Development of Disaster Preparedness Manual for Earthquake

Development of Disaster Preparedness Manual for Earthquake

Project Director:  Jerome Cleofe
Funding Agency:  Local Government Academy

SDRC has been commissioned by the Local Government Academy, under its Program for Enhancement of Local Government’s Capacity on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) and Climate Change Adaptation and Management (CCAM), to develop a Disaster Preparedness Manual for Earthquake using the framework of Operation Listo of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The Manual is being developed in order to institutionalize standardized protocols and platforms for early preparedness, response, and monitoring actions that city/municipal LGUs should follow.

To achieve this, the Center will document the relevant research and standards, policies, programs and best practices related to critical preparedness actions in terms of preparation, response, and monitoring/reporting; understand the current practices, challenges and issues related to earthquake preparedness, risk reduction and management among government agencies and key stakeholders; prepare disaster preparedness manuals, which include checklists of early preparation for mayors, critical preparation for mayors, and Municipal Local Government Operations Officers (MLGOOs), Chiefs of Police (COPs), and Fire Marshals (FMs); and draft a policy for the adoption of the NDRRMC.