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Typhoon Haiyan - Coggle Diagram
Typhoon Haiyan
Social Impacts
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The city of Tacloban, home to more than 220,000 people suffered the most
The Visayas Islands in the central part of the country had 1.9 million homeless and over 6 million displaced
Economic Impacts
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Transport across the islands was disrupted, making it difficult to distribute aid and support
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The economy was affected with estimated losses at $2.9 billion, much of this through agriculture
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Environmental Impacts
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Coastal mangroves were damaged, and thousands of trees were uprooted
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Developmental Responses
Within a few weeks of the typhoon, Habitat Philippines switched from delivering traps to shelter repair kits, including more permanent construction materials such as coconut lumber and galvanized iron
A target of 30,000 deleivered
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The Philippines authorities have invested in the disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaption (CCA) projects
They spent $624 million on this in 2011, and 2% of the national budget, while at least 5% of local authorities' revenue is set aside for it Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund
Key Facts
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The storm made landfall on November 7th, 2013
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The storm caused 6352 deaths and nearly 30,000 injuries
Affected more than 14 million people, displacing 4.1 million
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33 million coconut trees were destroyed, disrupting livelihoods