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Administrative Order No. 1 of 2010 directing the Local Government Units, particularly Provinces, to adopt and use in their planning activities the Guidelines for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Subnational Development and Land Use/ Physical Planning.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil
Keyword
Hazards Institution Governance Risk assessment/management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land-use planning
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
Abstract

This Administrative Order, consisting of 5 sections, makes Local Government Units, particularly Provinces to adopt in planning activities the Guidelines for mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Subnational Development and Land Use/Physical Planning. It establishes that the Local Government Units (LGUs), particularly provinces, are directed to adopt and use the DRR Guidelines to enhance natural disaster risk reduction efforts in the local development planning process. Disaster risk assessment methodology introduced in the DRR Guidelines shall be followed to ensure proper siting of development undertakings and to enable the identification of areas at risk to natural disaster and the appropriate mitigation measures.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ph