What is Vulnerability

Capacity Assessment and

why is there a need to
conduct one?
 Objectives
• To specify potential hazards and risks as well as the coping capacities of
the community
• To lessen the impact of such hazards and to improve capacities by means
of community based investigation
• To determine the way in which people are affected by poor governance,
discrimination and inequality as well as inadequate access to resources
• To use knowledge and efforts, innovation and education to build a culture
of safety
• To create a report which enables the communities’ constituents to better
improve existing disaster preparedness activities, projects and action
plans.
 PATEROS
BRGY. STA ANA

MAKATI CITY
BRGY. RIZAL
BRGY. RIZAL
61.7
HECTARES

12,398
HOUSEHOLDS
BRGY. STA ANA
75.16
HECTARES

6,570
HOUSEHOLDS
INVESTIGATE RISKSTHAT
PEOPLE MAY ENCOUNTER
IN THEIR AREA
AREAS EXAMINED RIZAL STA. ANA
INFRASTRACTURES
Health Center  
Schools  
Multipurpose halls  
Sports complex  
Police Outpost  

ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Wires are not daisy-chained  
No drooping wires  
Electrical posts have organized meters  
Meters and other electrical equipment are not accessible to public  

HOUSEHOLD
Has adequate distance from one another  
Not made of light materials  
Required to have fire extinguishers  
GENERAL
First responders/ trained volunteers  
Noise levels are acceptable  
Evacuation routes  

Sanitation is well managed 

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First Aid kits  
Fire Hydrants 
Emergency Lights  
Peace and order officers/ Police visibility  
Informative Materials (posters, leaflets)  

Access to main roads  

Food and water sources  
PROGRAMS
Seminars/awareness parades  
 BRGY. RIZAL: HAZARDS,
VULNERABILITIES AND EXPOSURE
HAZARDS VULNERABILTY EXPOSURE
Open and exposed creek Flood Flood
Visible trashes on Canals Fast spreading of fire Accidents on open creeks
Web like electrical wirings Death Electrocution
Exposed electrical meters Fire because of web like
and Old Conduit Pipes Tetanus electrical wiring
Rusty barricades along
creeks Buildings
Near to each other houses Infrastructure
Earthquake Residents
 BRGY. RIZAL: CAPACITIES
• Sports Facility • Health Center
• Local Pharmacy • Police Precinct
• Earthquake evacuation routes • Barangay Hall
• School Signages (name of school, slow down signs • DRRM Office
along school) • The full evacuation map route
• Police Precinct Directory • Security guards dessiminated to different facilities
• Proper arrangement of wirings along posts • Power boxes along streets
• Houses made of concrete materials • Ambulance
• DRRM Organizational Chart • Police Patrol Car
• Waiting area in barangay hall • Trash Bins along streets
• Covered Sports Complex • Waste collection service
• Clear & Fully painted Pedestrian Lanes • Transport Terminals
• Local Pawnshop
• Road Signages (Tow away zones, no parking zones,
strret signs, etc.)
 BRGY. STA ANA: HAZARDS,
VULNERABILITIES AND EXPOSURE
HAZARDS VULNERABILTY EXPOSURE
Web electrical wirings Flood Dengue
Stagnant Rain water Fast spreading of fire Electrocution
Not properly disposed garbages Death Residents
Rusty Barricades Tetanus Infrastructures
Open and exposed creek Flood
Exposed electrical meters and
wirings
Dengue
Dirty canals filled with garbages Electrocution
 BRGY. STA ANA : CAPACITIES
• Road Signages (Tow away zones, no • Covered Sports facility
parking zones, strret signs, etc.) • Barangay Hall
• Manhole for sewers are covered • Fire Hydrants
• Street Signs for people awareness • CCTV cameras
(no throwing of garbage etc.) • Free dengue vaccine
• Barangay patrol car • Masonry tools
• Barangay admins are present • Barangay health center
• Infographics and Hazard Maps are • School Facilities
abundant • First Aid kits
• Fire extinguisher
 GOAL 2015 VCA TOOLKIT
LEVEL % CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
1 0-20 Minimal Resilience Little awareness of the issue(s) or motivation to address them. Actions limited
to crisis response.
2 21-40 Low Resilience Awareness of the issue(s) and willingness to address them. Capacity to act
(knowledge and skills, human, material and other resources) remains limited.
Interventions tend to be one-off, piecemeal and short-term.
3 41-60 Medium Resilience Development and implementation of solutions. Capacity to act is improved and
substantial. Interventions are more numerous and long-term.
4 61-80 Resilient Coherence and integration. Interventions are extensive, covering all main
aspects of the problem, and they are linked within a coherent long-term
strategy.
5 81- High Resilience A ‘culture of safety’ exists among all stakeholders, where DRR is embedded in
100 all relevant policy, planning, practice, attitudes and behavior.
 GOAL 2015 VCA TOOLKIT:RESILIENCE
COMPONENT
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RESILIENCE COMPONENT
GOVERNANCE
Community leadership in DRR
Rights awareness and advocacy
Integration with development planning
Access to funding and partnerships
KEY QUESTION
Is the community leadership in DRR committed,
effective, and accountable?
Is the community aware of its rights and the
legal obligations of government and other
stakeholders that provide protection?
Is DRR seen by the community as an integral
part of plans and actions to achieve wider
community goals (e.g. poverty alleviation,
quality of life)?
Are there clear, agreed and stable DRR
partnerships between the community
organization and other actors (local authorities,
NGOs, businesses, etc.)?
RISK ASSESSMENT
Vulnerability/ capacity assessment
Local and scientific methods for risk
awareness
Dissemination of DRR knowledge
Has the community carried out
participatory vulnerability and capacity
assessments (VCA), shared the findings and
have human resources capable of
conducting and monitoring these
assessments?
Does the community use local knowledge
and perceptions of risk as well as other
scientific knowledge, data and assessment
methods?
Are DRR knowledge and capacities being
passed on to children formally through
local schools and informally via oral
tradition from one generation to the next?
RISK MANAGEMENT AND
VULNERABILITY REDUCTION
Sustainable environmental management Does the community adopt sustainable environmental management practices that reduce hazard
risk and adapt to new hazards related to climate change?
Access to health care in emergencies Does the community have access to health care facilities and health workers equipped and trained
to respond to physical and mental health consequences of disasters and lesser hazard events, and
supported by access to emergency health services, medicines, etc.?
Health access and awareness in normal Do community members maintain good health and physical ability in normal times (through
times adequate food and nutrition, hygiene and health care) and have awareness on means to staying
healthy and life-protecting measures?
Food and water supplies Does the community have a secure supply of food and water and manages an equitable distribution
system during disasters?
Access to market Are the local trade and transport links with markets for products, labor and services protected
against hazards and shocks?
Social protection Does the community have access to social protection schemes to support risk reduction directly,
through targeted DRR activities, or indirectly, through socioeconomic development activities that
reduce vulnerability?
Access to financial services Are there affordable and flexible community savings and credit schemes, and/or access to micro-
finance services?
Protection of infrastructure and basic Are the community’s building infrastructure and basic services resilient to disaster (including being
services located in safe areas, using hazard resistant construction methods and structural mitigation
measures)?
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Capacities in Preparedness and
response
Early warning systems
Contingency planning
Emergency infrastructure
Emergency response and recovery
Volunteerism and accountability
Does the community have an operating organization in disaster
preparedness and response?
Is there an operational Early Warning System in the community?
Does the community use a contingency plan that takes into
account the needs of vulnerable groups, and was prepared in a
participative manner and considers the context of the community?
Are emergency shelters (purpose built or modified) accessible to
community and with adequate facilities for all affected population?
Does the community take a leading role in response and recovery
actions that reach all affected members of community and
prioritized according to needs?
Is there a high level of community volunteerism in all aspects of
preparedness, response and recovery; representative of all sections
of community?
 SPO2 Harold Atienza, Admin PNCO Precint no 10, Makati

Alma T. Castillo,
Brgy. Secretary
Hon. Arnold Cruz, Kagawad: Brgy, Rizal, Makati City Sta. Ana, Pateros
 VCA TOOLKIT OBSERVATION RESULTS
RIZAL STA ANA

4 4 4 4

3 3 3

GOVERNANCE RISK ASSESSMENT RISK MANAGEMENT AND VULNERABILITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
REDUCTION
May wastong pamamahala kaugnay sa Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation (DRRM)
sa aming barangay.
May mga bulwagan o iba pang pasilidad na matatakbuhan kung sakaling magkaroon ng
pagbaha o pag-lindol.
Nagsasagawa ng pagtataya (assessment) ang mga kinauukulan ukol sa kaligtasan ng
mga gusali sa aming barangay.
Kami ay may sapat na tubig at pagkain para sa aming pamilya kung sakaling magkaroon
ng sakuna
Kami ay mayroong first aid kit sa aming bahay
Kami ay mayroong fire extinguisher sa aming bahay
Alam namin ang mga numero para sa mga linya ng komunikasyong maaring tawagan
kapag may sakuna.
Kami ay nakikiisa sa mga gawaing may kaugnayan sa pag-iwas sa sakuna sa aming
barangay.
 WEIGHTED MEAN OF SURVEY RESPONSES
BRGY.RIZAL BRGY. STA. ANA

3.4
3.3
3.3 3.3
3.2 3.2 3.2
3.1 3.1 3.1
3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
2.9

2.5

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8
Table 1.2 T-test for independent means

SIG INTERPRETATION

LEVEL CATEGORY .674 No significant difference

DESCRIPTION
WEIGHTED MEAN OF SURVEY .219 No significant difference

RESPONSES
 IDENTIFY THE
PREDESPOSING
VULNERABILITIES OF THE
BARANGAY

Sudden Onset- Geological Hazards
Sudden Onset- Hydro meteorological Flood and tropical cyclones: Due to its
Hazards
Epidemic/ Plagues or diseases
Slow Onset Hazards
Man- made hazards
BRGY. RIZAL
Earthquake and earthquake
liquefaction: Parts of the barangay
are exposed to the west valley fault.
topographical built, Rizal is
considered as the catch basin of
neighboring Barangays namely Brgy.
Pembo and some parts of Taguig.
Dengue: The presence of stagnant
body of water (creek) made some
parts of the barangay vulnerable to
dengue.
Air quality may be at risk due to its
proximity to main roads such as C5
Fire: Houses are in close distance
from one another.
BRGY. STA ANA
Earthquake liquefaction
Flood and Tropical cyclones: a part of
Pasig river and creeks are present in
the area which may cause flood
during typhoons.
Dengue: The presence of stagnant
body of water (creek) made some
parts of the barangay vulnerable to
dengue.
Air quality may be at risk due to its
proximity to main roads.
Fire: Houses are in close distance
from one another.
 Multi-hazard map of Brgy.
Rizal, Makati which shows
susceptibility to ground
shakingdue to the west valley
fault proximity as well as
liquefaction. Other hazards
such as flood, and firewere
shown.
 DISASTER RISK COMPUTATION TABLE

LOCATION HAZARD VULNERABILITY EXPOSURE CAPACITY DISASTER RISK

BRGY. 7 4 7 26 7.54
RIZAL
BRGY. STA 8 4 5 16 10
ANA
AWARENESS, ADVOCACY & ACTION
 Awareness

Geographical Awareness
Awareness
 Advocacy

Making the barangay an Urging the city gov’t

extension of your family for funding
 Action
Household

Local
Govern
ment

City
Government
 IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE
WHO WILL BE INVOLVED IN
YOUR VCA
 Secondary
Key stakeholders Primary stakeholders
Stakeholders

Residents of Barangay
GOVERNMENT Office of the
Punong barangay, Sanguniang barangay, St, Ana in flood prone
AGENCIES congressman
areas

PNP/BJMP, DILG, Municipal Affected families that

Barangay Treasurer DPWH DENR,
DOH/ MHO, Government needs to be evacuated

MMDA- ESC,
 Barangay
DRRM
Development
Committee Head
Council

Administrative Operation and Research and

and Planning Planning Planning

Security Evacuation Fire Brigade Transport

Finance Supply Medical

Rescue Relief
IDENTIFY THE LOCAL
PRIORITIES TO BE
ADDRESSED
 BRGY. RIZAL
 Unsafe buildings and structures
 Limited circulation and access due to narrow
and obstructed roads
 Inadequate management of capacity in terms
of emergency preparedness
 Lack of financial resources and economic
opportunities
BRGY. STA ANA
 Lack of cooperation and discipline of the
residents on proper garbage disposal which
contributes to the clogging of drainage and
canals.
 Poor drainage system in the absence of an
updated Barangay Master Plan.
 Also, inadequate funding prevented year-round
declogging, repair and rehabilitation of
drainage systems which contributes to flooding.
 There is a need for an extensive public
information and education campaign to schools
and communities regarding health promotion,
awareness drives, distribution of IEC campaign
materials, i.e. Proper coordination with
different agencies and institutions has to be
established.
CREATING A
DESIGN OF
ACTION
• Rehabilitation of • Provisions of basic
drainage system River needs for evacuees and
and waterways clearing
and desilting affected families
• Awareness campaigns Disaster • Evacuation Center
Disaster Management
Prevention
Response
and Mitigation

Disaster
Disaster
Recovery and
Preparedness • Training and human
• Provision of temporary Rehabilitation
shelter for affected resources
families • Public information and
• Rapid debris removal, education , campaign to
clearing and clean-up schools and communities
operations.
VCAPROCESS
SUMMARY
PREPARATORY:
Analyzing barangays in Pateros and
Makati.
Choosing barangays with the same
terrains and has the potential to have
the same vulnerabilities based on
topography.
Analyzing and refining toolkits to be
used
DATA GATHERING:
Observation: Checklist
Interview: VCA toolkit : TOOLKIT
FOR MEASURING COMMUNITY
DISASTER RESILIENCE:
GUIDANCE MANUAL Prepared
by GOAL May 2015
Confirmatory: Survey of citizens
ANALYSIS: PARTICIPATORY PLANNING: REPORTING:
•VCA SUMMARY TABLE: Governance, • 3A’s for Brgy. Sta Ana and Brgy. • Providing VCA results for both
Well-being and Health services, Self- Rizal barangay as well as action plan
Protection, Social-protection and
• Development of action plan for proposal.
livelihood and sources of income.
both barangays
•Analysis of survey: Mean, Median and
Mode • Brochure making for Brgy. Sta
•T-Test of independent means between Ana
two barangays to compare awareness of
citizens