Assessments

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY When Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, reached the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines on 8 November 2013, it was the strongest typhoon ever recorded to make landfall. Yolanda was the deadliest typhoon in…

AUTHORS Mari Sato Yasuka Nakamura Fumi Atogami Ribeka Horiguchi Raita Tamaki Toyoko Yoshizawa Hitoshi Oshitani ABSTRACT Introduction: Pregnant and postpartum women are especially vulnerable to natural disasters. These women suffer from increased risk of physical and mental issues including pregnant related problems. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda),…

At 10:00 on 6 November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (named Yolanda locally) entered the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR), bringing with it severe damage across the Central Philippines. As of 17 December, the Philippines Disaster Response Operations…

REACH Releases Philippines Shelter Sector Response Monitoring Report Following the massive destruction wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in early November 2013, humanitarian efforts continue to support thousands of affected people in the Philippines to rebuild their homes and…

Shelter partners have requested that the HSWG undertake a gap analysis to identify remaining shelter needs for the Yolanda response, based on available data. The aim of this analysis is to support agencies to identify locations…

Philippines: A round-up of activities carried out by the ICRC in Zamboanga Ten months after an armed conflict broke out between a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and government troops, over 40,000 people remain…

REACH contributes to post-Haiyan WASH Baseline Assessment in the Philippines Within hours of first striking the Philippines in November 2013, typhoon Haiyan had made landfall six times across the country’s central regions. By early December, the Government…

Background Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) made first landfall in the early morning of 8 November and left a wide path of destruction and debris in its wake. It struck the Visayas causing immense damage and…

(Extract) 3 Key findings The figures provided via key informant interviews (KIIs) needs to be contextualized within the pre-Haiyan WASH services coverage in regions VI, VII and VIII. Considering the poverty incidence among the Filipino population, Cebu falls within…

Context The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) and Global Education Cluster launched a joint assessment in the Philippines in March 2014 to assess sector activities on the L3 emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda in the Philippines)…