Basic Capacity Needs Addressing Hazard. While there are capacity needs that address specific hazard, many of the hazards can be addressed using the same set of capacities. Knowing capacities that address multiple hazards is advantageous in plotting courses of action to avoid or manage its negative consequences in a most cost-effective means. Table 6 below outlines some of the important capacities required to mitigate or adapt to identified hazards in the municipality. As mentioned earlier, these capacities are classified into individual and community level capacities which are important in determining targets of intervention. These capacities should complement each other in addressing specific hazards. As identified in the table, individual capacities usually pertain to personal/physical capacities as well as capacities to build up personal shield such as ability to store food, medicine, equipment for survival and mobility. Whereas, community capacity pertains generally to the ability of the community to respond to the needs of its inhabitants through various means of responding to different needs of the populace as in the case of infrastructure of public use, basic services like health response means, as well as capacity to rescue, including capacity to provide training about mitigation and adaptation to hazards and disasters. Also, capacities can be classified according to the timing of its use. For instance, capacities that contributes in preventing hazards itself to occur or preventing the hazards from creating negative consequences like disasters are preferred to be strengthened and therefore should be of utmost priority. An example of this is the practice of ecological waste management which when implemented can provide guarantee safety of the population against waste related hazards and disasters. Nevertheless, it must not be construed as to disregards building response capacity of service providers because nobody knows and when certain ferocious hazards may occur. There could be incidence when hazards are so strong that the maximum individual capacity of the population can no longer cope with the extent of the hazards. In which case, responders must have the capacity to provide required services. Table 6 - Summary of Coping Capacity Requirements In Hazard Mitigation And Adaptation In Quezon, Palawan
