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Page 1: 1 The Philippine Risk Profile and Disaster Management Trends Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework Module 2: Philippines Application Session

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The Philippine Risk Profile and Disaster Management

Trends

Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management FrameworkModule 2: Philippines Application

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The Philippine Archipelago occupies the western ring of the Pacific Ocean (Western Segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire), a most active part of the earth that is characterized by an ocean-encircling belt of active volcanoes and earthquake generators (faults).

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Geologic Hazards

July 16, 1990 (Intensity 8 Earthquake) 1,666 persons dead 3,500 persons injured P11B cost of damaged property P1.2B cost of damage in agriculture

June 1991 (Mt. Pinatubo Eruption) The biggest volcanic eruption of the century 800 persons dead P10.6B cost of damages

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Hydro-Meteorological Hazards

The Philippines experiences an average of 20 Tropical Cyclone a year

5 of which can be destructive The December 2004 landslides in the Provinces

of Quezon & Aurora were a result of the continuous rainfall in the area

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Weather System Affecting the Philippines

Tropical Cyclones Seasonal Monsoons

Southwest – June to September Northeast – November to March

Cold Front Intertropical Convergence Zone Easterly Trade Thunderstorms

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Category of Tropical Cyclones

Category Strengths

Tropical Depression 35 - 65 kph

Tropical Cyclones 66 - 119 kph

Typhoon 120 kph or more

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Losses Due to Disasters in the 20th Century

Hazard Event Number of Persons Killed

Damage ($USD M)

TyphoonEarthquakeVolcanoFlood

28,812 9,572 6,331 2,545

5,653 517 228 431

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Source: CRED 1998

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Disaster Management Trends

> up to the 1970’s

1980’s

1990’s – 2000

2000 – present

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Disaster Response

Disaster Preparedness & Response

Disaster Preparedness & Response

Natural Disaster Reduction

Disaster Preparedness & Response

Disasters & Development Natural Disaster Risk

Reduction

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The need for a paradigm shift of our disaster management approaches and strategies from reactive to proactive

DISASTEDISASTERR

NATURENATURE ENVIRONMEENVIRONMENTNT

Human Human ActionsActions

IncreaseIncreaseDecreaseDecreaseVulnerabilityVulnerability>>

Natural Natural HazardsHazards

Natural Natural HazardsHazards

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