✅Case Study - Philippines Multihazardous

Question 1

What hazards does the Philippines endure?

Answer 1

Droughts
Earthquakes
Floods
Tropical Storms
Volcanoes
Wildfires

Question 2

What is the most frequent hazard event int he Philippines?

Answer 2

Tropical cyclones

Question 3

What is resilience?

Answer 3

Developing resistance to something and being able to overcome it, a state of mind

Question 4

What is mitigation?

Answer 4

Making an attempt to lessen the effects and damage caused by a hazard

Question 5

What percentage of all disasters in South East Asia occur in the Philippines?

Answer 5

29.4%

Question 6

Where does the Philippines rank on the list of most exposed countries in the world?

Answer 6

8th

Question 7

How many volcanoes does the Philippines have?

Answer 7

220

Question 8

How many typhoons does the Philippines have a year?

Answer 8

Around 20, 5-7 of which are destructive

Question 9

What are floods triggered by?

Answer 9

Frequent typhoons

Question 10

What is the annual damage expected to cost?

Answer 10

£3 million

Question 11

What is the NDCC?

Answer 11

The National Disaster Co-ordinating Council

Question 12

How is climate change affecting the Philippines?

Answer 12

It is seeing longer periods of drought and El Nino, causing a drop in agricultural production and GDP

Question 13

What has increased as a result of declining forest cover in the Philippines?

Answer 13

Flash flooding and landslides

Question 14

What does the NDCC do?

Answer 14

It is responsible for disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation, an inter agency organisation

Question 15

How is the UNDP involved in the Philippines?

Answer 15

It is involved in hazard mapping and assessing the impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards

Question 16

What is PHIVOLCS?

Answer 16

An institution dedicated to providing information on activity of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis in the Philippines

Question 17

Why does the Philippines see volcanic hazards?

Answer 17

It is on the boundary between the Eurasian and Philippine Plates

Question 18

How have people histroically adapted their homes to cope with disaster?

Answer 18

Building them out of palm and bamboo so that they were easily rebuilt and less likely to injure people in earthquakes and storms

Question 19

What do Philippine farmers focus on?

Answer 19

Reduction of crop loss rather than efficiency or yield due to famine

Question 20

How to farmers help to minimise crop losses?

Answer 20

By encouraging crop diversity so that there is secure food source during times of climatic change

Question 21

What types of plans are commonly planted in the area?

Answer 21

Yams, sweet potato, taro, garlic, ginger and onions as they grow underground so are usually unaffected by events above ground

Question 22

How many people were killed by the 1991 Pinatubo eruption?

Answer 22

Between 900 and 1000

Question 23

How have communities in the Philippines adapted?

Answer 23

They have become more self reliant and dependent on their own resources, as well as less likely to look to the government for help

Question 24

Which plates meet underneath the land?

Answer 24

The Philippine and Eurasian

Question 25

What can happen at the plate boundary?

Answer 25

The plates can become locked as the Philippine plate is subducted

Question 26

What was set up in 2009?

Answer 26

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Question 27

What does the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council do?

Answer 27

Responsible for ensuring the protection and welfare of people during disasters

Question 28

What was produced in 2018?

Answer 28

A comprehensive hazard risk management handbook, it was distributed widely

Question 29

Which organisations does the Philippines have partnerships with?

Answer 29

The Red Cross
Federal Agricultural Organisation
ActionAid
Asian Development Bank