Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation to increase livelihood resiliency in Legazpi City, Philippines | |
| Author | Jegillos, Israel Pardilla |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CC-14-02 |
| Subject(s) | Climatic changes--Philippines--Legazpi Emergency management Disasters--Risk management--Philippines--Legazpi |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Climate Change and Sustainable Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Climate change is expected to influence future disaster risks, therefore, there is a need to provide adaptation options through integrating disaster risk reduction with climate change adaptation practices at the community level. The primary objective of the study is to identify how disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation can be integrated to increase the resiliency of local livelihoods towards disaster risk and climate change impacts. The study uses qualitative methods to support the initial risk assessment, through identifying the technical characteristics of exiting hydro-meteorological hazards and observed and projected climate change trends. As part of the initial risk assessment, the study has analyzed the exposure and vulnerability of Legazpi City, including the analysis of existing institutional capacities. Based from key interviews and the results of the initial risk assessment, Barangay Oro Site was selected as a priority pilot study area. In order to understand the experienced of hydro-meteorological hazards and expected impacts climate change, the study uses quantitative methods to understand the current issues which threatens the community’s livelihoods. Within the pilot study area, an analysis of current coping and adaptive capacity has been done to identify a foundation for developing integrative disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies. The integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation should begin with identifying the existing capacity, while understanding which of the current plans in Barangay Oro Site can be considered adaptation. Current adaptive practices are autonomous in nature due to its focus on disaster risk reduction. To be able to increase local resiliency, the primary focus is to be able to build on existing frameworks, from altering existing autonomous adaptation to planned adaptation with the support of existing institutions available at the provincial and city-level. |
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CC) |
| Chairperson(s) | Vilas Nitivattananon; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ahmed, Mokbul Morshed;Shrestha, Sangam; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 |