Bowen, Thomas2015-12-182015-12-182015-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23448This paper evaluates how the Philippines utilize social protection systems and programs to help households better manage disaster risk. Exposure and vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change are particularly high in the Philippines. At the same time, the Philippines has developed one of the most advanced social protection systems in the East Asia Pacific region. The Department of Social Welfare and Development is prominently integrated into the national disaster risk management framework of the Philippines, taking the lead coordinating role in disaster response activities. Consequently, social protection programs are on the frontlines of disaster response in the Philippines. This paper focuses specifically on the devastating impact of Typhoon Yolanda, which struck the country in November 2013, as a case study against which the Philippines’ social protection response can be assessed.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOVERTY THRESHOLDFLOODINGDISASTER ASSISTANCEDISASTER REHABILITATIONRISKSCASUALTIESRESCUEPOVERTY LINEECONOMIC GROWTHSTORMDISASTER RECOVERYDELIVERY MECHANISMSEARLY WARNINGRISK REDUCTIONINCOME POVERTYFOOD CONSUMPTIONINCOMEPOVERTY ESTIMATESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONSTORMSDELIVERY MECHANISMDEATHDISASTER ACTIVITIESNATIONAL POVERTYRELIEF ASSISTANCEDISASTERDAMAGESDISASTER-AFFECTED PEOPLEEMERGENCY RELIEFINCOME SUPPORTEMERGENCY ASSISTANCEFARM INCOMEDISASTER PREVENTIONSOCIAL PROGRAMSEVACUATIONSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESAVINGCONFLICTINFORMATION SYSTEMSMEASURESEARTHQUAKESSURVIVORSTSUNAMISSAFETY NETSPOVERTY REDUCTIONFAMILY ASSISTANCEDISASTER RELIEFSAVINGSRELIEFNATURAL DISASTERDISASTER RESPONSEINTERNATIONAL AGENCIESPOVERTY GAPFLOODSFOOD PREPARATIONSOIL EROSIONFLOODEDPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMSDAMAGED HOUSESTRANSFERSEMERGENCIESCROP DIVERSIFICATIONNATURAL DISASTERSDOCUMENTSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEPOVERTY STATUSTEMPORARY SHELTERTYPHOONDISASTERSANTI-POVERTYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSFOOD EXPENDITURESSOCIAL SECURITYEMERGENCY RESPONSEFIRESEARCH AND RESCUEFARMERSLANDSLIDESTEMPORARY HOUSINGLIGHTINGCASH TRANSFERSHUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIESVOLCANOESDISASTER INFORMATIONRURAL MIGRANTSFOOD ITEMSEMERGENCY SHELTERUNEMPLOYMENTTECHNOLOGYDROUGHTSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSHUMAN CAPITALEARTHQUAKEEMERGENCYFOOD SECURITYDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RISKCLIMATE CHANGEDROUGHTTENTSTARPAULINSCHRONICALLY POORBANKRELIEFWEBDECLARATIONVICTIMSRURAL POVERTYFOOD EXPENDITUREDAMAGEDISADVANTAGED GROUPSIMPACT OF DISASTERSTROPICAL STORMSRURALDISASTER PREPAREDNESSRELIEF OPERATIONSDISASTER MANAGEMENTDEVASTATIONFOOD RELIEFNUTRITIONPUBLIC WORKSTRANSFER PROGRAMSPOST DISASTER ACTIVITIESPRIVATE TRANSFERSINSURANCETARGETINGPOVERTY INDICATORSSLUMSAGRICULTURAL WORKERSCIVIL DEFENSEDISASTER COMMUNICATIONSIRRIGATIONRISKWIND SPEEDSRURAL AREASPOVERTYCLEAN WATERTROPICAL CYCLONESDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONRISK MANAGEMENTCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREPOORPOVERTY IMPACTEVACUATIONWEATHER EVENTSSAFETYNATURAL HAZARDSTYPHOONSRELIEF EFFORTSDAMAGE ASSESSMENTSRECONSTRUCTIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONBLANKETSENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERPOOR HOUSEHOLDSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7482