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Disaster Management An Overview BY BRIG. D.V.RAO, V.S.M., (Ret'd) Centre For Management of Environment & Disasters A. P.A.R.D
Disaster Management An Overview BY BRIG. D.V.RAO, V.S.M., (Ret'd) Centre For Management of Environment & Disasters A. P.A.R.D
AN OVERVIEW
BY
Poorer than
Society before
Elements at Risk
Disruption of
Huge Losses/ Normal life &
Damages Development
Suffers
Damage HAZARD
Potential
Awareness- Effect
on Elements
Quicker
Society Recovery
Elements at Risk
Action Communities
Plans More
Huge Losses/ Resilient
Damages
Elements at Risk
Societal Elements
Natural Features People & Live-stock
River/Stream Banks Huts & Semi-permanent Houses
Low-lying Areas Weak Buildings
Sea & Sea-coast Agri. & Horticultural crops
Slopes of hills
Livelihood tools / Equipment
Unsecured personal assets
Public Infrastructure
Scale of Disaster
Is Dependent on :
• Lead Time Available.
• Intensity of Hazard.
• Duration.
• Spatial Extent.
• Density of Population & Assets.
• Time of Occurrence.
• Vulnerabilities existing in the
Elements at Risk.
•Hazard X Vulnerability =
Disaster
ELEMENTS AT RISK
• People
• Livestock
• Rural Housing Stock
• Houses Vulnerable
• Crops, Trees,Telephone, Electric
poles
• Boats, Looms, Working Implements
• Personal Property
• Electricity, Water and Food Supplies
• Infrastructure Support
AIMS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
• Reduce (Avoid, if possible) the
potential losses from hazards.
Well Before
Weeks-Months