DRRM: disaster risk reduction management
Have you ever seen yourself in a
life and death situation?
Imagine yourself in that scenario,
are you the one saving the lives of
the many? Or are you the one
being saved?
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Disaster. One word that gives fear
to the mind and heart of the
Filipino people. But in reality it
must not be the one we should be
afraid of but instead it must be one
we the Filipinos must give time and
be prepared for.
Disaster in different countries were
caused by people’s lack of
background knowledge of natural
hazards, the failure to educate the
people in emergency
preparedness, lack of equipment
and even the failure in monitoring
the warning system.
DRRM or disaster risk reduction
management aims to lessen the
possible damage caused by the
different natural hazards like the
earthquakes, floods, tsunamis,
droughts and even cyclones,
through an ethic of prevention.
Disasters usually follow natural
hazards.
A disaster’s severity depends not
just on how much impact a hazard
has on society and the
environment but it also includes
our choices.
These choices include the actions
and the decision of the people and
their attitude towards the problem
in the given scenario.
DRRM is the concept and the basic
training that would help to reduce
the possible risks in disasters
through systematic efforts and help
the people to enhance their
capability in improving emergency
preparedness.
The national service training
program (NSTP) conducted
different activities during the first
semester regarding the basic
training in DRRM. The general goal
of these activities were to educate
and train each individual the basic
knowledge as they face the
incoming disasters and to mold
them to become discipline,
independent, concern and be a
better person.