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BASIC CONCEPT
OF HAZARD
AND DISASTER
HAZARD ¨ Hazard
¨ Disaster
Major Categories of Disaster
Effects of Disaster
A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity ¨ Disaster Risk Management
Disaster Management Cycle
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) (adapted by
Philippines DRR Law, 2010)
• Natural Hazard
- are naturally occurring physical phenomena
caused either by rapid or slow onset events
which can be geophysical (earthquakes,
landslides, tsunamis and volcanic activity),
hydrological (avalanches and floods),
climatological (extreme temperatures, drought
and wildfires), meteorological (cyclones and
storms/wave surges) or biological (disease
epidemics and insect/animal plagues).
1. Danger of death
2. Physical injury
3. Emotional and mental problems
4. Physical health problems
5. Damaged natural environment
6. Economic environment issue
7. Disruption and loss built environment
1. What is Hazard?
2. What is Disaster?
3. Differentiate Hazard and Disaster
4. Will a hazard always cause a disaster?
5. List at least three (3) natural disaster occurred
in the Philippines
Reducing Vulnerability
LEARNING
____OUTPUT
TEXTBOOKS
Ø Licuanan, Ph.D, Patricia, B. (2016). Disaster Readiness
and Risk Reduction for Senior High School. Commission
on Higher Education (CHED).
ONLINE RESOURCES
Ø https://www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/
Ø https://www.ifrc.org/
Ø https://www.va.gov/
Ø https://www.undrr.org/terminology/disaster
Ø https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/
Ø https://www.gdrc.org/uem/disasters/index.html
CONTRIBUTOR
David Kelvin M. Banaag III