DISASTER

READINESS AND
RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER READINESS
AND RISK REDUCTION

DONALD C. DUMRIQUE
Teacher
What is Disaster and Disaster Risk?
PHILIPPINES:
A Country
Prone To
Natural
Disasters
DISASTER
• It is "a sudden, calamitous occurrence
that causes great harm, injury,
destruction, and devastation to life and
property”. It disrupts the usual course of
life, causing both physical and emotional
distress such as an intense feeling of
helplessness and hopelessness( ADPC,
2012).
DISASTER

•It is a serious disruption of the

functioning of a community or a society
involving widespread human, material,
economic or environmental losses and
impacts, which exceeds the ability of the
community or society to cope using its
own resources”( FAO, 2008).
DISASTER are often a result of the
combination of:

a.The exposure to a hazard.

a.Insufficient capacity or measures to reduce

or cope with the potential negative
consequences.
CLASSIFICATION OF DISASTERS:
• NATURAL DISASTERS
CLASSIFICATION OF DISASTERS:
• MAN-MADE DISASTERS
 THREE CATEGORIES OF MAN-MADE
DISASTERS
1. TECHNOLOGICAL/INDUSTRIAL

2. TERRORISM/VIOLENCE

3. COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES

RISK AND DISASTER RISK
RISK
-“the combination of the
probability of an event and its
negative consequences”(
UNISDR, 2009)
RISK AND DISASTER RISK

DISASTER RISK
- Refers to the potential ( not actual and
realized) disaster losses , in lives,
health status, livelihoods, assets and
services which could occur in a
community or society over some
specified future time period.
RISK AND DISASTER RISK

DISASTER RISK
-product of the possible damage caused by a
hazard due to the vulnerability within a
community. It should be noted that the effect
of a hazard (of a particular magnitude) would
affect communities differently (Von Kotze,
1999:35).
ELEMENTS OF DISASTER RISK

1.EXPOSURE- the elements

at risk from a natural or man-
made hazard event (Quebral,
2016).
 ELEMENTS OF DISASTER RISK

2. HAZARD-potentially dangerous
physical occurrence, phenomenon or
human activity that may result in loss of
life or injury, property damage, social and
economic disruption, or environmental
degradation.
ELEMENTS OF DISASTER RISK

3. VULNERABILITY - the condition

determined by physical, social, economic
and environmental factors or processes,
which increase the susceptibility of a
community to the impact of hazard (Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United
nation, FAO 2008).
CAPACITY
•“ the combination of all the strength ,
attributes and resources available
within a community, society or
organization that can be used to
achieve agreed goals”
 DISASTER RISK EQUATION

DISASTER RISK=HAZARD x VULNERABILITY

CAPACITY
RISK FACTORS
- are processes or conditions,
often development-related, that
influence the level of disaster risk
by increasing levels of exposure
and vulnerability or reducing
capacity
 Factors to be Considered underlying
Disaster Risk

1. Severity of exposure
2. Gender and Family
3. Age
4. Economic status of country
 Factors which underlie disasters:

1. Climate Change

CLIMATE CHANGE:
“directly or indirectly to human
activity that alters the composition of
the global atmosphere and which is in
addition to natural climate variability
observed over comparable time
periods”(UNFCCC).
2. Environmental Degradation
3. Globalized Economic Development
4. Poverty and Inequality
5. Poorly planned and Managed
Urban Development
6. Weak Governance
Effects of Disasters on One’s Life
 What is the difference between hazard and disaster?
HAZARD is a dangerous situation or event that carries
a threat to humans.

DISASTER is an event that harms humans and

disrupts the operations of society.

NOTE: Hazards can only be considered disasters once it affected

humans. If a disaster happened in an unpopulated area, it is still
a hazard.
 The Human Effect of Natural and Man-Made
Disasters

1.Displaced Populations
The Human Effect of Natural and Man-Made Disasters

2.Health Risks
The Human Effect of Natural and Man-Made Disasters

3.Food Scarcity
 The Human Effect of Natural and Man-Made Disasters

4.Emotional Aftershocks
 Ways on how to plan ahead of a disaster:

1.Check for hazards at home.

2.Identify safe place indoors and outdoors
3.Educate yourself and family members
4.Have Disaster kits/supplies on hand.
5.Develop an emergency communication plan.
6.Help your community get ready.
7. Practice the Disaster Preparedness Cycle
Disaster Preparedness Plan: