Evacuation Centers

Very true. That's the common practice here. Schools are the best options as evacuation center. Each room might accomudate at least 3-5 families. But then, there should be a good management system to manage to prevent being overcrowded

@jethrodale Yeah like knowing beforehand, the number of familes of each barangay.

@alchemistrx yes profiling must be done and assess what are the needs of the evacuees

Put it where it needs the most.

@jethrodale What you have been doing is a good thing so that they may know.

True reine. Im currently now handling the local disaster risk reduction and management here in our municipality. That's why I'm gathering some info here related to my work. I believe I can collect more ideas here. :)

Yeah,likely because we are near bodies of water and near the ring of fire and were mostly the factor that we have many storms coming our way.

Yes very true. We are inside the pacific ring.

25-30 storms. But i think this year it will be lesser due to the effects of El Nino.

The tenement evacuation center is feasible but when there is no storm then maybe occupied for school or office.

Yes agree with this. When there are no disasters and no evacuation this spaces can be utilize to some activities but with the agreement that it must be maintained well

Yah. In our country Philippines, 5% of the IRA yearly in the local will the allotted for local disaster risk reduction and management. From the that amount, 70% will be utilized for disaster preparedness, with that budget, you can utilized it for making a standard evacuation center. Well not all schools can be qualified as evacuation centers specially if the school is unsafe to evacuees. But for those schools that lack facilities to cather evacuees, then addidtional budget can be given to construct it as part of preparedness program