November 12, 2014 – The first anniversary of super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) reminds us that the Philippines is already suffering from the impacts of climate change. We at the Climate Change Network for Community-Based Initiatives (CCNCI) fear that not enough measures have been undertaken to prepare the country for future disasters. While the...
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Network slams poor housing for Yolanda survivors, urge gov’t to build back better
News Release: Nov. 8, 2014 A newly formed network of NGOs involved in disaster preparedness, rehabilitation and recovery criticized the government’s failure to provide decent shelter for survivors of supertyphoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan). Citing a report of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (OPARR), only 364 housing units have been...
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Typhoon Mario affects a million people
Reaching a maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph, Typhoon Mario (Fung-Wong) affects a total of 258,976 families or 1,160,050 persons in Regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VII, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the National Capital Region (NCR) according to...
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Typhoon Glenda leaves more than 800,000 people affected
Last July 16, 2014, Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda), the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made its landfall Tuesday night (July 15, 2014) in Rapu-Rapu, Albay. It affected Regions I, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VIII and NCR with sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour. Typhoon Glenda made its exit Thursday afternoon. Areas and...