Philippines - Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng : Post-Disaster Needs Assessment - Main Report

Tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) hit the Philippines on September 26, 2009, causing widespread flooding Tropical storm Ondoy was quickly followed by typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma). It initially brought powerful winds with gusts of up to 230 km/hr then an extended period of heavy rains, with cumulative rainfall amounts exceeding 1,000 mm in some areas. The resulting river floods have been estimated to have a return period of around 50 years, meaning that statistically speaking, such a rainfall event occurs on average once in every 50 years. Ondoy and Pepeng resulted in large numbers of affected persons and casualties. The Government declared a National Sate of Calamity on October 2nd. The Department of Finance requested development partners to undertake a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) jointly with the Government. In response, development partners organized a team of local and international experts to initiate the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process for Ondoy and Pepeng with Government agencies. The needs for financing are large, but the cost of doing nothing would be larger still. This PDNA estimates the total cost of recovery and reconstruction at US$ 4.42 billion.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2011-01-01
Subjects:BANKS, BUILDING CODES, CASUALTIES, CIVIL DEFENSE, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLIMATE CHANGE, DAMAGED HOUSES, DAMAGES, DAY CARE, DEATH TOLL, DECLARATION, DEVASTATION, DISASTER, DISASTER ACTIVITIES, DISASTER LOANS, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER MITIGATION, DISASTER MITIGATION MEASURES, DISASTER PLANS, DISASTER RECOVERY, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RESPONSE, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DISASTER RISKS, DISASTER SITUATIONS, DISASTERS, DISEASE OUTBREAKS, DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, DROWNING, EARLY WARNING, EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKES, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, EMERGENCY RELIEF, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ENTREPRENEURS, EVACUATION, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FAMILIES, FARMERS, FIRE, FLOOD, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD MANAGEMENT, FLOOD VICTIMS, FLOOD-PRONE AREAS, FLOODED, FLOODING, FLOODS, HEALTH SERVICES, HEAVY RAINFALL, HOSPITALS, IMPACT OF DISASTERS, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INJURIES, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION, LANDSLIDES, MAKESHIFT DWELLINGS, MORTALITY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARDS, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, PATIENTS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DAMAGE, PUBLIC HEALTH, RECONSTRUCTION, RECOVERY EFFORTS, REHABILITATION NEEDS, RELIEF, RELIEF EFFORT, RELIEF OPERATIONS, RISK ASSESSMENT, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY, SEARCH AND RESCUE, SEDIMENTATION, SITUATION REPORT, SLUM, SLUMS, SOCIAL WORKERS, SOIL EROSION, STORM, STORMS, TEMPORARY SHELTER, TROPICAL CYCLONE, TROPICAL CYCLONES, TROPICAL STORM, TROPICAL STORMS, TSUNAMI, TYPHOON, TYPHOONS, VICTIMS, WARNING SYSTEM, WASTE, WATER SHORTAGES, WORKERS,
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Summary:Tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) hit the Philippines on September 26, 2009, causing widespread flooding Tropical storm Ondoy was quickly followed by typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma). It initially brought powerful winds with gusts of up to 230 km/hr then an extended period of heavy rains, with cumulative rainfall amounts exceeding 1,000 mm in some areas. The resulting river floods have been estimated to have a return period of around 50 years, meaning that statistically speaking, such a rainfall event occurs on average once in every 50 years. Ondoy and Pepeng resulted in large numbers of affected persons and casualties. The Government declared a National Sate of Calamity on October 2nd. The Department of Finance requested development partners to undertake a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) jointly with the Government. In response, development partners organized a team of local and international experts to initiate the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process for Ondoy and Pepeng with Government agencies. The needs for financing are large, but the cost of doing nothing would be larger still. This PDNA estimates the total cost of recovery and reconstruction at US$ 4.42 billion.