The impacts of multiple tropical cyclone events and associated precipitation on household income and expenditures

This paper evaluates the impacts of compounded tropical cyclones (TC) hazards on household income and expenditure in the Philippines, with adjustments in vulnerability representation drawn from local information. Our results show that the omission of TC-associated precipitation leads to an underestimation of impacts, as well as the number of areas and economic sectors affected by TCs.

Researchers find that households cope through a reallocation of budgets and reliance on alternative income sources. Despite extensive public and private disaster risk reduction and management strategies, researchers still find significant losses in income and expenditures at any number of TC exposure.