Climate

Change
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Polar bear in Canada
Change

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Change

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Change

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 Climate
Change

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Change

Weather?
Climate?
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Change
WEATHER
The current condition of the atmosphere
such as temperature, rainfall, wind, and
humidity at a given place.

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Change
WEATHER

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Change
Climate
Average condition of the atmosphere
over a long period of time.

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Change
Climate
Climate in the Philippines has two
general seasons:

1. Wet season
2. Dry season

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Change
-any significant long-term change in the
expected patterns of average weather of a
region (or the whole Earth) over a
significant period of time.

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Change
The concentration of
carbon and other GHGs
in the atmosphere leads
to global warming.

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Change

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Change
CO2 from forest activities,
machines, motors that use
coal and natural gas.

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Change

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Change
from agricultural activities (intensive livestock
raising and flooding of rice paddies), water
dumps, coal beds, leaks from gas pipelines

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REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT
(DRRM)

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

PARADIGM SHIFT:
From Emergency
Response to Disaster
Risk Reduction

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

PARADIGM SHIFT:
From Emergency Response to Disaster
Risk Reduction

Emergency response management

services was created to alleviate the
sufferings brought about by disasters.

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

A.There is hazard because of

disaster.

B.There is disaster because

there is hazard.

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

There is disaster because there

is hazard.
D = H : Emergency Management

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

There is disaster because of the hazards

and people, communities and institutions
are not prepared.

This was the concept espoused by

PD 1566: Strengthening the Philippine
Disaster Control, Capability and
Establishing the National Program
Community Disaster Preparedness.
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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

There is disaster because of the hazards

and people, communities and institutions
are not prepared.

D = H + Unpreparedness : Disaster Preparedness

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

Disaster Preparedness
- measures geared to safeguard the
lives and assets of at risk people and
communities from an imminent threat.

D = H + Unpreparedness : Disaster Preparedness

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People can also experience disasters

because of other factors that cause them
to become disaster-prone.

Vulnerability and Capacity.

D = Hazard X Vulnerability
Capacity

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND

MANAGEMENT (DRRM)?

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MANAGEMENT (DRRM)

According to RA 10121 or the Philippine Disaster

Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010

- The systematic process of using

administrative directives, organizations, and
pre operational skills and capacities to
implement strategies policies and improved
coping capacities in order to lessen the
adverse impacts of hazards and their
possibility of disaster.

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 The Phases of
DRRM

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 The Phases of DRRM

Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management has four phases
also called “thematic areas”
1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
2. Disaster Preparedness
3. Disaster Response
4. Disaster Rehabilitation and
Recovery
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1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Disaster Prevention?

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1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Disaster Prevention is the outright

avoidance of adversely impacts of
hazards and related disasters

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1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Disaster Mitigation?

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1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Disaster Mitigation is the lessening or

limitation of the adverse impacts of
hazards and related disasters

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1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

The avoidance and lessening of

adverse impact of hazards through
actions taken in advances such as
application of engineering techniques,
hazard resistant structures, policies
and laws and public awareness

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1. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

A. Structural Prevention and

Mitigation Measures

B. Non-Structural Prevention and

Mitigation Measures

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A. Structural Prevention and

Mitigation Measures

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A. Structural Prevention and

Mitigation Measures

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 The Phases of DRRM

A. Structural Prevention and

Mitigation Measures

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B. Non-Structural Prevention and

Mitigation Measures

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Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management has four phases
also called “thematic areas”
2. Disaster Preparedness

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2. Disaster Preparedness

- The knowledge and capacities developed

by governments, professional response and
recovery organizations, communities and
individuals to effectively anticipate, respond
to, and recover from, the impacts of likely,
imminent or current hazard events and
conditions
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2. Disaster Preparedness

Constant good linkages with the stakeholders

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 The Phases of DRRM

2. Disaster Preparedness

Installation of early warning systems

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2. Disaster Preparedness
Evacuation, funds , equipment and rescuers

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Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management has four phases
also called “thematic areas”
3. Disaster Response

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3. Disaster Response

- The provision of emergency services

and public assistance during or
immediately after a disaster in order to
save lives, reduce health impacts,
ensure public safety and meet the
basic subsistence needs of the people
affected
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3. Disaster Response
-Relief in any form of food or non-food items

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3. Disaster Response
Conducting search and rescue operations

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3. Disaster Response
Assessing damage and needs

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 The Phases of DRRM

Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management has four phases
also called “thematic areas”
4. Disaster Rehabilitation and
Recovery

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4. Disaster Rehabilitation and

Recovery

-measures that ensure the ability of

affected communities/areas to restore
their normal level of functioning

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4. Disaster Rehabilitation and

Recovery
Rebuilding livelihood and infrastructures

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4. Disaster Rehabilitation and

Recovery
Increasing community’s organizational capacity

e.g. CBDRRM

Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management

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 The Phases of DRRM

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 “Disasters cannot be totally
prevented but their impact
can be reduced.”

- Shri Narendra Modi

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