Sarah Sophia S.

Gangan

12 - St. Teresa

A. What are the elements of disaster risk? Explain the significance of each element of
disaster in the determining the odds of a disaster happening and its impacts.

 Hazard. This is defined as a natural or man-made phenomenon that has the

potential to cause impacts to people, buildings, infrastructure, agriculture,
environmental assets and communities.
 Exposure. This refers to the elements that could be at risk from a natural or
man-made phenomenon. This could be individuals, building and structures,
households or communities, agricultural communities and environmental
assets.
 Vulnerability. It generally refers to the impact a hazard has on people,
infrastructure and on the economy.

B. What would people, business sector and government institutions benefit from
measuring the relative level of disaster risk?

People, business sector and government institutions could lessen their risk
from measuring the relative level of disaster risk. By acquiring knowledge from
this they can expect from phenomenon and could be able to prepare, respond, and
recover from any events.

C. Given that the occurrence of potentially hazardous natural phenomenon cannot be

prevented, discuss in terms of the elements of disaster risk ways and means by which
disaster and disaster risk can be minimized.

Though potentially hazardous natural phenomenon cannot be prevented, we

can make them less damaging if we understand better why the happen, and what
we can do to prevent or mitigate them.. Our increased awareness of hazards and
vulnerability correlate to a rise in actual disaster risk production. Every
community must get to know its own features and surroundings: the natural
environment as well as environment built by human beings. This is the only way
for a community to manage the hazards that surround it and to reduce its own
vulnerability to these hazards.