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CDRA reference documents

Guidebooks, manuals, and issuances that govern how risk assessment and land use planning are done in the Philippines. Every entry names its issuing agency and links to the official source.

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The documents that explain the process most directly, including the USAID–SURGE and DHSUD material this module's structure follows. Listing them here does not imply their endorsement of this platform.

Guidebook2015All LGUs

Supplemental Guidelines on Mainstreaming Climate and Disaster Risks in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan

The foundational guidance linking the CDRA to the CLUP — what the assessment must produce and how those outputs change land use decisions.

Source: Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Climate Change Commission and UNDP · CDRA-CLUP Mainstreaming
Official government resource

  • #cdra
  • #mainstreaming
  • #clup
  • #climate risk
View official source
Guidebook2015All LGUs

CDRA Guidebook: The Six-Step Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment Process

Describes the six-step CDRA methodology LGUs use to identify hazard-prone areas, build the exposure database, and estimate risk.

Source: Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (now DHSUD) · CDRA Methodology
Official government resource

  • #cdra
  • #hazard assessment
  • #risk assessment
  • #guidebook
View official source
GIS Data2020All LGUs

HazardHunterPH

Enter a location and instantly generate a report on seismic, volcanic and hydrometeorological hazard exposure — the fastest starting point for hazard characterization.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, DOST GeoRisk Philippines · Hazard Assessment Tool
Official government resource

  • #hazardhunterph
  • #georiskph
  • #hazard assessment
  • #gis
View official source
GIS DataAll LGUs

GeoAnalyticsPH

Visualize and download population and facility exposure data against hazard zones — a direct input to the CDRA exposure database.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, DOST GeoRisk Philippines · Exposure Data Analytics
Official government resource

  • #geoanalyticsph
  • #exposure database
  • #population data
  • #gis
View official source
GIS Data2018All LGUs

GeoRisk Philippines (GeoRiskPH) Platform

The multi-agency platform hosting HazardHunterPH, GeoAnalyticsPH and GeoMapperPH — hazard, exposure and risk data for CDRA preparation.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Department of Science and Technology · Multi-hazard GIS Platform
Official government resource

  • #georiskph
  • #gis platform
  • #phivolcs
  • #dost
View official source
GIS Data2024All LGUs

PAGASA Climate Information Map (Cli-Map v2)

Download historical and CMIP6 climate projection data by municipality, province or region for the climate change assessment step of the CDRA.

Source: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration · Climate Projections
Official government resource

  • #pagasa
  • #climate projection
  • #cmip6
  • #climate data
View official source

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Guidebook2015All LGUs

Supplemental Guidelines on Mainstreaming Climate and Disaster Risks in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan

The foundational guidance linking the CDRA to the CLUP — what the assessment must produce and how those outputs change land use decisions.

Source: Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Climate Change Commission and UNDP · CDRA-CLUP Mainstreaming
Official government resource

  • #cdra
  • #mainstreaming
  • #clup
  • #climate risk
View official source
Guidebook2015All LGUs

CDRA Guidebook: The Six-Step Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment Process

Describes the six-step CDRA methodology LGUs use to identify hazard-prone areas, build the exposure database, and estimate risk.

Source: Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (now DHSUD) · CDRA Methodology
Official government resource

  • #cdra
  • #hazard assessment
  • #risk assessment
  • #guidebook
View official source
Department Order2014All LGUs

Board Resolution No. 915, S. 2014: Approving the Supplemental Guidelines for Mainstreaming CCA and DRR in the CLUP

The board resolution that formally adopted the CDRA mainstreaming guidelines, giving LGUs the legal basis to apply them.

Source: Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (now DHSUD) · CDRA Mainstreaming Issuance
Official government resource

  • #board resolution
  • #cdra
  • #mainstreaming
  • #hlurb
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Department Order2010All LGUs

Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 10121 (Philippine DRRM Act of 2010)

Sets the legal framework requiring LGUs to mainstream disaster risk reduction, including the CDRA, into local development and land use plans.

Source: Office of Civil Defense, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council · DRRM Legal Framework
Official government resource

  • #ra 10121
  • #drrm act
  • #irr
  • #legal basis
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Memorandum Circular2014All LGUs

NDRRMC-DBM-DILG Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2014-1: Establishment of LDRRMOs and BDRRMCs

Requires every province, city, municipality and barangay to set up a disaster risk reduction office or committee responsible for local DRRM plans.

Source: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Department of Budget and Management, Department of the Interior and Local Government · Local DRRM Office
Official government resource

  • #ldrrmo
  • #drrm
  • #ndrrmc
  • #joint circular
View official source
GIS Data2020All LGUs

HazardHunterPH

Enter a location and instantly generate a report on seismic, volcanic and hydrometeorological hazard exposure — the fastest starting point for hazard characterization.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, DOST GeoRisk Philippines · Hazard Assessment Tool
Official government resource

  • #hazardhunterph
  • #georiskph
  • #hazard assessment
  • #gis
View official source
GIS DataAll LGUs

PHIVOLCS FaultFinder

Measures the distance between a chosen site and the nearest active fault, used to enforce fault easement zones in land use and zoning decisions.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology · Active Fault Mapping
Official government resource

  • #faultfinder
  • #active fault
  • #phivolcs
  • #seismic hazard
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GIS Data2015All LGUs

DENR-MGB Detailed Landslide and Flood Susceptibility Map Series

Detailed 1:10,000-scale landslide and flood susceptibility map services LGUs overlay with land use plans to identify hazard-prone barangays.

Source: Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources · Geohazard Mapping
Official government resource

  • #geohazard
  • #landslide
  • #flood susceptibility
  • #mgb
View official source
GIS Data2015All LGUs

MGB Geohazard Maps: Viewing and Download Guidance

MGB guidance explaining how LGUs can view and download the geohazard maps for use in local disaster risk assessments.

Source: Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources · Geohazard Map Access
Official government resource

  • #mgb
  • #geohazard maps
  • #download
  • #denr
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GIS DataAll LGUs

Project NOAH Hazard Maps (Flood, Landslide, Storm Surge)

Open geospatial datasets of flood, landslide and storm surge hazard zones nationwide, used to delineate hazard overlays in the CLUP and CDRA.

Source: Department of Science and Technology (Project NOAH) · Multi-hazard Mapping
Official government resource

  • #project noah
  • #flood hazard
  • #landslide
  • #storm surge
View official source
GIS DataAll LGUs

GeoAnalyticsPH

Visualize and download population and facility exposure data against hazard zones — a direct input to the CDRA exposure database.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, DOST GeoRisk Philippines · Exposure Data Analytics
Official government resource

  • #geoanalyticsph
  • #exposure database
  • #population data
  • #gis
View official source
GIS DataAll LGUs

PSA OpenSTAT Statistical Database

Barangay and municipal population, household, and housing tables used to quantify population exposure in the CDRA.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority · Population Data
Official government resource

  • #psa
  • #openstat
  • #population
  • #exposure
View official source
GIS Data2018All LGUs

GeoRisk Philippines (GeoRiskPH) Platform

The multi-agency platform hosting HazardHunterPH, GeoAnalyticsPH and GeoMapperPH — hazard, exposure and risk data for CDRA preparation.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Department of Science and Technology · Multi-hazard GIS Platform
Official government resource

  • #georiskph
  • #gis platform
  • #phivolcs
  • #dost
View official source
GIS DataAll LGUs

Geoportal Philippines

National GIS clearinghouse for administrative boundaries, hazard layers, and base maps used throughout the CDRA.

Source: National Mapping and Resource Information Authority and partner agencies · National GIS Data Portal
Official government resource

  • #geoportal
  • #gis
  • #namria
  • #hazard layers
View official source
Technical Manual2023All LGUs

BCRUPD Enhanced Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) Tool

Documents the upgraded CDRA methodology that better incorporates future climate risk and standardized hazard data.

Source: Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development with UN-Habitat Philippines · Enhanced CDRA Methodology
Official government resource

  • #cdra
  • #un-habitat
  • #bcrupd
  • #risk methodology
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Memorandum Circular2013All LGUs

NDRRMC-DBM-DILG Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1: Allocation and Utilization of the Local DRRM Fund

Guides LGUs on budgeting and spending the 5% Local DRRM Fund for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and rehabilitation.

Source: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Department of Budget and Management, Department of the Interior and Local Government · Disaster Risk Reduction Fund
Official government resource

  • #ldrrmf
  • #drrm fund
  • #ndrrmc
  • #budgeting
View official source
GIS Data2024All LGUs

PAGASA Climate Information Map (Cli-Map v2)

Download historical and CMIP6 climate projection data by municipality, province or region for the climate change assessment step of the CDRA.

Source: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration · Climate Projections
Official government resource

  • #pagasa
  • #climate projection
  • #cmip6
  • #climate data
View official source
Technical Manual2024All LGUs

PAGASA Climate Change Projections (Dynamic Downscaling)

National rainfall and temperature projections under different emission scenarios — a key reference for LGU climate vulnerability assessments.

Source: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration · Climate Change Projections
Official government resource

  • #pagasa
  • #climate change
  • #projections
  • #cmip6
View official source
Technical ManualProvinces

User Guide to AMICAF/PAGASA CMIP5 Climate Change Projections

Technical manual explaining downscaled rainfall and temperature projections for 2020-2049 and 2050-2079 at provincial level.

Source: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration · Downscaled Climate Data
Official government resource

  • #pagasa
  • #amicaf
  • #climate projection
  • #technical manual
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Memorandum Circular2014All LGUs

DILG Memorandum Circular 2014-135: Guidelines on the Formulation of the Local Climate Change Action Plan

Directs cities and municipalities to treat climate change adaptation planning as a regular function and issues guidance for preparing an LCCAP.

Source: Department of the Interior and Local Government · Local Climate Change Action Plan
Official government resource

  • #lccap
  • #climate action plan
  • #dilg
  • #memorandum circular
View official source
Guidebook2017All LGUs

Enhanced LGU Guidebook on the Formulation of the Local Climate Change Action Plan (Book 3)

A practical toolkit walking LGU planners through building an LCCAP that mainstreams climate adaptation and mitigation into local plans.

Source: Local Government Academy, Department of the Interior and Local Government · LCCAP Formulation
Official government resource

  • #lccap
  • #climate change
  • #guidebook
  • #dilg
View official source
GuidebookAll LGUs

Local Climate Change Action Plan Resource Page

The Climate Change Commission reference hub explaining the LCCAP mandate and how LCCAPs connect to CLUPs and CDPs.

Source: Climate Change Commission · LCCAP Overview
Official government resource

  • #lccap
  • #climate change commission
  • #mainstreaming
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CDRA Philippines is an independent educational module of SmartCity.ph. It is not an official application of DHSUD, USAID, PAGASA, or any other government agency, and it is not endorsed by them. Official documents referenced here identify their issuing agency and link back to the original source. All municipal figures, maps, and risk scores shown in the demo are fictional.