Disaster Readiness

and Risk Reduction

P r e p a r e d b y : D a n i c a G . Ta n
LEARNING TARGETS

At the end of this unit, the learners should be

able to do the following:
● Describe the effects of disaster on one’s life.
● Explain how and when an event becomes a disaster.
● Identify areas or locations exposed to hazards that may lead to disaster.
● Analyze disaster from different perspectives (physical, psychological,
sociocultural, economic, political, and biological).
VALUES AND ATTITUDES

In this unit, the learners should be

learn
able
toto do the
following:
● Develop mindfulness of their and others' vulnerabilities and risk factors.
● Care for the environment.
● Improve their commitment to their community’s disaster capacity.
● Increase shared responsibility in their community’s disaster resilience.
Lesson 3
Effects of Disasters

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Effects of Disasters

population food

health psychological
Effects of Disasters: Sample Cases

A situation in an evacuation during a wildfire

Effects of Disasters: Sample Cases

the use of portable toilets in an evacuation

center in Cagayan de Oro City
Effects of Disasters: Sample Cases

Providing supplies to food pantries during disasters

Effects of Disasters: Sample Cases

Fires can bring about stress to the affected people.

Factors Affecting Severity

Severity of Exposure Age

Human Resilience

Social Support Coping Confidence

Human Resilience

Children living at the Guinobatan evacuation center

are playing soccer.
Lesson 4
How and When an Event Becomes
a Disaster

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APPLICATION

Disasters and Hazards

Table 1. Sample table on hazard assessment
Name of Areas Exposed Prevention or
Type of Hazard
Disaster to Hazards Mitigation
Types of Hazards

Table 2. Types of natural hazards and their examples

Types Examples
biological diseases, epidemics, and plagues

geological earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, and volcanic activities

hydrological avalanches and rain-induced floods

meteorological storm surges, cyclones, and tornadoes

climatological droughts and wildfires

PROJECT NOAH INTEGRATION

Know Your Hazards

Visit the NOAH website to check your area’s hazards. You may
also know the hazards in different locations within the
country.
How and When an Event Becomes a Disaster?

A hazard can be considered a disaster when there are

already negative impacts on human life and their
properties.
Proactive Approach

Proactive Approach to Emergency Preparedness

It refers to efforts that could avoid future disasters,

reduce current ones, and manage residual risks,
improving resilience and contributing to sustainable
development (Gray et al. 2021).
Sample Case

the remains of a church in Clarin, Bohol after the 2013 Visayas earthquake
Lesson 5
Areas or Locations Exposed
to Hazards

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Prediction and Warning

A prediction refers to the statement A warning refers to the signal

of the probability of hazard showing a high probability of hazard
occurrence based on several pieces occurrence.
of evidence or observations.
Prediction and Warning

Volcanic eruptions can be predicted by Color-coded rainfall advisory or

earthquakes and chemical warnings are issued to inform the
composition of gases emitted from the people when downpours already
vent. constitute an emergency or not.
Climate and Weather-Related Hazards

● Areas with low elevation are

more prone to floods.
● Areas with poor drainage
systems located near bodies
of water can also be prone to
floods.
● Steep landforms with poor
vegetation are prone to
landslides during typhoons.

Flooding in San Rafael, Bulacan

Geophysical-Related Hazards

Areas near fault lines are more prone to earthquakes.

Man-Made Related Disasters

Communities near war zones are Areas with weaker fireproofing

more prone to loss of lives. are more prone to fire incidents.
Lesson 6
Disaster from Different
Perspectives

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PERSPECTIVES IN DRRR

Hyatt Terraces Hotel in Baguio City during the

1990 Luzon earthquake
Socioeconomic Aspect

It includes the state of the social well-being and

the financial resources of the community.
Educational Aspect

Access to information is important in reducing

the hazardous effects of disasters.
Psychological Aspect

Disasters induce stress, despair, and anxiety.

Traumatized people may need psychosocial help
to cope and live normally.
Biological Aspect

Disasters can cause health problems to

individuals. In a larger scale, these diseases can
cause an epidemic or an outbreak especially if
emergency care is not available.
Political Aspect

Political effects of disasters occur through direct

and indirect experiences.
Thank you