ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the roles played by international agencies in disaster risk reduction using the Yolanda case. It explores the impacts of international aid agencies on vulnerability, poverty, resilience and adaptation in the affected areas. Disaster risk governance at the national, regional and global levels is very important for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and rehabilitation. It fosters collaboration and partnership. The growth of disaster risk means there is a need to strengthen disaster preparedness for response, take action in anticipation of events, and ensure capacities are in place for effective response and recovery at all levels. In terms of existing frameworks for coordination, there is an existing national framework of coordination between the Philippine government and foreign and international agencies in disaster risk reduction and management. International and foreign donors made significant interventions during both the relief and reconstruction phases post-Typhoon Yolanda.
