Located within the Pacific Ring of Fire-a region growth in the country. The poor suffer from disasters of the Pacific Ocean where most of Earth's volcanic more than any other segment of the population. Not eruptions and earthquakes occur-and within the only do disasters destroy struggling households' sparse Pacific Typhoon Belt, the Philippines is highly prone assets and livelihoods; they make it harder for them to devastating natural hazards. It is estimated that on to afford essentials and hence more likely to resort average the country is hit by 20 typhoons each year, to negative coping strategies, such as cutting back on and earthquakes are common as well.