Cast Study: Philippines Multi-hazardous

Question 1

What are floods triggered by?

Answer 1

Frequent typhoons

Question 2

What is the NDCC?

Answer 2

The Natural Disaster Co-ordinating Council

Question 3

What percentage of all disasters in South East Asia occur in the Philippines?

Answer 3

29.4%

Question 4

Why do the Philippines see volcanic hazards?

Answer 4

It is on the boundary between the Eurasian and Philippine Plates

Question 5

How many volcanoes does the Philippines have?

Answer 5

220

Question 6

What is resilience?

Answer 6

Developing resistance to something and being able to overcome it, a state of mind

Question 7

What was produced in 2018?

Answer 7

A comprehensive hazard risk management handbook, it was distributed widely

Question 8

How have communities in the Philippines adapted?

Answer 8

They have become more self reliant and dependent on their own resources, as well as less likely to look to the government for help

Question 9

What does the Nationals Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council do?

Answer 9

Responsible for ensuring the protection and welfare of people during disasters

Question 10

How many people were killed in the 1991 Pinatubo eruption?

Answer 10

900-1000

Question 11

Which organisation does the Philippines have partnerships with?

Answer 11

The Red Cross
Federal Agricultural Organisation
ActionAid
Asian Development Bank

Question 12

How do farmer help to minimise crop losses?

Answer 12

By encouraging crop diversity so there is secure food source during times of climactic change

Question 13

What can happen at the plate boundary?

Answer 13

The plates can become locked as the Philippine plate is subducted

Question 14

How is climate change affecting the Philippines?

Answer 14

It is seeing longer periods of drought and El Niño, causing a drop in agricultural production and GDP

Question 15

What was set up in 2009?

Answer 15

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Question 16

How have people historically adapted their homes to cope with disaster?

Answer 16

Building them out of bark and bamboo so they they were easily rebuilt and less likely to injure people in earthquakes and storms

Question 17

What is PHIVOLCS?

Answer 17

An institution dedicated to providing information in activity of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis in the Philippines

Question 18

What throws of plans are commonly planted in the area?

Answer 18

Yams, sweet potato, taro, garlic, ginger and onions as they grow underground so are usually unaffected by events above ground

Question 19

Which plates meet underneath the land?

Answer 19

The Philippine and Eurasian

Question 20

Where does the Philippine rank on the list of most exposed countries in the world?

Answer 20

8th

Question 21

What is the annual damage expected to cost?

Answer 21

£3m

Question 22

What has increased as a result of the declining forest cover in the Philippines?

Answer 22

Flash flooding and landslides

Question 23

What is the most frequent hazard event in the Philippines?

Answer 23

Tropical cyclones

Question 24

What is mitigation?

Answer 24

Making an attempt to lessen the effects and damage caused by a hazard

Question 25

Which hazards do the Philippines endure? (6)

Answer 25

Droughts
Earthquakes
Floods
Tropical Storms
Volcanoes
Wildfires

Question 26

What do Philippine farmers focus on?

Answer 26

Reduction of crop loss rather than efficiency of yield due to famine

Question 27

How many typhoons does the Philippines have a year?

Answer 27

around 20
5-7 of which are destructive

Question 28

How is the UNDP involved in the Philippines?

Answer 28

It is involved in hazard mapping and assessing the impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards