Acosta, M. C. O. (2017). Improving disaster response and recovery through community-driven development (Unpublished master's thesis). Public Management Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines.

Public Management Development Program Middle Managers Class Batch 11 Thesis (MMC)--Development Academy of the Philippines.

The Philippines is prone to disasters due to the country's location and environmental state. The most common disaster experienced by the communities' ranges from typhoon, heavy rains that causes flooding, landslides, and storm surges. Based on the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) needs assessment that was conducted by this Re-entry Project (ReP), citizens perceive a huge gap in the adequacy of government's response to reduce, mitigate, or address the impacts of these hazards. The assessment also reveals the inadequacy of critical DRRM facilities and services at the local level. While most municipal Local Government Units (LGUs) are able to provide all relevant DRRM facilities and services, the same level of capacity is not reflected at the barangay level. Thus, learning form this implementation is that DRRM cannot be implemented by one agency alone but with the involvement of the different stakeholders and the active participation of the communities themselves. During the conduct of the 3-day Basic Training on the Barangay Protocol for DRRM, some community volunteers (CVs) claimed that the Barangay DRRM Council (BDRRMC) is not functional but only the barangay officials are doing the job every time disaster struck their community. They claimed they wanted to be involved since disasters are affecting their lives. They wanted to be equipped with knowledge and skills on DRRM so that they too can help other community residents in times of disaster. The Barangay Protocol for DRRM can provide guidance to communities and barangays on how to organize themselves to form the Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and identify the tasks to be undertaken, during, and after disasters, and the corresponding units or groups that must accomplish the required tasks. The protocol also explains the coordination mechanisms between the QRT and the BDRRMC and how they can work together. The project is aimed at building the capacity of KC-NCDDP municipalities in disaster risk reduction and management using the community-driven development strategy. This project fosters community members and BDRRMC working together for an improved disaster response and recovery.