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Fisherfolk assess boat damage in San Jose, Leyte. Credit: Oxfam

Rebuilding Fishing Communities and Fisheries: Post Haiyan Reconstruction in the Philippines

Fishing and coastal communities in the Philippines are among the poorest and the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and the risk of disasters. Women are central to fishery activities, and particularly vulnerable to the effects of Typhoon Haiyan on their livelihoods.Fishing and coastal...

Photographs taken alongside CEO Mark Goldring's visit to Tacloban.(Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam)

6 Months on Boat Rebuilding and launch in Tacloban

Fishing families who lived in the path of typhoon Yolanda have lost boats, nets, and tools; the essentials they need to produce food and earn a living. Coral reefs have also been badly affected by the storm. Oxfam is working with fishing communities to rebuild boats and repair nets. Boat repair...

Fishing again after Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan was one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall. Four months after the storm hit the Philippines, life for villagers on Bantayan Island in Cebu province remains a struggle. Three-quarters of the island's population of about 136,000 depend on fishing as their main source...