Social Protection and Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines : The Case of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
This paper evaluates how the Philippines utilize social protection systems and programs to help households better manage disaster risk. Exposure and vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change are particularly high in the P...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Language: | English en_US |
| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25257359/social-protection-disaster-risk-management-philippines-case-typhoon-yolanda-haiyan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23448 |
| Summary: | This paper evaluates how the Philippines
utilize social protection systems and programs to help
households better manage disaster risk. Exposure and
vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of
climate change are particularly high in the Philippines. At
the same time, the Philippines has developed one of the most
advanced social protection systems in the East Asia Pacific
region. The Department of Social Welfare and Development is
prominently integrated into the national disaster risk
management framework of the Philippines, taking the lead
coordinating role in disaster response activities.
Consequently, social protection programs are on the
frontlines of disaster response in the Philippines. This
paper focuses specifically on the devastating impact of
Typhoon Yolanda, which struck the country in November 2013,
as a case study against which the Philippines’ social
protection response can be assessed. |
|---|