DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

Week 3
Name: Janicah A. Cañete Section: STEM E
Activity No. 1:

FACTORS/LEVEL WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE?

I. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
1.1 Population Density People situated in squatter areas
1.2 Age of Population Children and Senior Citizens
1.3 Distribution of Population People living in risky or hazardous areas such as near
in cliffs, riverbanks or elevated areas.
II. SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
2.1 Wealth Poor Families
2.2 Education Out-of-School-Youth
2.3 Nature of Society People living in isolated areas
2.4 Understanding of the Area Migrants
III. COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS
3.1 Building Codes Customers
3.2 Scientific monitoring and Early warning signs People who don’t have any gadgets, radio or
anything that could provide updates in warning signs
3.3 Communication networks People who don’t have phones or any gadgets for
communication
3.4 Emergency Planning Poor families that couldn’t afford to buy emergency
necessities
IV. DEALING WITH THE AFTER EFFECTS
4.1 Insurance Cover People who aren’t insured
4.2 Emergency Personnel Themselves and their families
4.3 Aid Request Victims who are situated in narrow or isolated areas
that aren’t accessible for receiving help and relief
goods.

III. ASSESSMENT
Assessment 1
Direction: Briefly explain why poor people are the so called most vulnerable to disasters.

 Poor people are the so called most vulnerable to disasters because of their lack in emergency
necessities and also because of their inability to adapt when disasters occur. People who are wealthier
have better access to the kinds of resources that help both prevent bigger impacts of natural disasters
and to cope up with them when they occur.
Assessment 2
Directions:
1.) Why is the country Philippines prone to earthquake, typhoons, floods, and volcanic eruptions?
 The Philippines is prone to earthquake, typhoons and other natural disasters. This is due to its location
along the Ring of Fire, or typhoon belt- large pacific ocean region where many of Earth’s volcanic
eruptions and earthquakes occur. In fact, Philippines is the most exposed country to tropical storms in
the world.

2.) Do you think our country (Philippines) has the ability to manage or mitigate the impacts of natural
hazard? Why?
 Yes! I believe that the Philippines, being one of the world’s most naturally deadly countries, due to its
location along the Ring of Fire, has the ability to manage or mitigate the impacts of natural hazards.
Eduardo del Rosario, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said that we are
improving in terms of disaster preparedness and resilience, and he also said that in the next few years,
we’ll be able to say that we are competent enough and we are prepared.