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• Concept
• Disaster management is a process of effectively preparing for and
responding to disasters. It involves strategically organizing resources
to lessen the harm that disasters cause. It also involves a systematic
approach to managing the responsibilities of disaster prevention,
preparedness, response, and recovery.

• What is the concept of disaster?

• A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time


that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss
which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using
its own resources
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• Types of Disasters The basic concepts of disaster management


begins with understanding the type of disasters known to
humankind. Some of them are as follows:

• Natural Disasters: As per standard definition, natural disasters are


physical phenomena that occur naturally caused by rapid or slow
events that will impact human health and cause economic damage.
Some examples of these disasters are

• Earthquakes

• Avalanches and Floods

• Droughts and Wildfires

• Cyclones, Storms
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• Diseases and Animal Plagues. As per the United Nations
Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, disasters are characterized
as per the magnitude, intensity, speed and duration.

• Man Made Disasters: Man-Made Disasters, as per the


definition by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies, are events caused by humans which occur
close to settlements and are equal in scope to damage and
devastation in comparison to natural disasters. Some example
of man made disasters are as follows:

• Environment Degradation
• Industrial disasters ( Involving the production, use or transport
of hazardous materials)
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• Pollution

• Complex Disasters: F disasters are the result of a variety of


hazards and often lead to a combination of both natural and
man-made disasters. Its can result in lootings, breakdown of
authority and include situations such as wars.

• The examples of complex disasters are:


• Food Insecurity
• Epidemics
• Armed Conflicts

• Displaced Populations
• Pandemic Disasters: A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious
disease that has spread around in the entirety of a region. This can
occur to the human population or even animal populations and will
lead to a disruption in economic and social conditions of a country,
to say nothing of the health of a populace. This may result
naturally or sometimes be a result of man made causes.
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• It can also refer to the appearance of a
significant number of cases of an
infectious disease in a region or
population that is usually free from that
disease.
These have included the following
epidemic:
• Ebola
• Zika
• Avian Flu
• Cholera
• Dengue Fever
• Malaria
• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
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Preventation of Disasters

Prevention invalue all those activites that are required


to prevent the disaster or prevent the gravity of loss, if
the disasters occurs –

The following measure can be taken in this regards


• a)the country should identify the vulnerable areas
and action should be taken in this regard on a
priority basis.
• b) Insurance facilities should be taken by the
people to deal with the loss .
• c)Education and training the public about how to
property prepare for different type of disaster .
• d) Afforestation program should take place -in
landslide disaster.
• e) Awareness raise about potential hazard .
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• f) Installing and strengthening prediction and waring
system
• g) pack an emergency preparedness kit on hand may
help you keep your family safe during a disaster.
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• Nature of Disaster management Disaster management is
the strategy and course of action to be excuted at the time
of any such disasters to save as much life as possible it
can be divided into two parts .
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Pre - Disaster Management

• Pre -Disaster management phase is concerned with the complete


prepration and planning in order the enable us to face any kind of sitution –

• *The first step includes identifying the pro-disaster area .


• * The second step includes collecting information about intensity of
disaster and probable sites of disaster using prodictive intensity map and
hazard maps.

• Post-diisaster management.

• Post-disaster management concerned with the situation that arise after a


disaster has accurred .it includes the following components
• * The primary concern into provied help to victims preferable with the
participation of local people establishment of help contras to provide all
kind of possible help required by the people.
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