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    This document discusses disaster readiness and risk reduction. It defines disasters and emergencies, noting that disasters exceed a community's coping capacity while emergencies require immediate attention. Disaster risk is determined by hazards, vulnerability, and coping capacity. The effects of disasters include physical impacts like deaths and damage, social impacts like disruption of welfare and economy, and emotional impacts like trauma. Preparing for disasters before they strike is important.

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    DISASTER READINESS AND RISK

    REDUCTION
    Remember, when
    disaster strikes the time
    to prepare has passed.

    -Steven Cyros
    BASIC CONCEPT ON DISASTER
    Disaster and Emergency

    Emergency
    • requires immediate attention and that
    requires immediate attention of
    emergency resources.

    • a situation in which the community is


    capable of coping
    Disaster and Emergency

    Disaster
    • a serious disruption of the functioning of a
    community or a society involving
    widespread human, material, economic or
    environmental losses and impacts, which
    exceeds the ability of the affected
    community or society to cope using its own
    resources.
    • delays human development
    Learning Check:

    • Differentiate Disaster from Emergency?


    • Give an example of a disaster and an emergency?
    In dealing with disasters one must
    understand the following factors:

    • Disaster Risk
    • Nature of Disasters
    • Effects of Disaster
    BASIC CONCEPT ON DISASTER RISK
    Disaster Risk
    • refers to the potential (not actual and
    realized) disaster losses, in lives, health
    status, livelihoods, assets and services,
    which could occur in a particular
    community or society over some
    specified future time period.

    • exist or are created within social


    systems
    How is Disaster Risk determined?

    • It is determined by three factors:

    • Hazard
    • Vulnerability
    • Coping Capacity
    Hazard
    • “a dangerous phenomenon, substance,
    human activity or condition that may
    cause loss of life, injury or other health
    impacts, property damage, loss of
    livelihoods and services, social and
    economic disruption, or environmental
    damage” (UNISDR, 2009)
    Hazard
    Each hazard is characterized by:

    • Location
    • Intensity
    • Probability
    • Likely frequency
    Vulnerability
    • the characteristics and circumstances
    of a community, system or asset that
    make it susceptible to the damaging
    effects of a hazard.
    Vulnerability
    • Natures of Vulnerability

    • Tangible/Material
    • Intangible or Abstract
    Vulnerability
    • Types of Vulnerability (non-exhaustive)

    • Poverty
    • Population growth
    • Environmental degradation
    • Lack of awareness and information
    • Geographical isolation
    • Political uncertainties/instability
    Coping Capacity
    • refers to the ability of people,
    organizations and systems, using
    available skills and resources, to face
    and manage adverse conditions such as
    hazards, emergencies or disasters.
    Recovery
    • parallel to Coping Capacity it is the
    Disaster Management Cycle’s growing
    number of activities aimed at restoring
    their lives and the infrastructure that
    supports them.
    Recovery Activities
    • They are classified as:

    • Short-Term Recovery
    • Long- Term Recovery
    Learning Check:

    • What are the three factors that determine a


    disaster risk?
    • Give an example of a Yolanda recovery activity.
    NATURE OF DISASTERS
    Nature of Disasters
    • Disasters can be classified into two
    groups:
    • Natural Disaster
    • Human-made Disaster
    Natural Disasters
    • These types of disaster naturally occur
    in proximity to, and pose a threat to,
    people, structures or economic assets.
    • They are caused by biological,
    geological, seismic, hydrologic, or
    meteorological conditions or
    processes in the natural environment
    Human-made Disasters
    • These are disasters or emergency
    situations of which the principal, direct
    causes are identifiable human actions,
    deliberate or otherwise
    Learning Check:

    • What is the difference between a natural and a


    man-made disaster?
    EFFECTS OF DISASTERS
    Effects of Disaster
    • Disaster effects can be classified into
    these groups:

    • Physical Impact
    • Social Impact
    • Emotional Impact
    Physical Impact
    • The physical impacts of a disaster are
    the deaths and injuries, and the damage
    to property and the built environment.
    Social Impact
    • The social impacts of a disaster to a
    society are the disruption of its quality
    welfare and economy.
    Emotional Impacts
    • The emotional impacts of a disaster to
    a society manifest in trauma
    Trauma
    • an experience in which powerful and
    dangerous events overwhelm a
    person’s capacity to cope.
    • Produces a behavior that makes a
    person’s life uncomfortable.
    Trauma
    • These are disasters or emergency
    situations of which the principal, direct
    causes are identifiable human actions,
    deliberate or otherwise
    Learning Check:

    • What are the different effect of disaster in a


    society?
    • Give an observation on Yolanda’s physical, social
    and emotional impact.

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