Emmanuel M. Luna, Ph.D.

Professor of Community Development

University of the Philippines
 Disasters are becoming more frequent…

more devastating…

and destroying developments

nurtured for years…

in just a few seconds….

Typhoon Yolanda,
international name is Haiyan
hit the Philippines on
November 8,2013

175 mph supertyphoon _robertscribber.wordpress.com

With wind
speed
of 300 km/hr

Storm surges
of
over four
meters
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 Disaster Risk Reduction
 to minimize vulnerabilities and
possible losses,
 to avoid (prevent),
 to limit (mitigation and preparedness)
the adverse impacts of hazards,
 within the broad context of
sustainable development
 Community-Based Disaster
Risk Management

The CBDRM hopes to accomplish:

Reduction of people’s vulnerabilities

Transformation of structures and

relationships that generate inequity
and underdevelopment

Public safety and reduced loses

in the lives, properties, resources
and environment due to hazards

Empowered individuals and

community institutions
 Characteristics of a disaster resilient
community…by John Twigg

 Capacity to anticipate, minimize, absorb stress or

destructive forces through adaptation or resistance

 Capacity to manage, or maintain certain basic functions

and structures during disastrous events

 Capacity to recover or ‘bounce back’ after an event

http://www.abuhrc.org/about-us/projects/Pages/view.aspx?project=13
 Disaster
Response

Disaster Volunteerism
Disaster
Preparedness & Collective Recovery
Actions

Prevention
and
Mitigation

Community Engagement DRRM Process

Developing people’s capacities for emergency response
Hazards mapping
Hazards assessment using satellite
photos……. by men
……….. and women!!!
PARTICIPATORY PLANNING
Climate Change and Risk Management
in Development Project
CC Mitigation:

Considering climate change scenario and disaster

risks in project development

CC Adaptation:

Including CCA and DRRM strategies in assessing

projects to be funded and supported

Providing protection and safety nets

 Livelihood
 Comprises the
capabilities,
assets,(material and
social resources) and
activities required for a
means of living.

 It is sustainable when it
can cope with and
recover from stress and
shocks and maintain and
enhance its capabilities
and assets both now and
in the future, while not
undermining the natural
resource base.

(Chambers and Conway,1991)

Sustainable livelihood
framework ( U K Department of International Development)

Livelihoods as systems
and provides a way to
understand
 The assets people draw
upon
 The strategies they
developed to make a living
 The context within which a
livelihood is developed
 The factors that make a
livelihood more or less
vulnerable to shocks.
Livelihood Assets

 Human capital
 Social capital
 Natural capital
 Physical capital
 Financial capital
Approach to livelihood recovery
 Livelihood
provisioning-a set of
relief based
interventions that
involved food and
meeting other essential
needs for households to
maintain nutritional
levels and save lives
Approach to livelihood recovery
 Livelihood protection-
a set of interventions
that involve protecting
household livelihood
system to prevent an
erosion of productive
assets and replacing or
rebuilding productive
assets
Approach to livelihood recovery
 Livelihood promotion-
a set of development
based interventions that
involve improving the
resilience of household
livelihoods so that food
and other basic needs
can be met on a
sustainable basis
Community-Based Livelihood
“The cut flower business
allowed me to support the
education of my children.
Before, I only take care of
them and focus on
housework, but now I’m able
to provide financial support
to meet the other basic
needs of my family.” – A
member of the Cut Flower
Association
Land Use as a strategy for climate
change mitigation and adaptation

 All sectoral activities take place on land.

 Land is finite; it can be increased only
through land reclamation in seas.
 Some land conversions are irreversible.
 Abuse and misuse of land can contribute to
climate change impact and increase disaster
risk.
Challenge : how do we use the land use
policy as instrument:

- Reduce carbon in the atmosphere;

- Adapt to climate change impact;
- Reduce disaster risks
- Facilitate response and recovery
Daghang
salamat.

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