Marqueza Cathalina L. Reyes: The First Step in Creating a DRF Strategy is Risk Estimation

Marqueza Cathalina L. Reyes: The First Step in Creating a DRF Strategy is Risk Estimation

As a practitioner of disaster risk management, Marqueza Cathalina L. Reyes (Assistant Professor of Disaster Risk and Crisis Management, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines) has worked with different governments, particularly in the ASEAN region. She explains why natural disaster management agencies should first focus on understanding and estimating the country’s risk before creating a financial protection strategy.