1ST QUARTER MODULE 1

Ganilyn D. Ponciano. STEM 12 – A DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

PRE-TEST

1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

LOOKING BACK

Directions:

1. In the first column, write any background knowledge that you have on disaster and disaster risk

2. In the second column, write questions that you have on exposure and vulnerability

3. After filling out the first and second column, proceed to the next part of the module

4. In the third column, write what you have learned after completing the week’s lesson

5. On the last column, write the questions that you still have after the lesson.

What I KNOW WHAT I want to know What I LEARNED What I STILL want to
know

Disaster risk is Why should we Disaster is a “serious How can disaster risk
expressed as the concern about disruption of the reduction be reduced?
likelihood of loss of life, exposure and functioning of a
injury or destruction vulnerability? community or a society What are the principles
and damage from a involving widespread of disaster risk
disaster in a given What are the losses or impacts, reduction?
period of time. The vulnerability of which exceeds the
definition of disaster exposed elements? ability of the affected What is the objective
risk reflects the community or society of disaster
concept of hazardous What is the differences to cope using its own management?
events and disasters as between vulnerability resources”. The
the outcome of and exposure? occurrence of disaster
continuously present depends on the
conditions of risk. interplay between a
hazard and
vulnerability of
populations exposed.
 ACTIVITY 1: What a Disaster! (Adapted from Template 1: Disaster Timeline of CBDRRM Training
Activity Packet)
Date Name of Cause of disaster
disaster
2013 Super Typhoon Yolanda began in
Typhoon much the same way as all
Yolanda tropical storms (tropical
cyclones). The principle
cause of tropical storms is
evaporation over very
warm oceans near to the
Equator, where the ocean
surface temperature (SST)
is high enough to provide
a constant source of
energy transfer to the
atmosphere.
2011 Tōhoku The 2011 event resulted
earthquake from thrust faulting on the
and subduction zone plate
tsunami boundary between the
Pacific and North America
plates, according to the
U.S. Geological Survey.
This region has a high rate
of seismic activity, with
the potential to generate
tsunamis.
Damages Response Lessons learned
Typhoon The immediate The importance of
Yolanda responses to the energy and access
damaged 1.1 tropical storm to a better source is
million houses, Typhoon Yolanda, perhaps the most
destroyed 33 which struck the important lesson we
million coconut Philippines in have learned from
trees (a major November 2013, Yolanda. Storms and
source of included a televised typhoons are
livelihoods), and warning for people to continuously being
disrupted the prepare and evacuate. made; it's a natural
livelihoods of The government also process that cannot
5.9 million evacuated people to be prevented.
workers the Tacloban indoor Global warming is
stadium, which had the main reason
been built to these typhoons are
withstand typhoon so destructive.
winds.
More than The Japanese The lessons we have
450,000 people government set a 10- learned are: build
became year timeline for resilient
homeless as a recovery with specific communities, and
result of the targets for clearing focus on disaster
tsunami. More debris, restoring preparedness and
than 15,500 infrastructure, and stronger internal
people died. housing. So far, nearly frameworks. We are
The tsunami all of the debris from setting up
also severely the earthquake and emergency
crippled the tsunami has been response and early
infrastructure of recycled or warning systems for
the country. incinerated. multi hazards. “At
the community level
we have established
disaster
management
mechanisms. Before
the end of 2011, the
Japanese parliament
had passed laws to
establish “tsunami-
safe cities”. This
involved enhancing
research and
education,
 evacuation training
and measures to
prevent or mitigate
the effect of
tsunamis in the long
term.11
2020 2020 In early September 2020, California Throughout the 2020 Improve
California a combination of a record- wildfires caused wildfire season, the Coordination and
Wildfire breaking heat wave and economic losses Red Cross worked Response
strong katabatic winds, of nearly $150 with partners to
(including the Jarbo, billion, or about provide critical Develop Criteria for
Diablo, and Santa Ana) 0.7 percent of services to those who Pre-Disaster
caused explosive fire the gross were impacted by Information
growth. domestic wildfires in California. Dissemination and
product of the The Red Cross helped Alerting
entire United thousands of
States that year, Californians by Develop Better
and a providing safe refuge Communication
considerable from the wildfires in Integration Between
fraction of those emergency lodgings, Response Agencies
costs affected including shelters and,
people far from in some
the fires and circumstances, hotels.
even outside of
the Golden
State

Activity 1.2: Disaster Risk Formula

1. Stronger and intense hazard means that disaster risk is high

2. Large number of properties exposed will make disaster risk is high
3. Having a high number of vulnerable group means that disaster risk is high
4. Having higher capacity means that disaster risk is high
5. Having lower capacity means that disaster risk is low

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Learning the concept of disaster and its underlying factors, is there such thing as “natural disasters?”

- There’s actually no such thing as a natural disaster. Hazards are natural; disasters are manmade.
Most of what we call natural disasters (tornadoes, droughts, hurricanes) are indeed natural,
though human contributions may increase their likelihood or intensity. But they aren’t disasters
—they’re hazards. If a hurricane slams into land where no one lives, it isn’t a disaster; it’s
weather. A disaster is when a natural hazard meets a human population. And often, that
intersection is far from natural.

POST-TEST

1. D

2. A

3. B

4. B

5. D

REFLECTION

Three things I learned in this module that I may use daily:

1. There’s actually no such thing as a natural disaster. Hazards are natural; disasters are manmade.
2. Disaster is a “serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving
widespread losses or impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to
cope using its own resources
3. Disaster risk is expressed as the likelihood of loss of life, injury or destruction and damage from
a disaster in a period.

Two things I am interested at:

1. Learn about some catastrophic events that shook the world.

2. Reducing exposure to hazards, lessening vulnerability of people and property, wise management
of land and the environment, and improving preparedness for adverse events are all examples
of disaster risk reduction.

One question I still have

1. Is disaster have an advantage?