SEMI FINAL TASK 1 – DRRM (Monroid, Mary Danielle)

NOTES AND SELF-REFLECTION

Definition: Disaster A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any
scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity,
leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses
and impacts?
Annotations: The effect of the disaster can be immediate and localized, but is often widespread
and could last for a long period of time. The effect may test or exceed the capacity of a
community or society to cope using its own resources, and therefore may require assistance from
external sources, which could include neighboring jurisdictions, or those at the national or
international levels.
Definition: Disaster
A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous
events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity, leading to one or more
of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts?
Annotations: The effect of the disaster can be immediate and localized, but is often widespread
and could last for a long period of time. The effect may test or exceed the capacity of a
community or society to cope using its own resources, and therefore may require assistance from
external sources, which could include neighboring jurisdictions, or those at the national or
international levels.

Definition: Hazard
* Hazard - A process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other
health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.
Definition: Exposure
Exposure - The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other
tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas.
Annotation: Measures of exposure can include the number of people or types of assets in an area.
These can be combined with the specific vulnerability and capacity of the exposed elements to
any particular hazard to estimate the quantitative risks associated with that hazard in the area of
interest.
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SELF-REFLECTION (I learned that, I realized that, I plan to)

I learned that if we plan everything out securely and correctly, we can limit the possibility
of disaster. We must realize that these types of disasters do occur, and we must be prepared and
have a plan in place to deal with them. I also learned that in order to build hazard monitoring and
an early warning service to prepare everyone in the event of a disaster, we need to monitor and
have a warning service.
I realized that we must keep an open mind, collect any data, and do risk assessments in
order to be informed and to keep an open mind about the numerous possibilities that could occur
to us. I also recognized that we must share danger information and early warning signals with
one another. We, the people, are the only ones who can assist us. We must communicate openly
with others in order to gather knowledge and keep ourselves updated. One of the most essential
things I noticed during this talk is the power to respond. After all of the calamity, the after-math
will be a complete disaster. As a result, establishing national and local response skills will be
extremely beneficial to all victims. We only have each other to rely on in the end.
I plan to retain an open mind, be aware of any potential scenarios, gather any relevant
knowledge, interact with others, have early warning, and develop response capabilities. All of
these will be useful in the event of future crises. "Prevention is better than cure," I'll leave as a
quote.