Towards a More Resilient Philippines: Causes, Responses, and Challenges




The location of the Philippines makes it susceptible to natural calamities such as earthquakes, cyclones, and volcanos since it lies in the Pacific Typhoon Belt as well as the Pacific Ring of Fire. These occurrences are accompanied by destruction as well as loss of lives. Because of these climatic conditions, and most particularly because of climate change, typhoons, floodings, and rising sea levels have become more recurrent and more severe. Poverty, on the other hand, leads to high population growth in urban centers and inadequate sanitation and shelter service provision which also lowers the community’s resilience to disasters, particularly in the Philippines where most people live in slum areas after urban migrations.


As a consequence, the Philippine authorities have put in place disaster management skills and approaches. The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 shifted the paradigm of management of disasters from the construct of response into an inarguably proactive approach while the Climate Change Act advocates for climate change preparedness rather than a quick response. Features, such anti- poverty Saharan project NOAH, save mountainous areas from human devastation by implementing certain measures that lead to an air warning, and the Build, Build, Build initiative seeks to address the gaps in infrastructure which include flood defenses and transport systems ((also WASH)) that can withstand various climate impacts. Emphasis also goes to the preventive approaches managed by civil society with the assistance of the NGOs and the local authorities aiming at spreading knowledge among people and reinforcing their capacities to survive disasters.


Despite the progress made, many barriers remain. Particularly in rural and regional settings, lack of finances impedes the successful carry-out of disaster preparedness programs. International or domestic governance features, such as, but not limited to, corruption and bureaucracy, have also been a major obstacle to full recognition for quick disaster response in the … Plan. Urbanization puts stress on companies as well, since in many countries low-income classes live in marginal areas. Since climate change increases the number and the magnitude of the natural disasters there will pass into practice only those policies, which on top of being firm also address underlying issues of deprivation and climate change in building back a greater Philippines.

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