRRMO: Reynaldo V. Tomamak is hereby designated as the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Section 4. Responsibilities of the MDRRMO: Pursuant to RA 10121 the MDRRMO shall be primarily responsible for: (1) Design, program, and coordinate disaster risk reduction and management activities consistent with the National Council's standards and guidelines; (2) Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning activities at the local level; (3) Consolidate local disaster nsk information which includes natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and climate change risks, and maintain a local risk map; (4) Organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge management activities on disaster risk reduction and management at the local level; (5) Operate a multi-hazard early warning system, linked to disaster risk reduction to provide accurate and timely advice to national or local emergency response organizations and to the general public, through diverse mass media, particularly radio, landline communications, and technologies for communication within rural communities; (6) Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated MDRRMP in accordance with the national, regional and provincial framework, and policies on disaster risk reduction in close coordination with the local development councils (LDCs); (7) Prepare and submit to the local sanggunian through the MDRRMC and the LDC the annual LDRRMO Plan and budget, the proposed programming of the LDRRMF, other dedicated disaster risk reduction and management resources, and other regular funding source/s and budgetary support of the MDRRMO;

(8) Conduct continuous disaster monitoring and mobilize instrumentalities and entities of the LGUs, CSOs, private groups and organized volunteers, to utilize their facilities and resources for the protection and preservation of life and properties during emergencies in accordance with existing policies and procedures; (9) Identify, assess and manage the hazards. vulnerabilities and risks that may occur in their locality; (10) Disseminate information and raise public awareness about those hazards. vulnerabilities and risks, their nature, effects, early warning signs and counter-measures; (l1) Identify and implement cost-effective risk reduction measures/strategies; (12) Maintain a database of human resource, equipment, directories, and location of critical infrastructures and their capacities such as hospitals and evacuation centers; (13) Develop, strengthen and operationalize mechanisms for partnership or networking with the private sector, CSOs, and volunteer groups; (14) Take all necessary steps on a continuing basis to maintain, provide, or arrange the provision of, or to otherwise make available, suitably-trained and competent personnel for effective civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management in its area; (15) Organize, train, equip and supervise the local emergency response teams and the ACDV s, ensuring that humanitarian aid workers are equipped with basic skills. (16) Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergencies and carry out recovery activities in the affected area, ensuring that there is an efficient mechanism for immediate delivery of food, shelter and medical supplies for women and children, endeavor to create a special place where internally-displaced mothers can find help with breastfeeding, feed and care for their babies and give support to each other; (17) Within its area, promote and raise public awareness of and compliance with this Act and legislative provisions relevant to the purpose of this Act; (18) Serve as the secretariat and executive arm of the MDRRMC; Section 5. EFFECTIVITY. This order shall take effect immediately. Done this _______ day of January 2011 at the Municipality of Almagro, Samar

HON. KATHLEEN S. PRUDENCIADO Municipal Mayor