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DRR Lesson - The Concept of Disaster and Disaster Risk

This document discusses disaster readiness and risk reduction. It explains key concepts like disaster, hazard, vulnerability and how disasters are formed. Specifically: 1) A disaster is defined as a serious disruption that exceeds a community's ability to cope using its own resources, often associated with widespread losses. 2) Hazards can be natural or man-made threats that become disasters if they harm life or environment. 3) Disasters are formed when a vulnerable community is exposed to a hazard, where vulnerability is caused by limited resources and lack of disaster planning.

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DRR Lesson - The Concept of Disaster and Disaster Risk

This document discusses disaster readiness and risk reduction. It explains key concepts like disaster, hazard, vulnerability and how disasters are formed. Specifically: 1) A disaster is defined as a serious disruption that exceeds a community's ability to cope using its own resources, often associated with widespread losses. 2) Hazards can be natural or man-made threats that become disasters if they harm life or environment. 3) Disasters are formed when a vulnerable community is exposed to a hazard, where vulnerability is caused by limited resources and lack of disaster planning.

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DISASTER

READINESS AND
RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER AND
DISASTER RISK
UNIT 1
• In this unit, you should be able to:
● explain the meaning of disaster;
● differentiate the risk factors underlying disasters;
● describe the effects of disaster on one’s life;
● explain how and when an event becomes a disaster;
● identify areas or locations exposed to hazards that may lead
to disaster; and
● analyze disaster from different perspectives such as physical,
psychological, socio-cultural, economic, political, and biological
perspectives.
LESSON1 : THE
CONCEPT OF
DISASTER AND
DISASTER RISK
. HOW ARE THE CONCEPTS VULNERABILITY,
HAZARD, AND DISASTER INTERRELATED?
WHAT IS DISASTER?
• The word “disaster” originated from the French word, ‘desastre’, a
combination of two words, ‘des’ meaning bad and ‘astre’ meaning star. Thus,
disasters signify bad star or evil star.
• As defined by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction( UNISDR), is 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.
• Disasters are often associated with large scale destructive events such as
typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, among others.
• Struggles and challenges they face in getting their lives back to normal.
• Is a sudden calamitous event, usually catching residents unprepared.
WHAT IS A HAZARD?
• A hazard is a threat to life, environment, or property. A hazard can be
considered a disaster if it poses an actual harm to life and environment. It
can be classified based on its origins: natural and man-made.
• Natural hazards are caused by an abrupt or slow onset of naturally
occurring phenomena which can be biological, geological, hydrological,
meteorological, and climatological in origin.
• Man-made hazards are
caused by human activities
and occur near human
settlements. Pollution,
industrial, and transport
accidents, conflicts (war and
terrorism), and technological
structures are some
examples of man-made
hazards.
• The failure to withstand the impacts of
hazards is called vulnerability.
Factors that contribute to the
vulnerability of a community.
*POVERTY
*EDUCATION
• The impacts of a disaster can be reduced if
proper mitigation measures are done.
Mitigation refers to the act of preventing or
minimizing the effects of a disaster by
introducing precautionary measures before it
strikes a community.
HOW ARE DISASTERS FORMED?

• Nature of Disasters
A vulnerable community exposed to a hazard
is prone to disaster risks. Vulnerability is often
caused by limited resources, illnesses within
the population, and disabilities within a
community. Failure to plan proper disaster
management procedures also contribute in
disaster formation.
• Natural disasters are catastrophic events with
atmospheric, geological, and hydrological origins
(e.g., droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes,
landslides) that can cause fatalities, property
damage and social environmental disruption.
• Some natural disasters are unpredictable, but
communities can prepare for its occurrence to
avoid heavy damages.
• Some natural disasters may occur with warning.
• Man-made disasters are caused by human activities and usually occur
in human settlements. Like natural disasters, man-made disasters can
happen with or without warning.
WORKING BY PAIRS!!!

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