JOHANNESBURG, 8 July 2009 (IRIN) - The World Bank has made a list of the five main threats arising from climate change: droughts, floods, storms, rising sea levels, and greater uncertainty in agriculture. Four of the world's poorest nations top the list of the 12 countries at the highest risk.

Malawi, a low-income southern African country where most people live in rural areas and earn US$975 or less per year, is most susceptible to droughts, which are likely to become more frequent and intense. It has had two serious droughts in the past 20 years and a prolonged dry spell in 2004.

Tzu Chi volunteers in Philippines have been holding distributions monthly in the slum district of Dreamland Village which is a garbage area just outside Manila.

Tzu Chi Philippines has been extending aid to more than 1200 people here since August 2007, when the group discovered them while carrying out relief activities for typhoon disaster victims.

For the most recent event, 57 volunteers came to lend a hand to offer about 1300 people packages of relief goods such as rice, monggo, milk, sugar and other basic food supplies on May 17 this year.

Especially, 16 of Volunteers this time

Source: PAGASA-DOST; OCDRC II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, NCR, CARAGA; PCG; AFPCC; NGCP; NEA; DSWD; DOH; DPWH, CDCC Billiran

A. Chronology of Typhoon Feria

23 June 2009

5:00 AM --The active low pressure area east of Visayas intensified into a tropical depression (TD) and was named "Feria".

8:30 AM - Accelerated and continued to move towards eastern Visayas.

11:30 AM - Intensified into a tropical storm as it continued to move closer to eastern Visayas.

5:00 PM - Made its landfall over Borongan, Eastern Samar.

24 June 2009

Source: PAGASA-DOST; OCDRC II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, NCR, CARAGA; PCG; AFPCC; NGCP; NEA; DSWD; DOH; DPWH

1. Situation Overview

A. Weather Update

Tropical Storm "Feria" has maintained its strength and continues to move away from the country at 4:00AM today, the center of Tropical Storm "Feria" was estimated at 360 km west of Dagupan City (18.7 =B0N, 116.9=B0E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph; and moving north northwest at 19 kph.

Tropical Storm is estimated to be at

Source: PAGASA-DOST; OCDRC II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VIl, Vlll, NCR, CARAGA; PCG; AFPCC; NGCP; NEA; DSWD; DOH; DPWH

I. Effects

A.Emergency Incidents Monitored in Various Regions (III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII and X

At the height of Typhoon Feria, there were 27 emergency incidents occurred in various regions affected to wit:

- 6 landslides (Nueva Ecija- Aurora Road; Navas, Aklan; Brgy Guadalupe, Cebu City; Bontoc, Southern Leyte; Concepcion, Iloilo; and Brgy Nangkaon, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental)

- 5 storm surges/ (Mulanay, Quezon; Noveleta,

Source: PAGASA-DOST; OCDRC II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, NCR, CARAGA; PCG; AFPCC; NGCP; NEA; DSWD; DOH; DPWH

1. Situation Overview

A. Weather Update

- Tropical Depression "Feria" has slowed down as it changes its course to the west northwest direction. At 4:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "Feria" was estimated at 105 km west southwest of Subic, Zambales or 170 km west of Metro Manila (14.4=B0N, 119.2=B0E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center; and west northwest movement at 15 kph.

- Tropical Depression is estimated to

Source: PAGASA-DOST; OCDRC II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, NCR, CARAGA; PCG; AFPCC; NGCP; NEA; DSWD; DOH; DPWH

1. Situation Overview

A. Weather Update

"Feria" has reintensified into a Tropical Storm over the South China Sea. At 10.00 AM today, the center of a Tropical Storm "Feria" was estimated at 140km west of Iba, Zambales (15.4 =B0N, 118.4=B0E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph; and moving northwest at 17 kph.

Reference: OCD Regions II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, NCR and CARAGA

1. Situation Overview

i. Weather Update

1. Tropical Storm Feria has slowed down after crossing Masbate and is now moving towards Batangas-Mindoro area. At 4:00 AM today the center of Tropical Storm Feria was estimated at 40 km East northwest of Romblon (12.7=B0 North, 122.6=B0 East with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center; gustiness of up to 90 kph and northwest movement at 19 kph.

2. Tropical Storm Feria is estimated to be at 20 km west of Iba, Zambales by tomorrow morning; 130 km northwest