WFP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific - 2016 SPRs RBB 2016 SPRs by country | Page 725

Standard Project Report 2016
To mitigate the effects of El Niño on the nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months living in vulnerable areas
with high burden of acute malnutrition and are calamity-prone, outside of the PRRO, nutrition commodities and
specialized nutritious food (ready-to-use supplementary food), and tapes that measure mid-upper arm
circumference were distributed to selected municipalities in the provinces of Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, North
Catabato, Aurora, and Barangay Tondo in Manila.
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Strategic Objective:
Reduce risk and enable people, communities and countries to meet their own food and nutrition needs (SO3)
Outcome:
Risk reduction capacity of countries, communities and institutions strengthened
Activities:
Capacity development
Building on established partnerships with the national government and guided by the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Plan, disaster preparedness and response activities under phase 4 were completed
during the reporting period. Activities included training, provision of equipment such as early warning systems, tools
and equipment for disaster response; facilitation of exchange visits and sharing of best practices; construction of
evacuation centres; and technical assistance on policies and plans. The capacity-development work helped the
three provinces and two municipalities to receive the Seal of Good Local Governance.
Phase five of disaster preparedness and response activities commenced in the third quarter of 2016 and will
continue until September 2017. Thirty-eight municipalities have been targeted to increase their ability to respond to
shocks. As part of the preparedness activities, trainings on provision of basic equipment and reproduction of
information, education and communication materials endorsed by the national government for distribution at the
household level will be supported by WFP. Mitigation activities, such as building competencies and preparing plans
at municipal level; exchange visits; creation of knowledge hubs; disaster risk reduction management, and climate
change adaptation activities were planned to be completed by 2017.
Philippines, Republic of the (PH)
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