70 research outputs found
Public policy (not the coronavirus) should shape what endemic means
Endemicity is not only a biological and health event but has several inter-dependencies cross-cutting with the management of the economy, including governance and policies. Within the context of the discourse on inequity, what does endemicity mean for poor and low-income families, where policies on social inclusion and social welfare need to be re-calibrated
Livelihood and vulnerability in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda: lessons of community and resilience
Livelihood strategies that are crafted in ‘extra-ordinary’ post-disaster conditions should
also be able to function once some semblance of normalcy has resumed. This article aims
to show that the vulnerability experienced in relation to Typhoon Yolanda was, and continues to be, directly linked to inadequate livelihood assets and opportunities. We examine the
extent to which various livelihood strategies lessened vulnerability post-Typhoon Yolanda
and argue that creating conditions under which disaster survivors have the freedom to pursue sustainable livelihood is essential in order to foster resilience and reduce vulnerability against future disasters. We offer suggestions to improve future relief efforts, including
suggestions made by the survivors themselves. We caution against rehabilitation strategies
that knowingly or unknowingly, resurrect pre-disaster vulnerability. Strategies that foster
dependency, fail to appreciate local political or ecological conditions or undermine cooperation and cohesion in already vulnerable communities will be bound to fail. Some of the
livelihood strategies that we observed post-Typhoon Yolanda failed on some or all of these
points. It is important for future policy that these failings are addressed
The ryanodine receptor leak: how a tattered receptor plunges the failing heart into crisis
Harmonizing Objectives and Outcomes at the National and Sub-National Levels Through Citizen Engagement and Capacity Building (With Special References to the Philippines)
An Assesment and Tasks of Decentralization in the Philippines for Regional Development : A Study of Citizen Participation and Local Governance
Strategic performance management in local governments in the Philippines: work and rating challenges
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