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UNIT 1: LESSON 2
BY RAPIJR
VULNERABILITY OF
PHILIPPINES TO
UNIT 1: LESSON 2
BY RAPIJR
OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, the students must be able to ;

• Explain why the Philippines is very vulnerable to
disaster
• Relate poverty to vulnerability and disaster, and
• Explain why disaster is a social phenomenon.
WHY
PHILIPPINES
WHY PHILIPPINES IS VULNERABLE TO DISASTER
?
LOCATION OF PHILIPPINES IN THE PACIFIC
LOCATION OF PHILIPPINES IN THE WESTERN
RING OF PACIFIC OCEAN.
DISTRIBUTION OF VOLCANOES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY
DEFINING DISASTER AS A SOCIAL
PHENOMENON

It is also a social phenomenon

because natural events “ have
consequences only as a result of the
actions of people and societies.
DEFINING DISASTER AS A SOCIAL
PHENOMENON
1. Harmful practices that worsen vulnerability to disaster.
DEFINING DISASTER AS A SOCIAL
PHENOMENON
2. Population growth and storage of land have further pushed low income families to worse
living conditions, which make them more vulnerable to disaster .
DEFINING DISASTER AS A SOCIAL
PHENOMENON
3. The poor, the elderly, people with disabilities or special needs, indigenous people,
women, children and communities marginalized by the exploitation of natural resources
usually end up as victims of disaster as they are the most vulnerable groups.
ASSESSMENT

List at least 10 practices that are harmful to the environment which contributes to our
vulnerability to disaster.
-Give an explanation to each of those mentioned practices
• THANK YOU!!!!!