Response

Question 1

Resilience (2)

Answer 1

Rebuilding after disasters is done by local people = Typhoon Haiyan = Red Cross ‘cash for work’ scheme
Local people adapt their homes to protect = elevated floors

Question 2

Adaption (2+)

Answer 2

Red Cross is supporting the use of land-use mapping to reduce risk in vulnerable areas
Projects in The Philippines = designing low-cost typhoon resistant housing = using a bamboo structure

Question 3

Mitigation (3)

Answer 3

Aid agencies = significant role in disaster relief + recovery after major events = the Red Cross and UN
Red Cross is supporting plans to build sea walls and train volunteers in disaster management
Whilst some people may have insurance those in poverty will not

Question 4

Management (2+)

Answer 4

UN claim that The Philippines has some of the best risk-reduction laws in the world
Government commitment to ensure most of the disaster spending by local government (70%) is on long-term plans rather than on emergency aid = help reduce the impact of future disasters + increase resilience of local communities