Climate change vulnerability mapping of selected municipalities in Laguna, Philippines

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dc.contributor.authorBallaran, Vicente G.
dc.contributor.authorMendoza, Maria Emilinda T.
dc.contributor.authorBayani-Arias, Jaimie Kim
dc.contributor.authorDorado, Rowena A.
dc.contributor.authorBurgos, Bessie M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-07T14:19:22Z
dc.date.available2015-04-07T14:19:22Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractClimate change is the most recent crisis of global impact, and can be most detrimental to developing countries. Southeast Asia, in particular, has been noted as one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change. The objectives of the study were to measure the vulnerability of communities to climate change and to produce maps of each community’s relative vulnerability with respect to the commune and the agricultural sector. Three vulnerability determinants—exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity— and their respective indicators were determined. Exposure refers to damage potential while sensitivity is determined by the interaction of environmental and social forces. Finally, adaptive capacity is shaped by various social, cultural, political and economic forces. The overall index of climate change vulnerability was calculated using a compromise among the three identified indices and ranked to identify the most vulnerable communes. Using GIS software, overall vulnerability maps were produced. Results showed that mostly lowland and coastal areas are greatly affected in all the vulnerability determinants. Agricultural areas are also more vulnerable, hence, livelihood of communities in agriculturally-dependent areas will be greatly affected by climate change. Exposure to climatic hazards had the least number of vulnerable sites, as Laguna is not hit by typhoons as often as other parts of the Philippines. However, the number of vulnerable sites increased due to high sensitivity and low adaptive capacity, both factors contributing to half of the study sites being vulnerable. This implies that should Laguna become frequently hit by typhoons in the future due to changes in climate, the area will be highly susceptible to damage since its capacity to adapt is too low.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-971-560-165-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53870
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSEARCA, Los Baños, PHen
dc.subjectPHILIPPINES--LAGUNAen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTIONen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORen
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectFLOODSen
dc.subjectWATERSHED MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectDATA ANALYSISen
dc.subjectMAPPINGen
dc.titleClimate change vulnerability mapping of selected municipalities in Laguna, Philippinesen
dc.typeBooken
idrc.copyright.holderSEARCA
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.noaccessDue to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI.en
idrc.project.componentnumber106326002
idrc.project.number106326
idrc.project.titleBuilding Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asiaen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-891-43
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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