Social Capital and Vulnerability to Extreme Climate in a Semi-urban Fishing Community in Laguna de Bay, Philippines

• Main Author: Palanca-Tan, Rosalina
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: extreme climate events; typhoons; torrential rains; vulnerability; social capital; Climate; Economics; Emergency and Disaster Management
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/172; https://ovcre.uplb.edu.ph/journals-uplb/index.php/JESAM/article/view/455
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The study looked into the risks associated with extreme climate events in the case of a semi-urban fishing community surrounding Laguna Lake in the Philippines. A survey was undertaken to determine the economic effects (loss of assets, foregone income, and changes in consumption patterns) of strong...