Albay Disaster Risk Reduction (The Philippines)

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Resumen

TLDRThe province of Albay, home to the perfectly conical and highly active Mount Mayon volcano, is situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire and faces numerous natural hazards, including volcanic eruptions, typhoons, floods, landslides, and earthquakes. To manage these threats, the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) was established in 1995, focusing on disaster risk reduction through community involvement, training, and relocation strategies. APSEMO's aim is to minimize casualties and promote sustainable economic development by engaging with communities to prepare and respond to natural disasters. In 2006, two consecutive typhoons caused significant fatalities, highlighting the ongoing challenges. The province continues to build partnerships with various organizations to strengthen warning systems and disaster response measures.

Para llevar

  • 🌋 Mount Mayon is one of the most active volcanoes with a perfect cone shape.
  • 🚨 Albay faces multiple natural disasters due to its location in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
  • 🏢 The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office was established in 1995.
  • 🛑 Achieving zero casualties is a key goal of the disaster management strategy.
  • 🔄 Community training in early warning systems is crucial for disaster preparedness.
  • 🚚 Relocation from hazard-prone areas aids safety and economic growth.
  • 🤝 Partnerships with international organizations support disaster management efforts.
  • 💡 Relocation targets are set around the new international airport for safety and growth.
  • 🔔 Partnerships ensure funding and resources for effective disaster response.
  • 🔓 Community involvement is vital for successful disaster risk reduction.

Cronología

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    Mount Mayon, located in Albay, is not only known for its perfect cone shape but is also one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines. Due to its proximity to the Pacific Ring of Fire, Albay is vulnerable to various calamities including frequent typhoons that bring hazards such as floods, landslides, mudflows, high winds, and storm surges. For volcanic eruptions, Albay faces threats from pyroclastic flows, ashfall, and lahars. The province is also at risk from earthquakes, tsunamis, liquefaction, and possible structural failures.

Mapa mental

Vídeo de preguntas y respuestas

  • What is Mount Mayon known for?

    Mount Mayon is known for its perfect cone shape and being one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines.

  • What natural hazards affect the province of Albay?

    Albay is affected by volcanic eruptions, typhoons, floods, landslides, mudflows, storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, liquefaction, and possible structural failure.

  • How has the Albay provincial government responded to disaster risks?

    The Albay government established the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) to manage disaster risks through training, early warning systems, evacuation plans, and partnerships.

  • What is the objective of APSEMO?

    APSEMO aims to achieve zero casualties in the face of natural disasters by involving the community in disaster preparedness and management.

  • How does APSEMO ensure community involvement in disaster management?

    APSEMO trains community members to develop early warning systems and assigns them specific roles in preemptive and reactive actions.

  • How does relocation aid in disaster management in Albay?

    Relocation to safer areas helps ensure public safety and promotes economic development by creating new business platforms.

  • What role do partnerships play in Albay's disaster management?

    Partnerships with warning agencies and international organizations provide funding and resources to improve disaster management.

  • What challenges did Albay face during the typhoons of 2006?

    Albay faced significant challenges during the 2006 typhoons, resulting in around a thousand fatalities due to consecutive storms.

  • Why is the community's partnership important in disaster management?

    Community partnership is crucial as it empowers residents to participate actively in disaster risk reduction and management processes.

  • How does Albay aim to balance safety and economic progress?

    Albay aims to balance safety with economic progress by relocating populations to safer areas that also stimulate investment and economic activity.

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    the national landmark Mount Mayon has
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    put the province of Albay on the map not
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    only for its perfect cone shape but also
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    for being one of the most active
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    volcanoes in the country
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    but when it comes to disasters eruptions
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    are just the tip of the iceberg because
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    of its close proximity to the Pacific
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    Ring of Fire I'll buy Place host to a
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    multitude of calamities
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    for typhoon alone you are expecting five
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    major hazards like flood Landslide mud
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    flow are wind and storm surge now in
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    terms of volcanic eruption
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    the major Hazard affecting Albay is
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    pyroclastic flow and Then followed by
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    asphalt and then Lahar now we are also
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    threatened by earthquake now we are also
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    threatened by tsunami and then
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    liquefaction and then possible
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    structural failure in terms of major
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    hazards name it we have it
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    fi risk management and reduction
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    programs the provincial government
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    finally institutionalized the Albay
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    Public Safety and emergency management
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    office or absemo in 1995.
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    on top of its list of objectives is
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    achieving zero casualty which upsemo has
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    achieved from 1995 to 2005. but in 2006
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    two consecutive typhoons wiped the Slate
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    clean Millennia which came at about
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    October
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    evacuation Center so by the time
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    remaining hit us which is about two
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    months after campaign takes time for you
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    to rebuild so there were deaths plus
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    missions about a thousand people
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    more than ever I Samos strive to involve
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    the community
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    training them to formulate early warning
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    systems and other life-saving measures
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    barangay members were given specific
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    roles empowering them to take preemptive
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    and reactive actions
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    is
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    because evacuation is a major concern
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    appsamo identified disaster prone
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    communities as well as relocation sites
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    for the thousands of households in
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    perilous areas a move that targets both
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    Public Safety and economic progress
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    we're trying to shift an entire
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    population to areas that are relatively
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    safe it is the air that surrounds the
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    new international airport so by building
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    this new business platform where as a
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    magnet for Investments and to create new
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    clusters of economic activity
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    to remain effective it forges key
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    Partnerships with warning agencies as
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    well as International and Civic
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    organizations that provide funding
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    but its first and foremost partnership
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    is with the people
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    participants
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    and at the same time
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    from despite my own despite the typhoon
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    despite the tsunami despite the last
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    time little industry Rich agriculture
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    very rich in tourism that is where we
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    want to be you know you are able to
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    reach that level of community or social
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    mobilization or Community preparation
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    and I think if you're able to reduce the
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    risk especially to life and property
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    quite significantly despite the presence
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    of all these disasters
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    foreign
Etiquetas
  • Mount Mayon
  • Albay
  • volcanic eruptions
  • typhoons
  • disaster management
  • APSEMO
  • community involvement
  • relocation
  • Pacific Ring of Fire
  • natural hazards