Disaster

Awareness,
Preparedness
and Management GROUP 4
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ONTOG | OZAETA | RIBOT
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HAZARD
• A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or
condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other
health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood &
services, social & economic disruption or environmental
damage.
• A potentially damaging phenomenon.
• It can be natural or manmade (human-induced).

What is a Hazard ?
Natural Hazards Manmade Hazards
• Hazards which are caused • Hazards which are due to
by natural phenomena: human negligence:
• Cyclones • Explosions
• Tsunamis • Toxic Waste Leakage
• Earthquakes • Pollution
• Volcanic Eruptions • Dam Failure
• Wars or Civil Strife

Types of Hazards
Natural Hazards Manmade Hazards

Types of Hazards
EXPOSURE
• The degree to which the element at risk are likely to
experience hazard events of different magnitude.

What is Exposure ?
VULNERABILITY
• The characteristics and circumstances of a community,
system, or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging
effects of a hazard.
• It can be categorized into physical or socio-economic
vulnerability.

What is Vulnerability ?
Physical Socio-economic
• The physical condition of • The degree to which a
people and elements at population is affected by
risk, such as buildings a hazard does not revolve
and infrastructures, and only on the physical
their proximity, location components but also on
and as well as the nature the socio-economic
of the hazard. conditions.

Types of Vulnerability
Vulnerability has also been related to
the following factors:
 Social Integration  Psychological and
Physiological
- Ethnicity - Locus of control
- Age - Disability
- Gender - Coping-style
- Location - Individual’s
- Status perception
- Wealth - Lifestyle
- Income - Agility
- Education - Mobility
- Family type - Experience
CAPACITY
• The combination of all strengths and resources available
within the community, society, or organization that can
reduce the level of risk or effects of a disaster.

What is Capacity ?
RISK
• The probability that a community’s structure or
geographic area is to be damaged or disrupted by the
impact of a particular hazard, on account of their nature
construction, and proximity to a hazardous area.

What is Risk ?
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The formula for the probability.

What is Risk ?
DISASTER
• An event of substantial extent causing significant
physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic
change to the environment.
• Seen as the consequence of inappropriately managed risk.
• These risks are the product of a combination of both
hazards and vulnerability.

What is a Disaster ?
1. At least 20% of the population are affected and in need of
emergency assistance or those dwelling units have been
destroyed.
2. A great number or at least 40% of the means of livelihood
are destroyed.
3. Major roads and bridges are destroyed and impassable for at
least a week, thus disrupting the flow of transport and
commerce.
4. Widespread destruction of fishponds, crops, livestock and
poultry, and other agricultural products.
5. Epidemic
When Is An Event A
Disaster?
1. Increased in Population
2. Climate Change
3. Increased vulnerability due to:
- Demographic changes
- Increased concentration of asset
- Environmental degradation
- Poverty
- Rapid urbanization and unplanned development

Why are Disaster Impacts

Increasing?
RISK PROFILE
 Philippines is considered one of the most disaster- prone
country. It ranks 3rd among the countries most at-risk for
typhoons, floods, earthquakes, storm surges, volcanic
eruptions and landslides according to the World Risk Index.
Located in the typhoon belt in the Pacific and the Pacific
Ring of Fire making it vulnerable to typhoons, tsunamis,
earthquakes and volcanic eruption.
Average of 20 typhoons yearly (7 are destructive)
 22 active volcanoes
HAZARD MAPPING
A hazard map is a map that highlights areas that are
affected by or are vulnerable to a particular hazard.
They are typically created for natural hazards, such
as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, flooding and 
tsunamis. Hazard maps help prevent serious
damage and deaths.
PHILIPPINE DRRM
SYSTEM
WHAT Must Be Done To
Reduce Risk?
Institutionalize Local Disaster Risk Reduction &
Management Office
Establish Early Warning System
Formulation of Communication Protocol
Formulation of Evacuation Procedures at the community
level and establishments
Organize Local DRRMC and define the functional roles and
responsibilities of the members and task units
Establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Hazard awareness through Community-Based trainings and
seminars
Strengthening of the LGU capabilities on disaster
management
Updating the hazard profile of all municipalities and to
analyze data on human induced disasters for public safety
studies
Effective flow of communication system to ensure that
accurate flow of information before, during and after
disasters
 National Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Council (NDRRMC)
• Formerly known as the National Disaster Coordinating
Council (NDCC)
• It is administered by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) under
the Department of National Defense (DND).
• The Council is responsible for ensuring the protection and
welfare of the people during disasters or emergencies.
• NDRRMC plans and leads the guiding activities in the field of
communication, warning signals, emergency, transportation,
evacuation, rescue, engineering, health and rehabilitation,
public education and auxiliary services such as fire fighting
and the police in the country. 
 The Department of
Social Welfare
V-chair for disaster response

NDRRM and
Development
Council
National
Office of Civil Economic and
Defense Development
(Secretariat) Department of Authority
National
Defense
(Chairperson)
V-chair for disaster
rehabilitation and recovery

Department of the
Interior and Department
V-chair for of Science V-chair for disaster
Local
disaster prevention and
Government and
preparedness mitigation
Technology
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