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DOH AO NO. 005 S. 2012: National Policy on Climate ChangeAdaptation for the Health SectorPolicy HandbookF. “Disaster” refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involvingwidespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts which exceed theability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.G. “Disaster risk reduction (DRR)” refers to the concept and practice of reducing disaster risksthrough systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including throughreduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management ofland and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events;H. “External Development Partners” refers to public and private sector entities, recognizedinternational donors, equivalent government partners, accredited non government organizations,imparting valuable technical assistanceI. “Global Warming” refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surfaceair and oceans that is associated with the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in theatmosphere.J. “Greenhouse gases” (GHG) refers to constituents of the atmosphere that contribute to thegreenhouse effect including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, per fluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.K. “Health Sector” refers to both the public and private health sectors which contribute to theoverall public health outcomes.L. “Health System” is the sum total of all the organizations, institutions and resources whoseprimary purpose is to improve health. Strengthening health systems means addressing keyconstraints related to health worker staffing, infrastructure, health commodities (such as equipmentand medicines), logistics, tracking progress and effective financing.M. “Kalusugan Pangkalahatan” (KP) refers to the Department of Health thrust and strategy in theprovision of Universal Health Care (UHC) for all Filipinos; it is embodied in Department Order2010-0032.N. “Mainstreaming” refers to the integration of policies and measures that address climate changeinto development planning and sectoral decision-making.O. “Mitigation” in the context of climate change refers to human intervention to addressanthropogenic emissions by sources and removals of all GHG, including Ozone-DepletingSubstances and their substitutes.P. “Vulnerability” refers to the degree to which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with,the adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes.10393