7/30/2019 FM-S203-Social Aspects by Mary Racelis http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/fm-s203-social-aspects-by-mary-racelis 1/7 Flood Management Policy and Plans: Social Aspects Affected Families Post-Ondoy and Post-Pepeng (from 2009 – 2011) Mary Racelis Ateneo de Manila University Philippines Philippine Flood Management Knowledge Sharing Forum Asian Development Bank and the Department of Public Works and Highways 5 December 2012, Session 203 The views expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.
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Mary RacelisAteneo de Manila UniversityPhilippines
Philippine Flood Management Knowledge Sharing ForumAsian Development Bank and theDepartment of Public Works and Highways5 December 2012, Session 203
The views expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of theAsian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee
the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use.Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.
The Social Impacts of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng: The Recovery of Communities in Metro Manila and Luzon
Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo de Manila University 2012
The study covered 24 affected communities in 4 cities of Metro Manila and 9 provinces in Luzon. Rapid SocialImpact Assessment done 2009 one week after Ondoy
and Pepeng, and Social Impact Monitoring 2011Reduction in incomes, especially in resettlement sites;livelihood assistance provided but usuallyunsustainable; not responsive to long-term livelihood
recovery needs; lack of capital to start over.Borrowing from multiple sources intensified;indebtedness increased .
Barangay and community level disaster preparedness stilllimited.
Expressed need to improve communication among sub-groups within the communities for greater civic engagement
and improved security.Praise to Municipal Social Welfare Development Officer indistribution of goods and services during recovery;negotiating with international donors; monitoring
All sites stressed importance of strengthening local disaster preparedness activities
Other useful sourcesTransformation; Women’s Stories of Resilience and Challengesin the Time of Ondoy; Banyuhay: Mga kuwento ng hamon at
pagbangon ng kababaihan sa panahon ng Ondoy (Oxfam,Quezon City, 2011.
Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction in Community Development and Local Government Planning. InternationalInstitute of Rural Reconstruction and Lutheran World Relief Philippines, 2011
Women, Children, Disaster and Resilience, M Racelis. The State
of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World. NewYork: UNICEF 2012