1. Natural disasters in Philippines
Example: Typhoon Haiyan /Yolanda
Tamara Bosanac

2. One of countries with the highest disaster risk in the world!

4. 3rd place = 181 disasters in period of 10 years

5. WorldRiskReport 2015 WeltRisikoIndex (UNU-ESH) 1. Vanuatu 2. Tonga
3. Philippines
lack of coping capacities
lack of adaptive capacities

7. Typhoon Haiyan /Yolanda

8. Friday, November 8, 2013
one of the strongest cyclones ever measured = 190 miles per hour
resulted in high numbers of victims
> 6,000 people were killed, and hundreds of thousands had to abandon their homes (4.28 million people and at least 270 town)
destruction on a massive scale in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Cebu and Panay

11. The frequency of natural disasters has doubled over 40 years to an average of 15 each year!

12. The number of persons affected by natural disasters has more than doubled to some 50 million!

13. Damage from natural disasters has averaged around US$ 300 million a year.

15. How this country is affected?
Rebuilding homes and buildings
Debt repeyment
Health and aid needed
Economy

16. Influence on development of:
Agriculture (food security)
Urban planning (inhabited areas)
Education

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