The Impacts of Multiple Tropical Cyclone Events and Associated Precipitation on Household Income and Expenditures

Jessie Ruth Schleypen (), Charlotte Plinke () and Tobias Geiger ()
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Jessie Ruth Schleypen: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Charlotte Plinke: Climate Analytics gGmbH
Tobias Geiger: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association

Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2024, vol. 8, issue 2, No 1, 197-233

Abstract: Abstract Tropical cyclones (TCs) are one of the most destructive natural hazards. Damages arise from strong winds, compounded by associated flood-inducing hazards such as heavy rainfall and storm surge. Recent papers have shown that the modelled TC damage estimates fall short of the observed estimates due to the use of wind speed as a sole damage proxy. Damage estimates may be further confounded by inaccurate representations of vulnerability of people and economic sectors, for example, calling for adjusted damage thresholds in less developed regions. This paper evaluates the impacts of compounded 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. We 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, we still find significant losses in income and expenditures at any number of TC exposure.

Keywords: Tropical cyclone; Household welfare; Poverty; Adaptation; Compound extremes; Climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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