Data from a Survey of the Philippines’ Local Governments on their Risk Management Strategies to Natural Disasters
Description
This data is from a survey of Local Government Units (LGUs) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Office in the Philippines. The survey conducted in 2016-2017 was intended to assess the disaster risk reduction and mitigation programs and policies employed by the local government on types of disaster due to natural hazards. The survey data covers 47 provinces (including Metro Manila) with 193 municipalities and cities. The sampling design followed a multi-stage probability scheme taking into account the high-risk and low-risk disaster areas. This data article describes the framework and design of the survey and highlights the creation of indices and other outcome variables based on the survey. It also provides information on the field operations including data cleaning and processing that may be useful to those undertaking similar surveys. The dataset is in comma-separated values file (.csv) with accompanying data dictionary (.txt). The questionnaire is also included in the data supplementary appendix. This data article is an adjunct to the research articles, “Localized Disaster Risk Management Index for the Philippines: Is Your Municipality Ready for the Next Disaster?,” Ravago, et al., 2020 and “Coping with disasters due to natural hazards: Evidence from the Philippines,” Ravago, et al., 2018, where data interpretation and analysis can be found.
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See “Localized Disaster Risk Management Index for the Philippines: Is Your Municipality Ready for the Next Disaster?” Ravago, et al., 2020 and “Coping with disasters due to natural hazards: Evidence from the Philippines,” Ravago, et al., 2018.