Proposed PCA Typhoon Damage Assessement Protocol for Coconuts v5

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TYPHOON DAMAGE

ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLFOR COCONUTS2016


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Typhoon Damage Assessment Protocol For Coconuts

PCA TYPHOON DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL FOR COCONUTS

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 2

II. RATIONALE 2

III. OBJECTIVES 3

IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS 31. National Task Force for Typhoon Damage Assessment for Coconuts 32. Barangay Text Brigade Network 33. Damage Assessment and Validation Team 34. Conduct of Training 45. Budget Allocation 4

V. TYPHOON DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL 51. Pre-Typhoon Preparation

a. National Task Force for Typhoon Damage Assessment for Coconuts 5b. Barangay Text Brigade Network 5c. Damage Assessment and Validation Team 6

2. Post-Typhoon AssessmentId tifi ti f T h P th 6


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I.

INTRODUCTION

Typhoon is a common weather disturbance in the Philippines. On the average, about twenty (20)typhoons visit the country yearly (http://disasterphilanthropy.org/archived-disasters/typhoons-in-the-philippines/, February 2016). Due to the climatic changes that the Earth is experiencing, theoccurrence of destructive typhoons is becoming more frequent than in the past decades.

Winds brought about by these typhoons often caused damages to coconut palms especially thoseplanted along the typhoon corridor of the Philippines. Yearly, a number of coconut palms areeither destroyed or partially damaged by the typhoons that pass through these areas, andcoconut farmers are left to replant the damaged palms on their own. However, after significantlystrong typhoons, when the destruction to coconut plantations and property are substantial, theretrieval of toppled-down palms and rehabilitating their farms rests on the shoulder of PhilippineCoconut Authority (PCA).

PCA, whose mission is to promote the development of a globally competitive coconut industry thatwould contribute to improved farmers income, enhanced participation of its stakeholders and foodsecurity, must always be the primary agency in determining typhoon-related damages to theindustry such that immediate assistance to coconut farmers can be extended and rehabilitationplans for the farmer’s coconut plantation can be worked out accordingly.

II. RATIONALE

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III. OBJECTIVES

1) To establish PCA typhoon damage assessment protocols; and

2) To ensure the accuracy, consistency and reliability of damage assessment data.

IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS

The immediate and appropriate response of PCA requires a dependable mechanism toassess the damage after every typhoon-incidence. To achieve this objective, a dedicatedmonitoring system will be established, and maintained by PCA. This monitoring system willinclude the following:

1. National Task Force for Typhoon Damage Assessment for Coconuts (NTF-TDAC)Duties:

i. Undertakes pre-typhoon preparations;ii. Obtains weather bulletins/advisories from PAGASA and relays advisories to the

Regional Managers of areas along the predicted typhoon path;

iii. Consolidates the regional typhoon damage reports;iv. Recommends to the Administrator appropriate measures for the rehabilitation of

typhoon-affected coconut areas.

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The DAVT is solely responsible in assessing damages to coconut stands brought about bya typhoon. It shall be composed of:

a. Senior Agriculturist

b. Agriculturist II

c. Agriculturist I

d. SCFO President/representative

e. Barangay Kagawad (for Agriculture) / MAO

Each DAVT shall be equipped with

a. Global Positioning System (GPS) with camera (1)b. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Drones equipped with HD Camera & GPS (1)

c. Computer laptop (1)d. Telescope (1)e. Counters (10)f. Two-way Radios (5)g. Power banks (2)

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V. TYPHOON-DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL

1. Pre-Typhoon Preparation

A. National Task Force for Typhoon Damage Assessment for Coconuts (NTF-TDAC)The National Task Force for Typhoon Damage Assessment for Coconuts (NTF-TDAC) shallestablish a national database related to coconuts including but not limited to thefollowing:

1. Coconut StatisticsCurrent coconut statistics (data up to the barangay level) shall be maintained toinclude the number of coconut palms planted per barangay (bearing, non-bearingand senile), the yearly nut production rate, the land area corresponding these coconutplantations, and the number of coconut farmers and dependents. NTF-TDAC shallperiodically ensure this coconut statistics database must be in consonance with those

from the Philippine Statistics Administration.2. Maps

Maps must be maintained in every PCA Office, detailing political boundaries, roadnetworks, and contour of the geographic area it covers. Reliable secondary mapsshall be secured from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority ofthe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-NAMRIA). Forcompatibility purposes, primary maps derived from coconut industry data shall

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C. Damage Assessment and Validation Team (DAVT)

DAVT must secure advisories from NTF-TDAC regarding the strength of the incomingtyphoon and its projected path. Likewise, the team must see to it that batteries of GPS,cellphones, two-way radios and other battery-operated gadgets that will be needed bythe team are fully charged and readily available.

The DAVTs must coordinate with their respective Provincial Disaster Risk ReductionManagement Councils (PDRRMC) to ensure their complementation with the PLGU’srespective disaster risk management framework, sharing and reconciling data and inidentifying means to collaborate with the PDRRMC.

2. Post Typhoon Assessment

A. Identification of Typhoon PathThe NTF-TDAC shall secure typhoon bulletins from PAGASA so that possible devastation

areas can be located and assessed (see sample in Figure 1).Summary of typhoon bulletins can provide data on where exactly the typhoon passedthrough.


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LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE VULNERABILITY ZONES

Highly Vulnerable Zone20% from typhoon eye

Moderately Vulnerable Zone21-40% from typhoon eye

Slightly Vulnerable Zone

41-100% from typhoon eyeFigure 2. Damage vulnerability zones relative to the eye of the typhoon.

C. Initial Typhoon Damage Data

The concerned PCA Regional Manager shall verify the possible affected areas provided

by the by NTF-TDAC with the a) SMS collected from PCA-BTBNs (including thosebarangays which is considered permanent monitored barangay (PMB), b) CoconutDevelopment Officers (CDOs), and from the c) reports taken from the respectiveRegional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils. The initial reports based onvulnerability shall then be consolidated in the Regional level and submitted to the NTF-TDAC.

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5. Five (5) permanent monitoring barangay per municipality with reported damages tococonuts of above 6% will be randomly selected and shall be included in the list ofidentified barangays (IB) for slated for ocular inspection. Barangays (not PMB) withreported damage above the 26% (Orange and Red Codes) will likewise be includedin the said list.

6. The identified barangays to be assessed shall be sent to Division Chief I of affectedareas.


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1. At the sample site, the DAVT shall undertake the following data collection:

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Area of the sample siteArea to be sampled shall be at least one (1) hectare. This can be obtained usingGPS. Activate the area calculation function of the GPS prior to walking aroundthe perimeter of the sample site. Upon returning the starting point of the tract,press calculate. The exact area as determined by the GPS shall be recorded.

Exact area determination is needed together with the actual count of all coconutpalms within the sample area (toppled-down and still standing palms) in the

determination of coconut density.

ii. PhotosFour (4) documentary photos must be taken per sample site. For consistency, themandatory photos shall be taken at the central portion of the sample site.

1) Center of the sample plot

After recording the coordinates (using waypoint) and after determining theeast using the GPS, take four (4) photographs in each of the east, west,north, and south directions. All photographs shall be taken with the samecoordinates.

2) Aerial photographs with 1000m radius

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F. Submission of Damage Assessment Report

The DAVT shall submit to their respective Division Chief I the Damage Assessment Reportwithin four (4) days from the start of the assessment.

G. Data Consolidation

1. The average percent damage of at least 5 barangays sampled per municipalitywill be determined.

2. Percent damage from the coconut baseline statistics of the said municipality shallbe projected to determine the estimated damage.3. The degree of damage shall be translated into representative color and shall be

plotted on the map for easier visualization:

WHITE - 0-5%YELLOW - 6-25%ORANGE - 26-50%RED - 51-100%

H. Damage validation

In situations where there exist a great disparity between the estimated degree ofdamage to coconuts in a particular area and those damage counts (data) from othergovernment agencies, the Regional Manager may opt for a re-validation through third-


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VI. ESTIMATION OF PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC LOSSESEconomic losses due to typhoon shall be estimated. It will account the direct loss of income offarmers brought about by the loss of mature nuts. Likewise, income opportunity losses due tothe damaged immature nuts, non-flowering of coconut palms 2-3 years for those palms whoseleaves are heavily mutilated/defoliated and other typhoon-related plant stresses that causesreduce nut production.

To estimate the cost of damages in coconut, use the formula below:

1. Direct Lossesa. Palms Damaged Beyond Recovery (PDBR)

Economic Loss (ELPDBR) = (Number of toppled down or decapitated palms)x (Average nut production per harvest)x (Remaining harvest for the year)x (price of copra, average from previous year)

b. Fallen Nuts (FN)

Economic Loss (ELFN) = (Number of moderately- & heavily- damaged palms)x (Average nut production per harvest)x (remaining harvest per year)x (price of copra, average from previous year)

2. Opportunity Cost (OC) Until Full RecoveryPalms Damaged Beyond Recovery (PDBR OC)


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VII. LIMITATIONS

This protocol strives to provide a good estimate of the number of typhoon-affected palmsand their varying degrees of damage brought about by a typhoon incident by adopting(with modifications) Transects and Quadrats sampling techniques. Transects and quadrats areoften used to quantify the relative abundance of organisms in a locality. In this Protocol, thevarying degrees of damages to coconut palms within a locality will be the “organism s” ofinterest. Being the case, the accuracy of the damage estimates is not absolute as the effectof typhoon on coconuts is erratic especially in weaker typhoons (stronger typhoonsobliterates most everything along its path). Other factors that may affect the accuracy arethe accessibility of the sampling site (interior and hard to reach coconut plantations) and theshortness of time needed to do the assessment.

TYPHOON DAMAGE VALIDATION/ASSESSMENT TEAM

1. Ramon L. Rivera (RDB)2. Neil J. Melencion, PhD (RDB)3. Gerardo B. Baylon (RDB)4. Joselito T. Francisco (RDB)5. Ernesto E. Emmanuel (RDB)


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Office fo the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural ModernizationPHILIPPINE COCONUT AUTHORITY

Tyhoon Name: ________________________________ BARANGAY. : ___________________________ Municipality: ________________________________ AREA OF SAMPLE PLOT: ___________________________

Barangay: ________________________________ NUMBER OF COCONUTS PLANTED: ___________________________Date of Assessment: ________________________________ PLANTING DENSITY: ___________________________

Bearing Non-Bearing Bearing Non-Bearing Bearing Non-Bearing Bearing Non-Bearing Bearing Non-Bearing Bearing Non-Bearing Bearing Non-Bearing

Sub-TOTAL

Submitted by:

SAMPLE SITE TYPHOON DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT

TOTAL(a+b+c)

Typhoon Damage Assessment Form No. 1

Toppled-Down

Head, Damage Assessment and Date Submitted Validation Team

SITENo.

1

2

3

Decapitated Toppled-Down Decapitated Toppled-Down Decapitated

DEGREE OF DAMAGE TO PALMSBEYOND RECOVERY (a) HEAVY (b) MODERATE (c)


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Tyhoon Name: ________________________________Province: ________________________________ Municipality: _________________________________


Submitted by:

Head, Damage Assessment and Date Submitted Validation Team

MUNICIPAL TYPHOON DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT

Toppled-Down Decapitated Toppled-Down Decapitated Toppled-Down Decapitated


MUNICIPALITY/BARANGAY/

SITE

No. ofCoconutsPlanted

PlantingDensity/hectare

DEGREE OF DAMAGE TO PALMSTOTAL(a+b+c)BEYOND RECOVERY (a) HEAVY (b) MODERATE (c)


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Tyhoon Name: ________________________________Province: ________________________________


Submitted by:

Provincial Manager Date Submitted

PROVINCIAL TYPHOON DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT



MUNICIPALITYNo. of

CoconutsPlanted




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Tyhoon Name: ________________________________Region: ________________________________


Submitted by:

Regional Manager Date Submitted

REGIONAL TYPHOON DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT



PROVINCENo. of

CoconutsPlanted



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