Lessons Learned in the Urban Response Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Level 3 Emergency

The Philippines humanitarian assistance included urban areas strongly hit by the Typhoon. The city of Tacloban which counts 220,000 people was badly affected. This highlighted the specificities of a response in urban settings and the need of urban ad-hoc approaches and tools. The Urban Working Group of the gFSC put together some lessons learned on this particular case that could serve as input for encouraging and developing specific tools and mechanisms and for guiding other urban responses.

The findings in this document are part of a greater post-emergency Lessons Learned Mission to the Philippines and the result of consultations with Co-Lead Agencies and all gFSC partners, both at national and global levels that were involved in the Typhoon Haiyan Response. The gFSC Urban Working Group would like to thank all partners for their valuable contributions.