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Towards a More Resilient Philippines: Addressing Disasters and Challenges
The positioning of the Philippines on the Pacific Ring of Fire and constant attack by typhoons puts the archipelago at a greater risk of natural hazards. The impacts of climate change have increased floods, landslides, storms, forcing people to leave their homes and displace their livelihoods, and thus, the need for resilience becomes critical to the country.
As a result, the government in the country has embraced the use of emergency preparedness measures such as evacuation plans and early warning systems and has entered into collaborations with foreign organizations to prioritize improvement of infrastructure and disaster recovery. Local government units efficiently harness resources, while multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral and community response with NGOs aids the efforts to curb loss of life and destruction during disasters.
Nevertheless, a number of factors impede the attempts to be resilient. A staggering lack of finance in rural regions limits targeted essential areas, and mistrust in government and bureaucratic delays hampers the timeliness of response. Finances, political will, geographical barriers, inadequate public support, and many more issues hamper the recovery process. Addressing such bottlenecks requires funding on economic growth, and policy changes as well as people’s education for a better Philippines to encounter such catastrophes in the future.
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