Shelly Ryn M.

Saligumba 11- Banzon

Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Quarter 1- Module 4: Disasters from Different Perspectives

What I Know

1. B 6. D 11. C

2. D 7. A 12. D

3. D 8. C 13. C

4. C 9. D 14. B

5. C 10. B 15. B

What’s In

1. Yes 3. Yes 5. Yes

2. Yes 4. Yes

What’s New

1. Distressed 3. Anxious 5. Hopeful

2. Tragic 4. Pained

What’s More

1. Based on the video/article, what perspective/s of disaster does it imply?

Economic Perspective, Political Perspective, Biological Perspective

2. What do you think are the significant needs of the people in the video/article?

(1) Food, water, and shelter; (2) Safety; (3) Family and friends support; (4) Stress reaction; (5)
Grief and loss; (6) Assimilation and accommodation.

3. Do you agree with the perspective of the President in mitigating the effect/s of the
disaster?

Yes

4. Suppose you have the authority to give suggestion/s to the President in reducing the
impacts of the disaster in the video, what advice will you give him? Justify your answer.

The advice that I will give to the President in reducing the impacts of the disaster are the
following: Awareness, education, preparedness, and prediction and warning systems
can reduce the disruptive impacts of a natural disaster on communities. Mitigation measures
such as adoption of zoning, land-use practices, and building codes are needed, however, to
prevent or reduce actual damage from hazards.

Widespread public awareness and education is fundamental to reducing loss of life, personal

injuries, and property damage from natural disasters. Yet people in many sectors of society
remain unaware of the natural hazards they face and the actions they can take to protect
themselves and their property. Special efforts should be made to reach sectors of the population
that may not have access to traditional education and information media — small children, the
elderly, people with disabilities, and those who do not speak English. Because public officials
and the news media have crucial responsibilities for disseminating information during a disaster,
procedures for their cooperation need to be established in advance of an event.

5. What do you think is the role of the government in qualifying the effects of a disaster?

In political, economic, cultural, and social development, by leading, planning, promoting, and
organizing, the government enhances its own functions in disaster risk governance and
promotes the general welfare of society. The government accomplishes this goal through the
integration of organizations, resources, culture, and social management. It also increases the
efficiency and benefits of resource use for IDRG and plays a collaborating and integrating role.
The government engages in disaster reduction diplomacy, establishes a catastrophe financial
guarantee system, and strengthens the education and research. By increasing the capacity of
international disaster relief, the government plays an international humanitarian role in disaster
situations. The government remains the predominant actor shaping the mode of disaster risk
governance, which employs largely state-centric approaches to cope with disaster risks.

What I Have Learned

 Food

It is important because in the event of calamities such as floods, hurricanes, and the like, these
can ensure your family's survival until help arrives, or until the roads to the family's food source
clear up. ... Emergency food is also important to maintain financial stability during disasters or
calamities.

 Medicine

Emergency medical services are vital during all phases of disaster response, with

key roles including mass-casualty triage, on-scene treatment, communication, evacuation,
coordination of patient transport, and patient tracking

 Home

Disaster relief (DR) shelters play a vital role in large-scale disasters and are an important part

of disaster response and recovery. DR shelters are used to provide private and secure places
for people to live who have left or lost their usual accommodations as a result of some form
of disaster.

 Government Assistance

When people endure natural disasters without aid, they may face a lifetime of diminished hope
for prosperity. Delivering disaster aid to victims quickly not only restores lost assets, but also
maintains their aspirations — and invests in communities' longer-term economic and democratic
health.

 Counseling

Counselors have a prominent response team role in the recovery phase of a disaster.

Counselors provide assessment and treatment of individuals with PTSD, substance abuse and
other post disaster mental health issues, and they continue to provide crisis counseling and
trauma intervention.

 Work

Working, whether paid or unpaid, is good for our health and wellbeing. It contributes to our
happiness, helps us to build confidence and self-esteem, and rewards us financially. Because of
these benefits, it is important to return to work as soon as possible after an illness, injury or a
disaster.
What I Can Do

Harms of Hazards People/s response to the hazard/s

The damaged infrastructures and buildings will
cause harm to the people
The floods will bring diseases such as cholera,
leptospirosis, typhoid fever, and etc. to the
people inhabiting the area.
Crops destroyed and people’s livelihood and
source of food will decrease.
Exposed wires and cables can cause hazards.
Chemical substances can result in both health
and physical impacts to a person.
(How do people cope up to the harms that
are shown in the picture?)
They may need to demolish partially destroyed
homes and manage disaster debris. Cleanup
activities related to returning to homes and
businesses after a disaster can pose
significant health and environmental
challenges. People can be exposed to
potentially life-threatening hazards from
leaking natural gas lines, and carbon
monoxide poisoning from using un-vented
fuel-burning equipment indoors. During a flood
cleanup, failure to remove contaminated
materials and reduce moisture and humidity
may present serious long-term health risks
from micro-organisms, such as bacteria and
mold.
Ensuring uninterrupted provision of safe
drinking water is the most important preventive
measure to be implemented following flooding,
in order to reduce the risk of outbreaks of
water-borne diseases. Free chlorine is the
most widely and easily used, and the most
affordable of the drinking water disinfectants.
Farmers worldwide have well-known coping
mechanisms to deal with seasonal
uncertainties, variable weather, and natural
hazards. To sustain consumption, they may
switch crops, work longer hours, or sell land or
other productive assets. Some even migrate to
less disaster-prone areas to avoid chronic
poverty.
The people should stay away from the
exposed wire and cables and wait for an
expert to fix it.
Stay away from the chemical substance.
Change process to minimize contact with
hazardous chemicals. Isolate or enclose the
process. Wear protective gear and clothing if
there is.

Assessment

1. B 6. C 11. B

2. B 7. B 12. B

3. D 8. A 13. C

4. D 9. D 14. A

5. D 10. C 15. C