MODULE 3

The Four DRRM

Thematic Areas
 DRRM Course for
Public Sector Employees

MODULE 3A
Overview of
Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation
Module Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the

participants will be able to:
1. Define and describe Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation; and
2. Identify the different programs, projects
and activities of the NDRRMC on Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation.
Module Objectives

I. WHAT IS DISASTER
PREVENTION AND
MITIGATION?
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

Vice Chairperson for Disaster

Prevention and Mitigation
Disaster Mitigation in RA
10121
• Disaster Mitigation is the lessening or
limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards
and related disasters.
• Mitigation measures engineering techniques,
hazard-resistant construction, improved
environmental policies and programs and
public awareness (RA 10121).
Disaster Prevention in RA
10121
• Disaster Prevention is the outright avoidance
of adverse impacts of hazards and related
disasters.
• It expresses the concept and intention to
completely avoid potential adverse impacts
through advance actions such as
construction of dams or embankments, land-
use regulations and seismic engineering
designs.
Goal of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation

To avoid hazards and mitigate their potential

impacts by reducing vulnerabilities and
exposures, and enhancing capacities of
communities (NDRRM Plan)
Module Objectives

II. PROGRAMS UNDER

DISASTER PREVENTION
AND MITIGATION
 Collective Strengthening on Community
Awareness on Natural Disasters
(CSCAND)

• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and

Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS)
Focus on earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic
eruptions and related phenomena (ex.
earthquake-induced landslides, mudflows,
ground subsidence)

• Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,

Astronomical Services Administration
(DOST-PAGASA)
Focus on weather, geophysical, astronomical
and other related phenomena (ex.
typhoon (strong winds, storm surge),
drought, extreme temperature, flood, rain-
induced landslide )
 Collective Strengthening on Community
Awareness on Natural Disasters
(CSCAND)

• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and

Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS)
Focus on earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic
eruptions and related phenomena (ex.
earthquake-induced landslides, mudflows,
ground subsidence)

• Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,

Astronomical Services Administration
(DOST-PAGASA)
Focus on weather, geophysical, astronomical
and other related phenomena (ex.
typhoon (strong winds, storm surge),
drought, extreme temperature, flood, rain-
induced landslide )
 Collective Strengthening on Community
Awareness on Natural Disasters
(CSCAND)

• Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB)

Focus on conservation, management,
development and proper use of the country’s
mineral resources including those in
reservations and lands of public domains.

• National Mapping and Resource Information

Authority (NAMRIA)
Focus on map generation (topographic,
hydrographic and coastal)

• Office of Civil Defense (OCD)

Provide leadership in the continuous development
of strategic and systematic approaches as well as
to reduce the vulnerabilities and risks to hazards
and manage the consequences of disasters
DOST-PHIVOLCS Programs
and Activities
Volcano Monitoring Network
DOST-PHIVOLCS Programs
and Activities
Earthquake Monitoring Network
DOST-PHIVOLCS Programs
and Activities
Hazard and Damage Assessment
DOST-PHIVOLCS Programs
and Activities
Hazard and Damage Assessment
Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System
• Tool for computing hazards (deterministinic
ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides, tsunami)
• Tool for preparing scenarios
• Static maps of various hazards can be inegrated
• Includes database of critical facilities and
elements at risk (schools, bridges, urban areas,
houses); can be updated by local government
DOST-PAGASA Programs and
Activities
Weather Forecasting and Observation Network
58 Synoptic Stations
25 Agromet Stations
6 Upper-Air Stations
10 Radar Stations
2 AWOS
155 Automatic Weather Stations, 187
Automatic Rain Gauges and 47 Water Level
Stations
1 Wind Profiler
2 Marine Bouys
78 Climat/Rain Stations
1 Background Pollution Monitoring Station
DOST-PAGASA Programs and
Activities
Doppler Radar Program
DOST-PAGASA Programs and
Activities
Heavy Rainfall Warning Levels
DOST-PAGASA Programs and
Activities
Thunderstorm Warning Levels
DENR-MGB Projects and
Activities
• Geohazard mapping at 1:50,000 scale and
1:10,000 scale
• Provision of geohazard maps/information
and issuance of advisories to LGUs identified
as prone to geohazards
• Identification of relocation sites/evacuation
centers and establishment of community-
based early warning systems
DENR-MGB Programs and
Projects
• Conduct of province- and municipal-wide
information, education and communication
campaigns

• Coastal Geohazard Mapping and Assessment

NAMRIA Map Products

• Digital Data Maps – Topographic,

Land/Forest Cove, Slope, Scanned
Topographic, Georeference Scanned

• Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)

NAMRIA Map Products
READY Project

• Hazard Mapping and Assessment for

Effective Community-Based DRRM
• Multi-agency approach: DOST (PHIVOLCS,
PAGASA), DENR (MGB, NAMRIA), DND (OCD)
• Dubbed as the “READY” Project to connote
the action towards DRRM
READY Project
Maps Generated from the
READY Project
• 1:50,000 scale
• Flood (MGB), rain-triggered landslide (MGB),
storm surge (PAGASA)
• Fault rupture, ground shaking, liquefaction,
earthquake-triggered landslide, tsunami
(PHIVOLCS)
• Volcanic hazards (PHIVOLCS)
• 1:10,000 scale
• Rain-triggered landslide (MGB, flood (PAGASA)
• NAMRIA training on maps – projection, GIS
DOST-Project NOAH

DOST-Project NOAH harnesses technologies

and management services for DRR activities
offered by:
• DOST through PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, and the
DOST-Advanced Science and Technology
Institute (ASTI)
• UP National Institute of Geological Sciences
• UP College of Engineering
DOST-Project NOAH
Website
Accessible at http://noah.dost.gov.ph
DOST-Project NOAH
Website
Uses:
1) To Determine Probability of Raining
2) To Display Community-Scale Hazard Maps
3) To Analyze Disaster Histories
4) To Generate Disaster Scenarios
Module Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the

participants will be able to:
1. Define and describe Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation; and
2. Identify the different programs, projects
and activities of the NDRRMC on Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation.
Module Objectives

THANK YOU!
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