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DR S
AS LESSON 1:
CL CONCEPT OF
DISASTER

PREPARED BY: MS. APRIL MAE G. AGUSTIN

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 Explain the meaning
of disaster DRR11/12- LESSON
Ia-b-1) OBJECTIVES

(Differentiate the risk

factor underlying
disasters DRR11/12-Ia-
b-2)
 INTRODUCTION
Today's
Discussion Disasters are serious disruptions to the
functioning of a community that exceed
its capacity to cope using its own
resources. Disasters can be caused by
natural, man-made and technological
hazards, as well as various factors
that influence the exposure and
vulnerability of a community.

https://www.ifrc.org/what-disaster
DISASTER
A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously
disrupts the functioning of a community or society and
causes human, material, and economic or environmental
losses that exceed the community‘s or society‘s ability
to cope using its own resources. Though often caused by
nature, disasters can have human origins.
DISASTER EQUATION

(VULNERABILITY+HAZARD) / CAPACITY
= DISASTER
 TYPES OF HAZARDS

TECHNOLOGICAL/
NATURAL
MAN-MADE
HAZARDS HAZARDS
 NATURAL HAZARDS
Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena.
They can be:
Geophysical: a hazard originating from solid earth (such as
earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity)
Hydrological: caused by the occurrence, movement and
distribution of water on earth (such as floods and avalanches)
Climatological: relating to the climate (such as droughts and
wildfires)
Meteorological: relating to weather conditions (such as
cyclones and storms)
Biological: caused by exposure to living organisms and their
toxic substances or diseases they may carry (such as disease
epidemics and insect/animal plagues)
TECHNOLOGICAL / MAN-MADE HAZARDS

Man-made and technological hazards are events that are

caused by humans and occur in or close to human
settlements.

This can include environmental degradation, pollution and

accidents. Technological or man-made hazards (complex
emergencies/conflicts, famine, displaced populations,
industrial accidents and transport accidents)
TECHNOLOGICAL / MAN-MADE HAZARDS

There are a range of challenges, such as

climate change, unplanned-urbanization,
under-development/poverty as well as the
threat of pandemics that will shape
humanitarian assistance in the future. These
aggravating factors will result in increased
frequency, complexity and severity of
disasters.
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1. They are mainly caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
A_R_CU_TUR_L D_SE_SES A_D P_S_
2. A rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure
changes and wind associated with a storm.
ST_RM S_RG_
3. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a
shortage of water.
_ROU_HT OR EL NI_ _
4. A shaking or trembling of the earth that is
volcanic or tectonic in origin.
E_RT_QU_KE_
5. A storm with a violent wind (a large rotating storm with high speed
winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas). Tropical
cyclone is the scientific name for hurricane.
H_R_I_AN_
6. The sliding down of a mass of rock from a
mountain or cliff.
_A_D_L_DE
7. A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy
rain or hail.
TH_N_ER_TOR_
8. A violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-
shaped cloud that progresses in a narrow path over the land.
T_R_AD_ES
9. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other
disturbance.
_SU_AM_
10. A powerful fire that burnt out of control across a large
area.
W_L_F_RES
11. A hole from the ground that forms when water
dissolves surface rock.
S_NK_OL_S
 12. Temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above
the average high temperature for the region and last for
several weeks.
EX_RE_E H_AT
13. An overflow of a large amount of water over dry land.
_L_OD_
14. A cooling of the water in the equatorial pacific, which occurs at
irregular intervals, and is associated with widespread
changes.
_A NI_A
15. A rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme
manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the
release of gases.
E_P_O_IO_S
RISK FACTORS
UNDERLYING
DISASTER
 1. Climate Change
• Climate change can increase disaster
risk in a variety of ways – by altering
the frequency and intensity of
hazards events, affecting vulnerability
to hazards, and changing exposure
patterns.
2. Environmental Degradation
• It is both a driver and consequence
of disasters, reducing the capacity of
the environment to meet social and
ecological needs.
 3. Globalized Economic Development
• It resulted in increased polarization between
the rich and poor on a global scale.
 4. Poverty and Inequality
• Poverty is both a driver and consequence of
disasters, and the processes that further
disaster risk related poverty are permeated
with inequality.
 5. Poorly-planned and Managed Urban Development
• A new wave of urbanization is unfolding in hazard-exposed
countries and with it, new opportunities for resilient investment
emerge.
 6. Weak Governance
• Weak governance zones are investment environments
in which public sector actors are unable or unwilling to
assume their roles and responsibilities in protecting
rights, providing basic services and public services.
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