Disasters in the Philippines : before and after Haiyan / edited by Glenda Tibe Bonifacio and Roxanna Balbido Epe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe, 1963- editor.

Epe, Roxana Balbido, editor.

Series:

Policy Press scholarship online.

Policy Press scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters--Philippines.

Disasters.

Philippines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 365 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Bringing together the voices of local scholars, this book examines disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Through its analysis, the book demonstrates the scopes, inequities and inefficiencies of policies and responses, as well as forms of empowerment and resilience, in meeting challenges in disaster-afflicted communities in the Philippines.

Contents:

Front Cover

Disasters in the Philippines: Before and After Haiyan

Copyright information

Dedication

Table of contents

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgments

Part I Disasters in the Philippines: Overview and Responses

1 Introduction

Conceptualizing disaster archipelago

Framing cultures and disasters

Local-global interface

Organization of the book

References

2 Socio-Economic Impact of Disasters in the Philippines: The First Two Decades of the 21st Century

Introduction

Estimates of the socio-economic impact of disasters in the Philippines

Direct effects of disasters

Secondary effects of disasters

Vulnerability to disasters in the Philippines

Strategies for disaster risk reduction in the Philippines

Disaster risk reduction strategies

The case of Albay province

Conclusions

Notes

3 State of ICT-Use within the Local Climate E-Governance in Metro Manila, Philippines

ICT-use for local climate e-governance in Metro Manila, Philippines

Social media

Wireless broadband technologies

GIS

Mobile technologies

ICT application processes for local climate e-governance: Marikina case study

Facilitating execution of tasks

Collecting data/information

Processing and analyzing data/information

Issues/barriers to ICT use and adoption

Recommendations

4 Food and Nutrition Security and Children's Health Challenges in Extreme Weather Disasters in the Philippines: Understanding the Implications of Gender Roles

Undernutrition and climate

Climate change as a factor in undernutrition

Nutrition in EWEs/disasters

Child undernutrition

Operational framework

Method

Characteristics of women participants, children, and households.

Characteristics of the children

Characteristics of households

Flood exposure

Understanding the causes of flood

Information and warning

Anxiety and fear of loss of loved ones, home, and possessions

Different mothering experiences

Normal daily routines before the flood

Controlling children's activities during the flood

Long-term experiences concerning food and nutrition

Food scarcity and insecurity

Food provision and allocation issues: 'Hating kapatid' (divide like siblings) but not really …

Mothers skipping meals for the sake of the children

Resourcefulness to make ends meet

Additional burdens affecting child nutrition and health

Access to local health services

Employment

Rebuilding amidst financial constraints

Lack of sustainable livelihood support and financial constraints

Keeping your head above water: Coping strategies

Food coping strategies

Participation in local nutrition programs as a coping mechanism

Non-food coping strategies

Income-related coping

Social networks as safety nets

Kawang-gawa (charity)

Long-term coping mechanisms and empowerment

Bahala na

Disaster preparedness

Conclusion

5 Children and Disaster Risk Reduction: Building Resilience from Education, Local Government Units, and Communities

Integrated Child-centered DRRM and Resilience Building (IC-CDRRMRB)

Adopting IC-CDRRMRB and sustaining the School-based DRR in the Philippines Project Interventions

Integrated Child-centred DRRM and Resilience-building in the Education Sector

Integrated Child-centred DRRM and Resilience-building in LGUs

ICDRRM and resilience-building in communities

Synergies and tripartite partnership of the education sector, LGUs, and communities

Education sector and community partnership.

Education sector and LGUs partnership

Communities and LGUs partnership

Child participation in DRRM and resilience-building

In schools

In communities

In Maribojoc and Loon LGUs

Scaling up IC-DRRM and resilience building

Scaling up an IC-CDRRMRB in the education sector

Scaling up an IC-CDRRMRB in the LGUs

Scaling up IC-CDRRMRBs in the communities

Part II Haiyan Aftermath

6 From Disaster Woes to Economic Windfall: The Case of San Juan Women of Sta. Rita, Samar

Transition from desperation to self-empowerment: Women of San Juan, Sta. Rita, Samar

San Juan Women's Association: Forerunner of the Floating Restaurant and Boardwalk by the Bay

The San Juan Floating Restaurant and Boardwalk by the Bay

Socio-economic background of the members

Entrepreneurship experience of the San Juan women

Economic empowerment

Entrepreneurship

Personal transformation

Learning social graces

Entrepreneurship: San Juan Floating Restaurant and Boardwalk by the Bay

Operation of the San Juan Floating Restaurant and Boardwalk by the Bay

Economic benefits

Prospects of the cooperative: The Floating Restaurant and Boardwalk by the Bay

San Juan Women and SDGs

7 Disaster Events and Role Transitions: Narratives of Filipino Rural Women after Typhoon Haiyan

Disaster and women's vulnerabilities

The struggle to survive and rebuild

Disaster as life event

Disaster and role transitions

NGOs and women's agency

Becoming empowered

Life after the storm

Centrality of motherhood

Motherhood as a source of strength

Continuing narratives: Life is sacrifice

8 Women's Participation in Small Island Resilience Building in Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines

Background.

Disaster context and resilience building

Disaster context of the study site

Geographical and socio-demographic profile of Concepcion

Typhoon Haiyan and small island communities

Typhoon Haiyan and actions by men and women

Community-based women's organization in social entrepreneurship

Project activities

Multilayered perspectives of women's vulnerability

Women's socio-economic vulnerability

Women's geographical vulnerability

Women's environmental vulnerability

Women's financial capacity

Women's kinship and family support

Women's roles and contributions in promoting resilient community

As a catalyst in improving the socio-economic condition of women members

As a platform in addressing women's issues and advocating women's rights

As a platform in improving capacities to manage livelihood projects and organizational functions

As a bridge in building networks and linkages

As an instrument in improving organizational development and performance

Note

9 What Could Have Been? Disaster Impact Analysis of Haiyan in Region VIII

Region VIII's economic profile before typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan and its consequences

Estimating the counterfactual

Economic costs of typhoon Haiyan

10 Gender and Labor Market Regimes in Post-Disaster Haiyan Communities in Leyte

Gender and island economy

Geography

Demography

Economy

From ground zero: gender and labor market regimes

Local

Translocal

International

Gender and post-disaster economic aid

Concluding thoughts

11 No One Left Behind? A Case for Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines

Disability and disasters in the Philippines: Understanding the links.

Learning from Haiyan

The CDiDRRN

Results of the CDiDRRN activities

Challenges

(Without) conclusion

12 Climate Change and Applied Theater as Post-Disaster Response

Storm surge

Haiyan

Outsider

Heartbeat

Storytelling

Dependency

Performing disaster

Future

13 Beyond Bayanihan: Overcoming Myths of Community Resilience in Typhoon Haiyan Post-Disaster Recovery

Background on bayanihan

Practice of bayanihan

Community engagement: pre-Haiyan

Timeframe of bayanihan spirit: post-Haiyan

Bayanihan as collective mobilization, not a social safety net

Low trust in cities and inequality in relief distribution undermine bayanihan

Filipino brand of resilience silences criticisms of government and humanitarian failures

Taclobanons feel less resilient after typhoon Haiyan

14 Increasing Resilience in Communities Affected by Typhoon Haiyan: World Renew's Response in the Philippines

Background of WR: Work in the Philippines

WR's strategy to disaster response

Methodology

Inclusion

Informed consent

Engagement with local stakeholders to build resilience

Emergency response phase

Early recovery phase

Rehabilitation phase

Reconstruction phase

Resilience (building) phase

Collaboration with municipal government

Linkages with academia

Partnerships with other NGOs

Behavioral change across phases of disaster recovery

Emergency response phase (0-3 months post-disaster)

Early recovery phase (3-6 months post-disaster)

Rehabilitation phase (6-12 months post-disaster)

Resilience (building) phase (24-72 months post-disaster)

Overcoming resistance

CBOs

Community-based savings

Environmental protection and climate adaptation.

Marine protection.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5292-2293-1

1-5292-2291-5

1-5292-2292-3

OCLC:

1377815856