{"id":472052,"date":"2021-11-11T06:34:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=472052"},"modified":"2022-04-29T00:17:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T07:17:36","slug":"philippines-shared-disaster-imagination-supports-resilience","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/philippines-shared-disaster-imagination-supports-resilience","title":{"rendered":"In the Philippines, a Shared \u2018Disaster Imagination\u2019 Supports Resilience"},"author":5882,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[455201],"tags":[476472,382212,425542,476482],"industry":[],"esri-blog-category":[478472],"esri_blog_department":[478212],"class_list":["post-472052","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-climate-of-change","tag-hazard-mapping","tag-philippines","tag-preparedness","tag-ring-of-fire","esri-blog-category-resilience","esri_blog_department-resilience"],"acf":{"video_source":"","video_start":"","video_stop":"","short_description":"Creating awareness of earthquake faults was the first step in gathering and sharing data about all hazards experienced in the Philippines.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Right","content":"The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology leads GeoRiskPH, a multi-agency data integration project to share awareness of all hazards.\r\n\r\nKey Takeaways\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Interactive maps and apps share disaster analysis across agencies to aid awareness, and better disaster response preparation in the Philippines.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Government leaders use GIS to share data and protect communities from the impacts of natural disasters.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>As climate risk escalates, location intelligence influences land-use decisions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Situated as one of the world\u2019s most disaster-prone countries, the Philippines routinely endures earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and flooding. This archipelago of 7,640 islands in the Pacific Ocean resides along major tectonic plates and is at the center of a typhoon belt. Its people are among the world\u2019s most vulnerable to hazards, and now their government is improving its mapping of natural hazards and disasters to better protect them. The work will also support initiatives to thwart the impact of climate change.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Philippines is a good place to study natural disasters, but if you look at the human impacts, it\u2019s not so good,\u201d said Dr. Renato U.\u00a0Solidum, Jr., undersecretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Solidum is in charge of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), created in 1951 in response to the catastrophic Mount Hibok-Hibok volcanic eruption. The event killed 500 people and spread devastation across more than seven square miles (19 square kilometers) of Camiguin Island. After the event, the government realized it needed to foster greater Filipino expertise.\r\n\r\nSolidum and his colleagues at the institute lead a multi-agency program, GeoRisk Philippines (GeoRiskPH), dedicated to mapping hazards and their impacts. They collect, analyze, and share risk-related data via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/mapping\/overview\">interactive maps and apps<\/a> using geographic information system (GIS) technology.\r\n\r\n\u201cI told my team that we need to promote 'disaster imagination' about what the hazard can do,\u201d Solidum said. \u201cDepending on our role in society, we have different perspectives on disasters. If we don\u2019t have the same imagination across the government and private sectors, we might be doing things that are not aligned, and instead of a collective effort, our efforts would go in different directions.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","image":472192,"text":"We need to provide people with information not only of the hazards, but most importantly, what the hazard can do to them.","author_name":"Dr. Renato U.\u00a0Solidum, Jr.","author_profession_organization":"undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate, The Philippines"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><strong>Studying Hazards on Smart Maps<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAs the authoritative source for information about hazards in the country, the <a href=\"https:\/\/georisk.gov.ph\/\">GeoRiskPH<\/a> program provides a data clearinghouse with input from 21 national government agencies, three nonprofit organizations, and more than fifty local governments. The program provides apps and other tools to help safeguard the country\u2019s 108 million people from an array of risks.\r\n\r\nFor instance, among the first apps created by the institute was the PHIVOLCS\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/faultfinder.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph\/\">FaultFinder<\/a>, which shows where active faults are located; the government doesn\u2019t allow construction of houses or buildings on top of faults so the maps and information identify which land is unsafe for development. Interest in the app spurred a more ambitious project, <a href=\"https:\/\/hazardhunter.georisk.gov.ph\/map\">HazardHunterPH<\/a>, an application that enabled the Filipino people to see their exposure to any natural hazard, not just active fault lines, on a smart map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_images":[472082,472092,472102,472112]},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Solidum has long harbored this idea to create a disaster-awareness app to generate public understanding.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe real problem convincing people to undergo disaster preparedness activities is that they cannot imagine what can happen to them and their families,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to provide people with information not only of the hazards but, most importantly, what the hazard can do to them.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_images":[475082,475092,475102]},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":472142,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/hazardhunter.georisk.gov.ph"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cThere are more data now available across different organizations,\" Solidum said, \"and there is now a different state of willingness to share data. It was the right time to have a more integrative platform.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Center","content":"<h2><strong>Conveying the Back Story of a Precarious Place<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nWhen Dr. Renato U.\u00a0Solidum, Jr., undersecretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and Officer-In-Charge of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS),\u00a0talks about geologic hazards, he tells of his homeland\u2019s origins. In the Philippines, that story starts with rounded hills and white beaches.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe white of the beaches comes from corals formed underwater. The vertical movement of faults enabled these corals to be lifted, so you should thank earthquakes.\r\n\r\n\"Everything that you step on has history that relates to previous hazards.\r\n\r\n\"The beautiful rivers were carved out by continuous rain and floodwaters. The mountains were lifted by the earthquakes and eroded and rounded by rain and landslides. The valleys were created by floods. And the beaches were pounded by strong waves, sometimes during tsunamis or storm surges.\r\n\r\n\"Every piece of land here in the Philippines depicts a story of beauty and the beast. The beast\u2014the hazards\u2014created it. And now you enjoy the beauty.\r\n\r\n\"Our goal is to live safely during non-hazardous times\u2014the beauty era. But during the beast period, we must be ready and prepared. To convince people to prepare, I have to relate to what they see.\u201d","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><strong>Spurring Collaboration with a Shared Awareness<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDecision-makers in the Philippines frequently turn to GeoRiskPH platforms for analysis to understand areas most vulnerable to ground tremors, tsunamis, severe wind, landslides, flooding, and volcanic eruptions. Using hazard and census information, GeoRiskPH platforms allow for the analysis of risks to people based on location, age, and sex. Local governments can use this information to determine whether critical infrastructure is located in high-risk areas, create emergency management plans, draw safe evacuation routes, and decide where to site evacuation centers.\r\n\r\nGeoRiskPH gives government leaders at all levels a view of the people exposed in a specific area. With data-driven maps, planners can determine which critical facilities\u2014such as schools or hospitals\u2014might be affected by a flood or tsunami, for instance. That awareness drives targeted risk mitigation and better disaster response preparation.\r\n\r\nOne critical component of the program\u2019s technology solution is GeoMapperPH, the data collection mechanism that has fostered information sharing among and across organizations including a number of international partners. \u201cThey are able to see their data and input and understand that the tool will be more sustainable if they contribute,\u201d Solidum said.\r\n\r\nThe tool will also be used to develop the National Exposure Database, which will provide significant information for more detailed and accurate risk and impact assessments, and other relevant inititiatives."},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_images":[472132,472122]},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><strong>Factoring in Vulnerability and Climate Risks<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe effort to collect hazard data is ongoing, with additional categories such as land use, economics, and demographics. The institute is also working with other partners to add a social vulnerability index assessing the risks of disadvantaged communities and their climate-risk exposure.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis platform is not simply an information and communications technology or geospatial platform, but, more importantly, it\u2019s a governance platform,\u201d Solidum said.\r\n\r\nVisualization from GeoRiskPH maps helps streamline environmental compliance certification, giving developers quick access to the details and reports they need. And, the location intelligence guides insurance and investment decisions at large institutions.\r\n\r\nSolidum hopes to see the system become more automated. Notably, researchers as well as government leaders in the Philippines plan to use this collection of data to prepare for impending climate events, especially sea level rise.\r\n\r\nFor this beautiful country, disaster is already too familiar and climate change will only exacerbate volatility. Solidum sees this reality clearly and is leading the move toward greater resilience.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen most people talk about climate, it\u2019s mainly about weather, and they don\u2019t talk about the interaction of the ocean and the land, and what happens on the land,\u201d he said. \u201cBut that is where the impacts occur, and that\u2019s what we must prepare for.\u201d\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLearn more about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/humanitarian\/solutions\/risk-reduction-prevention\">GIS is applied to disaster risk reduction and prevention<\/a>."}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In the Philippines, a Shared \u2018Disaster Imagination\u2019 Supports Resilience<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Creating an awareness of earthquake faults was the first step in sharing data about all hazards in 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