Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines
Author | : William Norman Holden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 0857287761 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780857287762 |
Rating | : 4/5 (762 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines written by William Norman Holden and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Philippines is a nation highly prone to a variety of natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, typhoons, and El NiƱo-induced droughts. These various natural hazards have a high potential to adversely interact with the potential for environmental degradation inherent in mining. Earthquakes can destabilize tailings storage facilities, typhoons can flood tailings ponds, and mine-pit dewatering can enhance the competition for groundwater resources during droughts. This study shows how natural disasters can amplify the environmental harm prevalent in mining and pose a substantial threat to the livelihoods of archipelago's poor, who depend upon subsistence agriculture and subsistence aquaculture.