Workshop Materials

Poverty Alleviation in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda Workshop

Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines, Diliman Campus, 30 September 2015

Opening

• Welcome address - Alfredo Pascual, President, University of the Philippines
• Opening remarks - Nigel Boud, Deputy UK Ambassador to the Philippines
• Outline of aims and objectives of the workshop - Pauline Eadie, The University of Nottingham, UK, Project Primary-Investigator

Panel I: Poverty Alleviation in the Wake of Natural Disasters (Chair: Pauline Eadie, Project Principal Investigator)

Panel members:

• Dr Perlita Frago-Marasigan (Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman)
• Lt Col Mario Limpin (Philippines Marines, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
• Prof Ladylyn Brazas Lim (University of the Philippines, Tacloban)
• Prof Corazon Jimenez-Tan (College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines Diliman)

Suggested questions for consideration:

• What is the relationship between natural disasters and ‘well-being’? How does this evolve over time?
• To what extent is gender been effectively integrated into disaster relief programmes?
• To what extent has disaster relief been effectively co-ordinated between agencies? How can we measure this?
• How do natural disasters impact upon human ‘dignity’ and how can we understand and address this?
• To what extent has shelter provision been accountable?

Keywords: Urban, rural, gender, education, agency, dignity, resilience, housing

Panel II: Livelihood and Community (Chair: May Tan-Mullins, Project Co-Investigator)

Panel members:

• Mr Oliver Cam (Business Recovery Centre/Philippine Chamber of Commerce Eastern Visayas)
• Dr Maria Lourdes G. Rebullida (Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman)
• Ms Sum Sreymom (Cambodia Development Research Institute)

Suggested questions for consideration:

• How and why do natural disasters alter livelihood strategies?
• To what extent do natural disasters impact on different genders in different ways?
• What has been the impact of the no build zone on community cohesion? To what extent is this relevant in relation to livelihoods?
• To what extent can the re-building of domestic dwellings be considered a success since Yolanda?

Keywords: farming, fishing, gender, housing, no build zone, schools

Panel III: Governance and Resilience (Chair: Maria Ela Atienza, Project Co-investigator)

Panel members:

• Dr Khin Maung Win (Community Development Association, Myanmar)
• Dr Albert Salamanca (Stockholm Environment Institute)
• Mr Red Constantino (Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities)

Suggested questions for consideration:

• To what extent is the monitoring of resilience accurate?
• When monitoring resilience what time scales do we need to consider?
• How does resilience change over time?
• What role has the private sector played?
• To what extent is the notion of building back credible?

Keywords: ‘levels’ of governance (local, national, international), resilience, private sector, agency, build back better

Round Table and Concluding Remarks (Chair: Pauline Eadie)