Our Work Themes
ARISE-Philippines is focused on three Work Themes (WT) prescribed by the UNDRR. These work themes, together with our priority actions, define the general direction of the network in terms of activities, interventions and programs for disaster risk reduction.
Disaster Risk Management Strategies
The network, together with its partners and collaborators, will endeavor to develop and implement disaster risk management strategies that ultimately lead to the reduction of mortality, affected people, economic losses, and damages to critical infrastructure due to disasters.
ARISE-Philippines recognizes that in order to strengthen the resilience of our communities, we need to come up with effective disaster risk management strategies that take into account the sensitivities and realities on the ground. Hence we will work with our partners and collaborators to develop and implement disaster management strategies that are data driven and science based.
Education and Training
Critical to the implementation of effective disaster risk management strategies is a consistent and effective campaign to educate community stakeholders and to help build their individual and collective capabilities to reduce disaster risks.
ARISE-Philippines will endeavor to educate every community stakeholders on the risks and impact of disasters and inspire them to adapt data driven and science based disaster management strategies in collaboration with other stakeholders.
Through our members and partners, we will help build our communities capabilities on disaster prevention and mitigation, preparation, response and recovery so that every community are able to bounce forward better after disasters.
Urban Risk Resilience
ARISE-Philippines recognizes the unique vulnerabilities of urban communities when it comes to disasters, especially poor families living in high risk informal settlements. At the same time, the network is mindful of the impact to the rest of the country should urban areas, centers of commerce, education, trade and government, are severely affected by disasters.
Working with partners and collaborators, the network will endeavor to set up programs and influence policies aimed at protecting the vulnerable sectors in urban communities and ensuring the continuity of operations of public and private institutions in cities across the Philippines.
Four Priority Areas
Small and Medium-size Businesses
Over 90% of private sector organizations in the country is comprised of small and medium enterprises. Millions of Filipinos depend on these business for their livelihood and income and hence it is important to develop programs and policies that ensure the viability of these businesses amidst the constant threat of disasters.
Investors and Investments
In spite of the aggressive push from public and private institutions like ARISE-Phillippines for more disaster risk reduction programs and polices, many communities and businesses are still focused on disaster response. The network, through its linkages with potential investors, is working at encouraging more investments on disaster risk reduction and resilience. With more investments in risk reduction, business and communities will be compelled to follow suit and embrace this approach at managing disasters.
(Re)-Insurance
Insurance and re-insurance play a major role in ensuring communities and businesses are able to bounce forward better in the event of a disaster. Unfortunately, insurance and re-insurance penetration in the Philippines is still very small.
ARISE-Philippines is working with partners and collaborators to promote insurance and re-insurance as a tool for disaster risk reduction and resilience. At the same time, the network is in constant dialogue with the insurance sector to map out strategies and opportunities to make insurance and re-insurance more accessible to communities and businesses.
Resilient Infrastructure
Infrastructures are the lifeline of communities especially during disasters. Unfortunately, there are existing infrastructures in our communities that are extremely vulnerable to disasters. When these infrastructures get destroyed, communities and business will be severely affected, as these can result in delays in response, recovery and rehabilitation.
ARISE-Philippines recognizes this as among the priority areas for interventions. The network is aggressively working with partners and collaborators to ensure that all future infrastructure programs are anchored on disaster resilience and that existing infrastructures, whenever possible, are retrofitted to make them more resilient against identified disaster risks.
