Loss and damage from typhoon-induced floods and landslides in the Philippines: community perceptions on climate impacts and adaptation options

Acosta, Lilibeth A.; Eugenio, Elena A.; Macandog, Paula Beatrice M.; Magcale-Macandog, Damasa B.; Lin, Elaine Kuan Hui; Abucay, Edwin R.; Cura, Alfi Lorenz; Primavera, Mary Grace

doi:10.1504/ijgw.2016.074307

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“…However, if farmers have experienced disaster-caused property or crop loss, their willingness and flexibility to adopt adaptation strategies would be significantly increased. Similar findings have been given by Acosta et al and Trinh et al, in that people affected by previously floods and landslides suffered psychological damage, which may lead them to adaptation options in the Philippines and Vietnam [18,49]. We also found that the experiences of disaster-caused property and crop losses increased farmers' likelihood of adopting adaptation strategies by 5.1% and 3.7%, respectively.…”

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Understanding the Resilience of Different Farming Strategies in Coping with Geo-Hazards: A Case Study in Chongqing, China

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Deng

et al. 2020

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Adjusting farming strategies are adaptive behaviors to cope with hazard risks. However, few studies have studied rural and remote mountain areas in China with little known about “farmers’ adaptation under the impact of geo-hazards”. Unlike traditional farmers’ behavioral adaptation studies, in this study, we focused on the resilience of farmers’ behavioral mechanisms to address local hazards such as geo-hazards. Our data were acquired through questionnaire responses (N = 516) in mountainous hazard-prone areas in Chongqing, China. The binary logit model and multinomial logit model were used to investigate the obstacles to different farming strategies and the determinants of adaptation strategy choice, focusing on the effects of disaster experience and social support on the adaptation strategy resilience. The results show that the most common adaptation strategy was adjusting crop varieties, and the largest adaptation obstacle was a lack of funds. Additionally, the age of the smallholder, farming acreage, agricultural income, social support, and disaster experience significantly increased the possibility of farmers adjusting their agricultural production. Of these, smallholder agricultural income, state disaster subsidy, the presence of disaster prevention construction, the smallholder’s property, and the presence of disaster-caused crop loss experience were the most important factors affecting a farmer’s adaptation strategy. In particular, farmers were more sensitive to disaster-caused property loss than to disaster-caused crop loss. This study can provide implications for the government to formulate disaster mitigation measures and for farming strategies at the smallholder level.

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Understanding the Resilience of Different Farming Strategies in Coping with Geo-Hazards: A Case Study in Chongqing, China

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Deng

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“…The coupled assessment of flood risks and benefits across a range of return intervals can be an improved information tool to support decisions that can result in practices to reduce flood risk while meeting with potential socio‐economic preferences and environmental objectives (Juarez‐Lucas & Kibler, ). For instance, flood risk assessments in the context of the Philippines have focused on damage evaluation of agriculture and residential buildings or human affections following extreme events (Acosta et al, ; Kure, Jibiki, Iuchi, & Udo, ; Kwak & Iwami, ; Shrestha et al, ). Though evaluations of vulnerability and community adaptations to floods figure prominently (Gaillard et al, ; Lee & Vink, ; Tatlonghari & Paris, ; Uy et al, ; Zoleta‐Nantes, ), analyses of coping capacity within a probabilistic framework are infrequently addressed.…”

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Flood risk‐benefit assessment to support management of flood‐prone lands

Juarez-Lucas

Kibler

Sayama

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J Flood Risk Management

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Flood risk assessments often overlook benefits of floodplain use and the influence of coping capacity. Herein we present a classic flood risk analysis, but simultaneously evaluate benefits of flood‐prone land use in Candaba, Philippines. By combining simulated flood probabilities with both damage and benefit functions, we estimate agricultural damages and livelihood benefits over flood hazards of varying frequency. We find that concurrent evaluation of both damages and benefits provides more complete information on which flood risk reduction decisions may be based. In Candaba, although “risky” uses of flood‐prone land are associated with rice‐crop damages, livelihood benefits exceed risks by a large margin (US $58 million) across the range of investigated flood hazards. Even considering risk, net benefits of direct human floodplain use far exceed benefits provided when direct “risky” human uses are excluded (difference of $85–87 million). We also find that individual coping strategies (adapting crop cycles to the flood pulse or shifting from farming to seasonal fishing) may minimise flood losses while supporting livelihood benefits (net benefit of $125 million). Risk‐benefit analysis can support floodplain management by elucidating practices that yield maximum socio‐ecological benefits for the minimum flood risk.

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“…In the Philippines, food security and ecosystem capacity are most important factors for both AGRI and NON-AGRI respondents as far as promoting sustainable bioenergy is concerned. Awareness on the environmental degradation on vulnerability to floods and landslides is increasing in the Philippines [41], which could explain the high preference for ecosystem capacity. Although the Philippines has one of the highest energy prices in Asia, it has hydropower and geothermal plants, which serve as very good alternative renewable energy sources ; which can explain why energy security is not as highly preferred goal for bioenergy in this country.…”

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The Role of Bioenergy in Enhancing Energy, Food and Ecosystem Sustainability Based on Societal Perceptions and Preferences in Asia

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This paper discussed the analysis of the survey on sustainability of bioenergy conducted in the Philippines, India and China. It acquired general perceptions of the people by asking them (a) specific questions about their level of familiarity with bioenergy; (b) relationship of their work to bioenergy; and (c) their opinion on contribution of various feedstock on the economy and impact of bioenergy production on food security. In addition to these questions, we estimated preference weights of various feedstock based on the conjoint choices on bioenergy's contribution to social stability, social welfare and ecological balance. The estimates revealed significant trade-offs not only among these three dimensions of sustainability but also the relative importance of energy security, food security and ecosystem capacity to other economic, social and environmental objectives. The types of first generation feedstock that are currently used for biofuel production in the respective countries and those that offer alternative household use are perceived as important to the economy and preferred bioenergy feedstock. Based on the results of the study, the preferred role of bioenergy for sustainable development reflects the social and economic concerns in the respective Asian countries, e.g., energy security in China, food security in India, and ecosystem degradation in the Philippines.

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Loss and damage from typhoon-induced floods and landslides in the Philippines: community perceptions on climate impacts and adaptation options

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Understanding the Resilience of Different Farming Strategies in Coping with Geo-Hazards: A Case Study in Chongqing, China

Understanding the Resilience of Different Farming Strategies in Coping with Geo-Hazards: A Case Study in Chongqing, China

Flood risk‐benefit assessment to support management of flood‐prone lands

The Role of Bioenergy in Enhancing Energy, Food and Ecosystem Sustainability Based on Societal Perceptions and Preferences in Asia

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