BASIC

CONCEPT OF
DISASTER and
DISASTER
RISK
Objectives of the DRRR
• Understand the meaning of Disaster.
• Justify the different kinds of Disaster that is common in the
Philippines
• Observe surroundings and every situation that you may encounter.
• Appreciate the significance of knowing disaster risk and how it may
affects ones life.
CONCEPT OF
DISASTER
WHY IS THE PHILIPPINES
ONE OF THE WORLD’S
DISASTER PRONE
COUNTRIES
• The Philippines experienced from inexhaustible number of deadly
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters.
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
PACIFIC TYPHOON
BELT
NATURAL EVENTS DO NOT
AUTOMATICALLY BECOME
HAZARDS, MUCH LESS
CAUSE DISASTER.
DISASTER – is a sudden calamitous
occurrences that causes great harm, injury,
destruction, and devastation of life and property.
A serious disruption of the
functioning of a community or a
society, involving widespread
human, material or economic or
environmental losses and impacts
which exceeds the ability of the
affected community or society to
cope using its own resources
WHEN DOES A
HAZARD BECOMES A
DISASTER?
CLASSIFICATION OF DISASTER

1. NATURAL

2. MAN MADE
NATURAL DISASTER
IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON CAUSED BY A NATURAL FORCES.
 EXPOSED TO NATURAL HAZARDS
• AREAS / LOCATION • EXPOSED TO:
Coastal Areas Storm surges, tsunamis, tidal waves
Reclaimed Areas Flooding, sinkhole
Near Fault lines Earthquake
On foot of denuded mountains Mudslide / landslides
Near volcanoes Volcanic eruptions
Riverbanks and Estero Flooding/flashfloods
Open field Thunderstorm / lightning
MAN MADE DISASTER

Disaster caused by man are those in which major

direct causes are identifiable, intentional or non-
intentional human actions.
CATEGORIES
TECHNOLOGICAL / INDUSTRIAL DISASTER
Examples are:
Leaks of hazardous materials
Accidental explosions
Bridge or roads collapses
Vehicle collisions
Power Cuts
TERRORISM / VIOLENCE
• Examples are:
Bomb explosions
Release of chemical materials
Release of biological agents
Release of radioactive agents
Multiple or massive shootings
Mutinies
 COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN
EMERGENCIES
• The term complex humanitarian emergencies is usually used to
described humanitarian emergency due to international or civil war.
EXPOSED TO MAN-MADE HAZARDS
• AREAS/LOCATION • EXPOSED TO:
Near oil depot Oil spill, pollution
Near mining projects Toxic waste
Near chemical plants Chemical fumes, leaks
Near Nuclear plants Nuclear wastes
Near factories Factory waste, pollution
Unsafe building structure Fire
Public places in Mega cities Terrorism
RISK AND DISASTER RISK
“Risk is defined as
the combination of
the probability of the
event and its
negative
consequences.”
UNISDR, 2009
 DISASTER RISK DEFINED
• The term disaster risk refers to the potential (not actual
or realized)disaster losses, in lives and health status,
livelihood, assets, and services which will occurred in
a community or society over some specified future
time period.

• The product of a possible damaged caused by a hazard

due to the vulnerability within the community
ELEMENTS OF A DISASTER RISK
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