Social Protection and Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines : The Case of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

Bowen, Thomas

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: POVERTY THRESHOLD;    FLOODING;    DISASTER ASSISTANCE;    DISASTER REHABILITATION;    RISKS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7482
RP-ID  :  WPS7482

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper evaluates how the Philippinesutilize social protection systems and programs to helphouseholds better manage disaster risk. Exposure andvulnerability to natural disasters and the effects ofclimate change are particularly high in the Philippines. Atthe same time, the Philippines has developed one of the mostadvanced social protection systems in the East Asia Pacificregion. The Department of Social Welfare and Development isprominently integrated into the national disaster riskmanagement framework of the Philippines, taking the leadcoordinating role in disaster response activities.Consequently, social protection programs are on thefrontlines of disaster response in the Philippines. Thispaper focuses specifically on the devastating impact ofTyphoon Yolanda, which struck the country in November 2013,as a case study against which the Philippines’ socialprotection response can be assessed.