Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience
Livelihood strategies that are crafted in ‘extra-ordinary’ post-disaster conditions should also be able to function once some semblance of normalcy has resumed. This article aims to show that the vulnerability experienced in relation to Typhoon Yolanda was, and continues to be, directl...
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| author | Eadie, Pauline Atienza, Maria Ela Tan-Mullins, May |
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| description | Livelihood strategies that are crafted in ‘extra-ordinary’ post-disaster conditions should
also be able to function once some semblance of normalcy has resumed. This article aims
to show that the vulnerability experienced in relation to Typhoon Yolanda was, and continues to be, directly linked to inadequate livelihood assets and opportunities. We examine the
extent to which various livelihood strategies lessened vulnerability post-Typhoon Yolanda
and argue that creating conditions under which disaster survivors have the freedom to pursue sustainable livelihood is essential in order to foster resilience and reduce vulnerability against future disasters. We offer suggestions to improve future relief efforts, including
suggestions made by the survivors themselves. We caution against rehabilitation strategies
that knowingly or unknowingly, resurrect pre-disaster vulnerability. Strategies that foster
dependency, fail to appreciate local political or ecological conditions or undermine cooperation and cohesion in already vulnerable communities will be bound to fail. Some of the
livelihood strategies that we observed post-Typhoon Yolanda failed on some or all of these
points. It is important for future policy that these failings are addressed. |
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| spelling | nottingham-608592020-06-10T01:32:29Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60859/ Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience Eadie, Pauline Atienza, Maria Ela Tan-Mullins, May Livelihood strategies that are crafted in ‘extra-ordinary’ post-disaster conditions should also be able to function once some semblance of normalcy has resumed. This article aims to show that the vulnerability experienced in relation to Typhoon Yolanda was, and continues to be, directly linked to inadequate livelihood assets and opportunities. We examine the extent to which various livelihood strategies lessened vulnerability post-Typhoon Yolanda and argue that creating conditions under which disaster survivors have the freedom to pursue sustainable livelihood is essential in order to foster resilience and reduce vulnerability against future disasters. We offer suggestions to improve future relief efforts, including suggestions made by the survivors themselves. We caution against rehabilitation strategies that knowingly or unknowingly, resurrect pre-disaster vulnerability. Strategies that foster dependency, fail to appreciate local political or ecological conditions or undermine cooperation and cohesion in already vulnerable communities will be bound to fail. Some of the livelihood strategies that we observed post-Typhoon Yolanda failed on some or all of these points. It is important for future policy that these failings are addressed. Springer 2020-05-13 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60859/1/Eadie2020_Article_LivelihoodAndVulnerabilityInTh.pdf Eadie, Pauline, Atienza, Maria Ela and Tan-Mullins, May (2020) Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience. Natural Hazards . ISSN 0921-030X Livelihood; Disaster resilience; Philippines; Vulnerability; Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-03984-z doi:10.1007/s11069-020-03984-z doi:10.1007/s11069-020-03984-z |
| spellingShingle | Livelihood; Disaster resilience; Philippines; Vulnerability; Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Eadie, Pauline Atienza, Maria Ela Tan-Mullins, May Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience |
| title | Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience |
| title_full | Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience |
| title_fullStr | Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience |
| title_short | Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience |
| title_sort | livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of typhoon yolanda: lessons of community and resilience |
| topic | Livelihood; Disaster resilience; Philippines; Vulnerability; Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60859/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60859/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/60859/ |