Multi-hazardrous Areas

Question 1

Why do hazard risk analyser’s believe that people are mad for living in the Philippines?

Answer 1

As they experience all of the hazards … including tsunamis,earthquakes,volcanoes,tropical storms

Question 2

What is another multi hazardous area?

Answer 2

South America

Question 3

Why is the Philippines exposed to seismic hazards?

Answer 3

Earthquakes: destructive plate margin (the Eurasian plate subducting the Philippine plate)
Tsunami: the oceanic plate subducts the continental, pressure builds up and if the pressure builds up so much there will be tsunamis
Landslides: the topography of the land, so when a volcano erupts (steep), it can trigger landslides

Question 4

What is an example of a volcanic hazard in Philippines?

Answer 4

1991, Mt pinatubo eruption

Question 5

Why doe the Philippines need so many responses ?

Answer 5

• 269 recorded disaster events over the last 3 decades
• ranked 8th according to world banks natural disaster hotspot list of countries most exposed to multiple hazards
• almost 30% of the disasters that occurred in Southeast Asia occurred in the Philippines
• the annual average damage caused by disasters amounted to pesos 19.7 billion in the past two decades

Question 6

What is the purpose of the national disaster coordinating council (NDCC) and why is it necessary?

Answer 6

• the NDCC adopted a disaster management framework to address the different stages of disaster management
• they formulated a national plan for strengthening disaster risk reduction
• they have been working towards strengthening decentralisation of disaster risk reduction in different sectorial agencies

Question 7

What makes it so important that local gov plays a significant role?

Answer 7

• local governments are expected to take the lead in DRM through local disaster co-ordination councils
• local gov ensure the overall security of their communities and in assuming the role of first responders in time of emergency

Question 8

What has been done in terms of early warning systems? Why is this particularly worthwhile investment?

Answer 8

• the project called “READY” is being prepared to cover 27 provinces mostly located along the eastern part of the phillipines. This has helped establish hazard maps and community based early warning systems
• they have weather reports from satellite images/radars
• modern technology