The Philippines is a nation highly prone to a variety of natural hazards such as earthquakes volcanoes tsunamis typhoons and El Nioinduced droughts. These various natural hazards have a high potential to adversely interact with the potential for environmental degradation inherent in mining. Earthquakes can destabilize tailings storage facilities typhoons can flood tailings ponds and minepit dewatering can enhance the competition for groundwater resources during droughts. This study shows how natural disasters can amplify the environmental harm prevalent in mining and pose a substantial threat to the livelihoods of archipelagos poor who depend upon subsistence agriculture and subsistence aquaculture.show more