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What does exposure refer to?
What does exposure refer to?
Who are considered part of the most vulnerable sectors?
Who are considered part of the most vulnerable sectors?
How are the less vulnerable sectors characterized?
How are the less vulnerable sectors characterized?
What is vulnerability according to the text?
What is vulnerability according to the text?
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Who are part of the not vulnerable sectors?
Who are part of the not vulnerable sectors?
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What characterizes the most vulnerable sectors?
What characterizes the most vulnerable sectors?
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What factor contributes to the physical vulnerability of the Philippines to disasters?
What factor contributes to the physical vulnerability of the Philippines to disasters?
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Which of the following is considered a social vulnerability factor for the Philippines?
Which of the following is considered a social vulnerability factor for the Philippines?
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What type of vulnerability is related to the attitude towards change and sense of ability to affect the environment?
What type of vulnerability is related to the attitude towards change and sense of ability to affect the environment?
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Why are the poor in the Philippines more vulnerable to disasters according to the text?
Why are the poor in the Philippines more vulnerable to disasters according to the text?
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What plays a significant role in the economic vulnerability of the Philippines?
What plays a significant role in the economic vulnerability of the Philippines?
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Which geographical location factor makes the Philippines highly vulnerable to meteorological disturbances like typhoons?
Which geographical location factor makes the Philippines highly vulnerable to meteorological disturbances like typhoons?
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Study Notes
Physical/Material Vulnerability
- Location and type of housing material infrastructure and services can contribute to physical vulnerability, including roads, health facilities, schools, electricity, communications, transport, and housing.
- The Philippines' location in the Pacific Ring of Fire and the presence of active faults, trenches, and volcanoes increase its vulnerability to natural disasters.
Human Capital Vulnerability
- Population demographics, mortality rates, disease prevalence, nutritional status, literacy rates, and poverty levels can contribute to human capital vulnerability.
Social Vulnerability
- Family structure and special categories of vulnerable groups, such as farmers, urban poor, laborers, indigenous people, persons with disabilities (PWDs), women, and children, can be more susceptible to disasters.
- Educational attainment, knowledge, and awareness can affect social vulnerability.
Economic Vulnerability
- Source of livelihood, community resources, household income and savings, market access, and access to goods and services can contribute to economic vulnerability.
Attitudinal/Motivational Vulnerability
- Attitudes towards change, sense of ability to affect one's world, environment, and initiative can impact attitudinal/motivational vulnerability.
- Faith, determination, fighting spirit, religious beliefs, ideology, and awareness orientation towards the past, present, and future can also contribute.
Vulnerability of the Philippines to Disasters
- The Philippines is vulnerable to meteorological disturbances such as typhoons due to its location in the Pacific.
- The country's geography increases its vulnerability to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Exposure and Vulnerability
- Exposure refers to a situation or condition that makes someone likely to be harmed due to lack of protection from danger.
- Vulnerability refers to the diminished capacity of an individual or group to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from natural or man-made hazards.
Most Vulnerable Sectors
- These include farmers, urban poor, laborers, indigenous people, PWDs, women, and children, who have low capacities to withstand and overcome disasters.
Less Vulnerable Sectors
- These include professionals, small entrepreneurs, and others with higher capacities to overcome disaster effects.
Not Vulnerable Sectors
- These include high-ranking individuals in the community, often targeted in advocacy work related to disaster issues and government policies.
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Explore the concepts of exposure and vulnerability in the context of disaster management. Learn about the factors that contribute to making individuals or groups susceptible to harm from natural or man-made hazards.
