PROFILE: MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES Former er Spanish ish and US - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
PROFILE: MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES Former er Spanish ish and US - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
PROFILE: MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES Former er Spanish ish and US colony Locati tion: on: SE Asia 7,107 islands nds Philippi ppine nes s populat ation: on: 103 million on Ur Urban an populat ation: on: 49% Rate e of urbani nizat
PROFILE: MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES
Former er Spanish ish and US colony Locati tion:
- n: SE Asia
7,107 islands nds Philippi ppine nes s populat ation:
- n: 103 million
- n
Ur Urban an populat ation:
- n: 49%
Rate e of urbani nizat ation ion: 2.3% % annual ally Manila a populati ulation:
- n: 11.
1.5 millio ion
PHYSICAL HAZARDS IN THE PHILIPPINES & METRO MANILA
Cyclon
- nic
ic Storms ms Landsl slides ides Earthq hquak akes es Tsunami namis Volcan canoes es Floods ds Drough ghts ts Forest st Fires Epidemi emics cs
VIDEO: TYPHOON ONDOY
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TYPHOONS
RISK: DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE
Ur Urba baniz nization ation Infor
- rmal
mal set ettlem tlements ents in flo lood
- d risk
k areas Coastal astal real al esta tate e develop elopment ment
RISK: INFRASTRUCTURE
No No sewage age system em Drai aina nage ge ma maintenance enance
RISK: POPULATION
RISK: ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
Cap apitalism italism Sta tate e spending ending cu cuts ts
RISK: POVERTY
Chronic
- nic disas
aster ers Weak ak social cial netw etwor
- rks
ks Lac ack k of polit litical ical represe resenta ntation tion
VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RISKS
Ad Adverse se affect ect on all sector
- rs
Increase rease in number ber of extreme reme weathe ther event nts Risin ing sea levels Increa easing sing vulne nerability ability
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO ONDOY TIMELINE
Ondoy hits Sept 26, 2009 State of Calamity declared Oct 2 Pepeng hits Oct 3-9 Damages and needs are estimated and assessed Oct Top-down recovery plan developed Nov
- Gov. Needs
Assessment published Nov 26, 2009 Secondary effects and social stressors worsen conditions Nov Martial law declared Dec 4 Violence mars elections and hurts implementation of Gov Needs Assessment recommendations May 2010 Next cycle
- f Typhoons
begins with Conson July 14 Formation and implementation
- f Hazard and
vulnerability plans continues… Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act June 4, 2010
TIPPING POINTS FOR AND BARRIERS TO CHANGE AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
Quant ntif ifica icati tion
- n
Reconstruction
- nstruction Foci
- Rural Production
- Flood Management
- Housing
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Local governance
Long-term erm Monit itor
- rin
ing Prioriti tizat ation ion of Ac Acti tion
- n
FRAMEWORK FOR OPPORTUNITY/CHANGE
(Pelling 2011)
Governmental adaptations to Typhoon Ondoy 2009 Un realized Community based Resilience
WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING
RECO COGNI GNISI SING G REA EACH CHABL ABLE E TRANSITI ANSITIONS ONS Workin ing g with h Infor
- rma
mal set ettl tlemen ements ts
- Provision of services
Movem emen ent t beyon
- nd re
reconstruct nstructio ion A A more holistic stic discour course se on vulnerab erability ility Social al and commun munit ity base sed d resilie ience nce
WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING
COMMUN UNITY BASED ED RESIL SILIENCE ENCE Commu mmuni nity ty level el actio ion n suppor
- rted
ed by wider engagement gement with urban n politi tical cal and instit itut utio ional struct ctures. es. Buildin ding g up local al social ial capita tal. Shift t away from an overrelian eliance ce on central tral governmen ernment. t. Power of vulnerable erable commu mmuni niti ties es to develop elop strat ategies egies and action ions s to imp mprove e their resilie ience. nce.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What t is the role of the governme ment nt in developing ping commun unity ity-base ased d resilience ience? ? How are learning ning opportu tuniti nities limit ited d or enhanc anced d by t the Philippine’s (post)colonial context? What t are the issues ues of having ing intern rnatio ationa nal aid d be t the main in driver er
- f disast
aster resilie ience? nce?
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