DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 

(DRR) AIMS TO REDUCE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY NATURAL HAZARDS LIKE

EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS, DROUGHTS AND CYCLONES, THROUGH AN ETHIC OF PREVENTION. DISASTERS
OFTEN FOLLOW NATURAL HAZARDS. A DISASTER'S SEVERITY DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH IMPACT A HAZARD
HAS ON SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
 What is the DRR
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) IS A
SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO
IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING AND
REDUCING THE RISKS OF DISASTER. IT
AIMS TO REDUCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
VULNERABILITIES TO DISASTER AS
WELL AS DEALING WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER HAZARDS
THAT TRIGGER THEM.
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF RISK
REDUCTION
risk reduction. Measures
to reduce the frequency or
severity of losses, also known as
loss control. May include
engineering, fire protection,
safety inspections, or claims
management.
More Risk Management
Information from IRMI.
WHAT IS DISASTER AND RISK MANAGEMENT
[  Disaster Risk
Management (DRM) includes
but goes beyond DRR by adding
amanagement perspective that
combines prevention, mitigation
and preparedness with response.
The term Disaster Risk
Management (DRM) is used in
this Guide when referring to.
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL RISK
REDUCTION COUNCIL
The National Disaster Risk
Reduction & Management Council
(NDRRMC), formerly known as
the National Disaster Coordinating
Council (NDCC), is a working group
of various government, non-
government, civil sector and private
sector organizations of the
Government of the Republic of the
Philippines established by Republic ...