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Typhoon Haiyan. Portraits of Resilience

Year of publication 2015

Pages 25 p.

Publisher FAO Representation in the Philippines ;

Product type Document

Category Other document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) When Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) swept through the central Philippines on 8 November 2013, the storm affected some 14.1 million people and caused more than USD 700 million in damage to the agriculture sector, severely threatening the country’s food security. The typhoon’s record intensity destroyed crop fields, orchards, fishing boats and gears—virtually all productive assets that rural and coastal families base their livelihoods upon. With one-third of the country’s population rel ying on the agriculture sector for their livelihood, it was crucial to get people back on their feet as quickly as possible and assist them in rebuilding their lives.

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