A CP should only be designed for one hazard at a time. If a community faces a new hazard, it must develop a new CP. Hazard specific true Crafted before the hazard happens false Participatory, Democratic false Humane false Single Community members and leaders must start the process of contingency planning as soon as possible. If they lack CP when a hazard arises, they will be caught off guard and unable to put in place a planned reaction. Transparent false Crafted before the hazard happens true Participatory, Democratic false Humane false Single A CP is not just the work of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) at any level (national, regional, provincial, city or municipal-wide, and barangay). Together with other community members and representatives from the most vulnerable sectors, it must develop the CP. Transparent false Short, simple, and understandable for all false Participatory, Democratic true Humane false Single The resulting information and strategy must be compassionate and considerate of the requirements, circumstances, and rights of vulnerable groups. Transparent false Short, simple, and understandable for all false Freely available and distributed to all members of the community false Humane true Single A public document is a CP. People therefore have a right to know what is contained in the contingency plan, when workshops relevant to its creation took place (or are now taking place), who was involved in its creation, and how it was created. It is necessary to make meeting minutes and recordings of the planning process accessible. Transparent true Short, simple, and understandable for all false Freely available and distributed to all members of the community false Reviewed and revised regularly false Single A CP wasn't created by experts for experts. It is not a report or technical paper. No of their level of knowledge, it is meant to be read and used by everyone in the community. As a result, when it is written, the limits of individuals who are hardly literate should be taken into account. Freely available and distributed to all members of the community false Short, simple, and understandable for all true Reviewed and revised regularly false Funded as part of the Annual Budget or Development Plan of the organization concerned false Single Copies of it must be freely available and given to every home and business in the community because it is the result of a publicly-funded process. It might even be made accessible online. Everyone should receive a copy, even those who were unable to take part in the planning process. Reviewed and revised regularly false Funded as part of the Annual Budget or Development Plan of the organization concerned false Freely available and distributed to all members of the community true Contingency planning and contingency plans false Single The CP should ideally be evaluated and revised at least once a year, while in practice this will depend on how much the environment has changed and calls for an update. Additionally, certain community members can express concerns about its efficacy, which should be handled appropriately. Funded as part of the Annual Budget or Development Plan of the organization concerned false Contingency planning and contingency plans false Hazard specific false Reviewed and revised regularly true Single A CP is useless if no financing is provided to ensure that its directives are carried out as intended. Funded as part of the Annual Budget or Development Plan of the organization concerned true Contingency planning and contingency plans false Hazard specific false Crafted before the hazard happens false Single It is the process of analyzing disaster risk and making plans ahead of time to ensure a timely, effective, and appropriate response to a looming hazard. Hazard specific false Contingency planning and contingency plans true Crafted before the hazard happens false Participatory, Democratic false Single