Title: POST DISASTER ADAPTATION OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN EASTERN SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY (ESSU): PROPOSED INTERVENTION PLAN
Authors:
Albino E. Garcia, Jr, Jereco Jims Agapito, Robert G. Navarro And John Albert A. Laboga
Abstract:
Post-disaster adaption is the time between the tragedy and the rehabilitation and reconstruction necessary to return people’s lives to normal. This study aimed to investigate the post-disaster adaptation of faculty members in Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) that will result in an intervention plan in order to minimize the climate-related disaster impacts caused by typhoons and other similar natural calamities. The areas of concern of the study included the following: the socio-economic profile of the faculty members in terms of age, residence location, household size, monthly income, member of DRRM, and highest educational attainment, the extent of the impact of the climate-related disaster as perceived by the faculty respondents in terms of awareness, vulnerability, and preparedness for natural disaster occurrence. The findings revealed that majority of the faculty members have multiple adaptation measures or strategies that were formulated and implemented and were found to be very effective in responding and minimizing the impact of climate-related disasters and the socio-economic profile of the faculty members in terms of age, residence location, member of DRRM, and highest educational attainment was not significantly related to the perceived level of awareness on typhoon and other climate-related disaster but was significantly related to the variables household size and monthly income. Moreover, the socio-economic profile of the faculty members in terms of age, residence location, household size, monthly income, and member of DRRM was not significantly related to the perceived extent level of preparedness on typhoon and other climate-related disaster but was significantly related to their level of educational attainment.
Keywords: Post-disaster Adaptation, strategies, intervention plan, awareness, preparedness, quantitative, Philippines.
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