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    Hazard refers to events that can cause harm, characterized by their magnitude, duration, and frequency of occurrence. Hazards can be natural, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, or floods, or man-made such as car accidents or terrorism. Hazards become disasters when they cause serious damage that exceeds a community's ability to cope. Disaster risk is determined by the likelihood and severity of hazards, as well as the exposure and vulnerability of people and infrastructure. Risk can be intensive, from rare but high-impact events, or extensive, from more frequent lower-impact events. Exposure refers to people and assets that could be affected, while vulnerabilities are weaknesses that increase harm, such as physical, social, economic

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    Hazard refers to events that can cause harm, characterized by their magnitude, duration, and frequency of occurrence. Hazards can be natural, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, or floods, or man-made such as car accidents or terrorism. Hazards become disasters when they cause serious damage that exceeds a community's ability to cope. Disaster risk is determined by the likelihood and severity of hazards, as well as the exposure and vulnerability of people and infrastructure. Risk can be intensive, from rare but high-impact events, or extensive, from more frequent lower-impact events. Exposure refers to people and assets that could be affected, while vulnerabilities are weaknesses that increase harm, such as physical, social, economic

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    DRRR Summary

    Basic Concepts of Disaster Risk

    Hazard – Bad thing that happens


    Characteristics of hazards
    - Characterized by magnitude, intensity, speed of onset,
    duration, and area
    - Recurrence Intervals (intensities and their return
    periods. The longer the wait, the more powerful it is)
    - Hazards can combine

    i. Natural
    a. Biological
    - Airborne Pathogens
    - Bodily Fluids
    - Mold and Fungi
    - Sewage and Wastewater
    b. Geological
    - Ground Rupture
    - Tsunami
    - Earthquake-Induced Landslide
    - Liquefaction
    o Volcanic Eruption
    - Lava Flow
    - Volcanic Gas and Debris
    c. Hydro-meteorological
    - Tropical Cyclones
    - Storm Surge
    - Hail
    - Thunderstorm
    - Flooding
    ii. Man-made
    - Terrorism
    - Car Accident
    Hazards become disasters when they do damage
    Disaster
    - Serious disruption of a community or society
    - Widespread damage
    - Exceeds the communities coping mechanisms
    - Comes from
     Exposure to hazard
     Conditions of vulnerability
     Insufficient capacity
     Interaction of hazard with the exposure and
    vulnerability of assets/elements
    Disaster Risk - Combination of severity, hazard frequency,
    elements/assets exposed to hazards, and their vulnerability.
    Risk
    - Probability of harmful consequences
    - Expected loss of lives, people injured, property damage
    etc.
    Intensive Risk
    - High-severity, mid to low-frequency. Rare. Very
    dangerous. Tsunami, cyclones
    Extensive Risk
    - Low-severity, high-frequency. Often, les dangerous.
    Flashfloods, storms, fires.

    Exposure - Elements at risk

    Physical - Tangible, people, structures


    Socioeconomic - Transportation services, trade
    Environmental - Ecosystems exposed to hazards, like islands to
    tsunamis

    Vulnerabilities - Weaknesses

    Physical - Certain structures are vulnerable to certain hazards


    Social - Certain demographics like elderly and children are
    unable to protect themselves
    Economic - Squalid Living conditions increase risk
    Environmental - Environments vulnerable to hazards

    Factors and Perspectives

    Factors - Things that lead to disaster


    Perspectives -Ways to evaluate the effects of disasters

    Biological -Relates to flora and fauna


    Socio-Cultural - Refers to members of the community, demographic
    Physical - Material things, houses, Objects
    Psychological - Mental Health, Emotional health
    Economic - Money
    Political - Politics, governance patterns, government services

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