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    DRRM Youth Camp - Intro To Basic Concepts

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    The document discusses key concepts related to disaster risk reduction and management. It defines disasters as serious disruptions that exceed a community's ability to cope using its own resources. Disaster risk reduction aims to prevent new risks, reduce existing risks, and manage residual risks to strengthen resilience. Disaster management focuses on preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters to reduce impacts, though it may not completely avert threats. The document emphasizes that policies and practices on disaster risk reduction and management should be based on understanding hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.

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    DRRM Youth Camp - Intro To Basic Concepts

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    The document discusses key concepts related to disaster risk reduction and management. It defines disasters as serious disruptions that exceed a community's ability to cope using its own resources. Disaster risk reduction aims to prevent new risks, reduce existing risks, and manage residual risks to strengthen resilience. Disaster management focuses on preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters to reduce impacts, though it may not completely avert threats. The document emphasizes that policies and practices on disaster risk reduction and management should be based on understanding hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.

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    The document discusses key concepts related to disaster risk reduction and management. It defines disasters as serious disruptions that exceed a community's ability to cope using its own resources. Disaster risk reduction aims to prevent new risks, reduce existing risks, and manage residual risks to strengthen resilience. Disaster management focuses on preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters to reduce impacts, though it may not completely avert threats. The document emphasizes that policies and practices on disaster risk reduction and management should be based on understanding hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.

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    DRRM Youth Camp - Intro To Basic Concepts

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    Joenel Lou Tagalog
    The document discusses key concepts related to disaster risk reduction and management. It defines disasters as serious disruptions that exceed a community's ability to cope using its own resources. Disaster risk reduction aims to prevent new risks, reduce existing risks, and manage residual risks to strengthen resilience. Disaster management focuses on preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters to reduce impacts, though it may not completely avert threats. The document emphasizes that policies and practices on disaster risk reduction and management should be based on understanding hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.

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    Joenel Lou Amigo TAGALOG

    Consultant – ICRR Risk Solutions


    Disasters happen when a community is
    not able to cope with
    the damaging effects of a hazard due to
    inability to do preventive, mitigating, preparedness,
    and response actions.
    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.
    HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL GEOLOGICAL
    OFTENTIMES INVISIBLE
    Policies and practices on DRRM should
    BE BASED on an understanding
    of the whole dimension of hazard, exposure,
    vulnerability, and capacity.
    Local Traditions or
    SCIENCE-BASED Indigenous Practices and
    Knowledge
    TECTONIC
    PLATE
    FAULT

    EPICENTER MAINSHOCK

    MAGNITUDE INTENSITY FORESHOCK AFTERSHOCK


    Ground Shaking and Rupture

    Landslides

    Liquefaction

    Tsunami
    Liquefaction Susceptibility – Region 8
    ARE WE
    VULNERABLE?
    ARE WE
    CAPABLE?
    Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster Management
    A concept aimed at preventing new The organization, planning and
    disaster risk, reducing existing application of measures preparing
    for, responding to and recovering
    disaster risk, and managing from disasters.
    residual risk, all of which
    contribute to strengthening
    Disaster management may not
    resilience and therefore to the completely avert or eliminate the
    achievement of sustainable threats BUT reduce the impacts of
    development. the disaster.
    Earthquake - Landslide - Typhoon - Flood - El Niño (Drought)
    Fire - Disease Outbreak - Accidents

    Pillar Specific Activity


    Prevention/Mitigatio
    n
    Preparedness
    Response

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