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Mines and Geosciences Bureau
•typhoon/rain-related
•volcano-related
•earthquake-related
•tsunami
Why are we hazard-prone?
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Strong and shifting
wave currents
Exacerbated by….
Silted rivers and, in urban areas, clogged waterways
Deforested and denuded forests
POOR SITE SELECTION OF SETTLEMENT SITES!
Philippines: Along the Typhoon Belt
5) Information
Dissemination
GEOHAZARDS MAP
Topographic Map
+
Vegetation map
+
Drainage map
+
Geomorphic map
+
Slope map
+
Geologic map
HIGH SUSCEPTIBILITY
- Presence of active/recent
landslides
- Large tension cracks that
would affect the
community
- Areas w/ drainages that are
prone to landslide
damming
- Steep slopes
(21-55% gradient)
POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION ZONE
MODERATE SUSCEPTIBILITY areas likely to be affected by
transported landslide materials
•Areas with inactive & old landslides
•Small tension cracks are located away
from the community
•moderately steep slopes (15-30%)
LOW SUSCEPTIBILITY
•Small, shallow landslides (< 1.0 m vertical
displacement) • gently sloping to sloping
(5-15%) terrain
• absence of tension cracks.
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
• Geohazards mapping and
assessment of some 1,348
municipalities out of 1,618
total or 82% of the country
• Coastal hazards mapping
has covered roughly 2,385
line kilometers of coastal
areas
– The priority provinces of the
eastern seaboard and other
critical areas completed
include Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur, Aurora, So.
Leyte, Rizal, Cavite, Quezon,
Ilocos Norte, Leyte, Isabela,
Cagayan, Davao Del Sur,
Compostela Valley, Ilocos Sur,
and the Bicol Provinces
DENR-MGB GEOHAZARD MAPPING
STATUS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2009
2010
Pre- End
Year 2006 2007 2008 As of End
2006 June of Dec of
June
Percentage
of Total 16.8% 42.5% 60.4% 75.6% 82.4% 90.9% 100%
Country
STATUS OF
GEOHAZARD MAPS
PRODUCTION
Total Quadrangles
970