The Philippines is highly susceptible to both geophysical and climate-related disasters. This article explores Filipinos knowledge and perception of climate change and their association with what action Filipinos take to prepare for rapid onset natural hazards such as typhoons. Data for this study were collected from a nationally representative random survey of 5,184 adults conducted between March and April of 2017. Filipinos self-report relatively low levels of knowledge of climate change and cited increased temperatures, shifts in seasons, and heavier rains as the most likely consequences. Levels of disaster preparedness in the Philippines differ widely by region. Although most Filipinos perceive that natural hazards are a risk to them, only a third of Filipinos undertake measures to prepare for disasters. Filipinos who perceive climate-related changes directly impacting their households report taking greater action to prepare for disasters. Filipinos who believe they have been directly impacted by climate-related changes are also more likely to prepare for disasters, take planning actions, and undertake material actions to prepare, such as dwelling improvements. Other factors associated with disaster preparedness include gender, membership in an association, wealth, risk perception, and prior exposure to and losses due to disasters. The findings imply that, while posing different challenges and requiring different responses, adaptation to climate change and disaster preparedness are inherently associated and potentially mutually reinforcing. Policies and programs would arguably benefit from a more unified intervention framework that links climate change adaptation and disaster preparedness.

菲律宾极易遭受地球物理和与气候有关的灾难。本文探讨了菲律宾人对气候变化的知识和看法，以及他们与菲律宾人为迅速应对台风等自然灾害所采取的行动的关联。这项研究的数据来自于2017年3月至4月之间对5184名成年人进行的全国代表性随机调查。菲律宾人自我报告的气候变化知识水平相对较低，并认为温度升高，季节变化和降雨较多是最多的可能的后果。菲律宾的备灾水平因地区而异。尽管大多数菲律宾人认为自然灾害是他们的危险，但只有三分之一的菲律宾人采取了防灾措施。菲律宾人认为与气候有关的变化直接影响了他们的家庭，因此他们报告说采取了更大的行动来为灾难做准备。认为自己已直接受到气候变化的影响的菲律宾人也更有可能为灾难做准备，采取计划行动并采取实质性行动进行准备，例如住房改善。与备灾相关的其他因素包括性别，协会成员资格，财富，风险感知以及灾难造成的先前损失和损失。研究结果表明，尽管面临着不同的挑战，需要采取不同的应对措施，但适应气候变化和备灾工作具有内在联系，并可能相互促进。