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READINESS AND
RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER READINESS
AND RISK REDUCTION
DONALD C. DUMRIQUE
Teacher
What is Disaster and Disaster Risk?
PHILIPPINES:
A Country
Prone To
Natural
Disasters
DISASTER
• It is "a sudden, calamitous occurrence
that causes great harm, injury,
destruction, and devastation to life and
property”. It disrupts the usual course of
life, causing both physical and emotional
distress such as an intense feeling of
helplessness and hopelessness( ADPC,
2012).
DISASTER
2. TERRORISM/VIOLENCE
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
community or society over some
specified future time period.
RISK AND DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK
-product of the possible damage caused by a
hazard due to the vulnerability within a
community. It should be noted that the effect
of a hazard (of a particular magnitude) would
affect communities differently (Von Kotze,
1999:35).
ELEMENTS OF DISASTER RISK
2. HAZARD-potentially dangerous
physical occurrence, phenomenon or
human activity that may result in loss of
life or injury, property damage, social and
economic disruption, or environmental
degradation.
ELEMENTS OF DISASTER RISK
1. Severity of exposure
2. Gender and Family
3. Age
4. Economic status of country
Factors which underlie disasters:
1. Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE:
“directly or indirectly to human
activity that alters the composition of
the global atmosphere and which is in
addition to natural climate variability
observed over comparable time
periods”(UNFCCC).
2. Environmental Degradation
3. Globalized Economic Development
4. Poverty and Inequality
5. Poorly planned and Managed
Urban Development
6. Weak Governance
Effects of Disasters on One’s Life
What is the difference between hazard and disaster?
HAZARD is a dangerous situation or event that carries
a threat to humans.
1.Displaced Populations
The Human Effect of Natural and Man-Made Disasters
2.Health Risks
The Human Effect of Natural and Man-Made Disasters
3.Food Scarcity
The Human Effect of Natural and Man-Made Disasters
4.Emotional Aftershocks
Ways on how to plan ahead of a disaster: