LOCAL government units (LGUs) need to enhance their capacities for disaster prevention and mitigation to invigorate development, according to a paper released on Friday by think tank ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies.

In the paper, ADR Institute trustees Prof. Francisco Magno and Ian Jayson Hecita discussed available options for LGUs to boost their capacities in disaster prevention and mitigation, which include risk assessments, vulnerability analysis, ecological profiling, land-use planning and communications campaigns.

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