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Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines: Achievements and Challenges of the Purok System
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Abstract The purok system in the Philippines is promoted as a voluntary self-organization at the sub-village level which strengthens community resilience to natural hazards. In 2011, the system received the UN Sasakawa Award and gained prominence among the practitioner community. Based on a qualitative study... view more
The purok system in the Philippines is promoted as a voluntary self-organization at the sub-village level which strengthens community resilience to natural hazards. In 2011, the system received the UN Sasakawa Award and gained prominence among the practitioner community. Based on a qualitative study in the municipality of San Francisco (Cebu province) from December 2014 to March 2015, the article elaborates on the achievements and challenges of the purok system. Striking merits encompass efficient and effective information dissemination and evacuation measurements between all levels of political administration that stem from the system's remarkable enforcement of human and social capital. This is underpinned by a clear determination of roles and responsibility that is subsumed under the concept of accountability. However, the purok system faces internal challenges of maintenance and implies profound conceptual ambiguities regarding the notion of voluntarism and capabilities that favor clientelism. Nevertheless, the purok system clearly distinguishes itself from conventional community-based disaster risk management practices and implies potentials that are highly beneficial for strengthening resilience in disaster prone areas.... view less
Keywords
disaster control; risk management; resilience; social capital; voluntarism; natural disaster; Philippines; Southeast Asia
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Community-Based Disaster Risk Management; Purok System
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 101-108
Journal
ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 10 (2017) 1
Issue topic
Gender, Ethnicity, and Environmental Transformations
ISSN
1999-253X
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0