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Social Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Impacts of Women-headed Households in the Philippines: a Comparative Analysis

2011-2020, Case Study, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Journal/Magazine/Review, Other Philippine Publication / By

This study analyzed the social vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts of women-headed households in two remote coastal communities in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur. The studyrecommends formulating effective climate change policies and responsive strategies that enhance the rights and welfare of these households for equal distribution and access to resources, especially in socio-political structures …

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HerStory: Facilitating Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment to the Single Mothers of Flood-prone Sub-urban Poor Resettlement Housing in the Philippines

2011-2020, Case Study, Disaster Risk Reduction, Foreign, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Journal/Magazine/Review / By

This article summarizes the major findings of the participatory risk assessment of single mothers of Phase 1k, Kasiglahan Village, Rodriguez, Rizal. Using Participatory Capacities and Vulnerabilities Assessment (PCVA), single mothers gauged their vulnerabilities, capacities and exposure to the hazards in their community. With this, HerStory responds to the challenges of previous studies on disaster risk …

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Do Adaptation and Coping Mechanisms to Extreme Climate Events Differ by Gender? The Case of Flood-Affected Households in Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines.

2011-2020, Case Study, Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Journal/Magazine/Review, Other Philippine Publication / By

This study was conducted to identify and analyse gender-differentiated adaptation measures and coping mechanisms formulated and implemented by households during Typhoon Frank (international name Fengshen), in barangays Cayos and Bantud Fabrica, Municipality of Dumangas, in the Province of Iloilo, Philippines. The survey was conducted among 120 respondents who were randomly selected from the barangay local …

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