Building better, safer after Haiyan

"The experience of Haiyan sealed what many development organisations have been asserting for years: that disaster risk is most real to the poor, marginalised and vulnerable sectors of society, including women and children. These are the people who do not have the social safety nets and capacities to protect themselves and recover, and are therefore left to suffer the most during disasters and face the higher risk of losing whatever is left of their belongings — if not losing their own lives," writes Carin van der Hor in the Bangkok Post.