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Super typhoon Haima aftermath: Oxfam assesses needs on the ground

Oxfam has fielded teams to assist authorities in coordinating assistance and assessing the immediate needs of the most vulnerable communities in the valleys of Cagayan and Isabela, and the mountainous province of Apayao.

Mary Ann (10) and Mary Grace (14) stand in front of Anibong Bay in Tacloban.(Photo:Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam)

Project Selfie

Residents in Tacloban were invited to take a self-portrait or 'selfie' with an iphone. We want to promote Oxfam’s life-saving work in the Philippines post Typhoon Haiyan and to show the continued need for support via our social media channels. The Selfie is an instant visual...

Women in Bantayan Island were trained as masons to help rebuild destroyed houses after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 (Photo: Genevive Estacaan/Oxfam)

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A family sits outside the bunkhouse where they continue to live after being displaced by typhoon Haiyan. Many of those in bunkhouses are being targeted for permanent resettlement to safer land as part of recovery plans. Photo: Genevive Estacaan/Oxfam 2014

In the Shadow of the Storm: Getting recovery right one year after typhoon Haiyan

The scale of the destruction caused when typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on 8 November 2013 was staggering. The emergency response provided life-saving support to millions of people in the affected region. But the challenge now is to ensure that recovery efforts leave devastated communities...

Fish vendor and mother of four Felisa Abas hopes relocation in Pago, Leyte, will bring her a better life (2014). Caroline Gluck/Oxfam

The Right Move? Ensuring durable relocation after Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) left four million people homeless. Amid the transition from a largely successful relief effort to recovery, local authorities are preparing to relocate thousands of survivors to protect them from future disasters. This is an opportunity for the government...

In Anibong hundreds of people were killed when the storm surge destroyed dwellings and washed giant container ships ashore. Before the storm the government issued a 'storm surge' warning, however many residents did not understand the term and did not evacuate to higher ground. Survivors were left homeless and without access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Oxfam is one of the leading agencies working to ensure people have safe water, hygiene and sanitation facilities (WASH work) following typhoon

Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines

Climate change impacts such as those that come in the form of stronger and more frequent typhoons are increasing natural hazards in many areas of the Philippines already highly prone to multiple disasters because of their location on both the typhoon path and earthquake and volcanic belt. Given the...

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