DISASTER

MANAGEMANT
 Is a process of effectively preparing
for and responding to disaster. It
involve strategically organizing
resources to lessen the harm that
DISASTER
MANAGEMANT disaster cause. It also involves a
systematic approach to managing
responsibilities of disaster
prevention, preparedness, response
and recovery.
 DISASTER

Is a serious problem occurring

over a short and long period of
time that causes widespread
human, material, economic or
environmental loss that exceeds
the ability. Of the affected
community or society to cope
using its own resources
 DIS AST ER

EARTHQUAKE CYCLONE

TERRORIST ATTACT ATOMIC POWERPLANT FAILURE

CAR ACCIDENT
FIRE CYCLONE

NATURE OF DISASTER
 EARTHQUAKE DROUGHT

Short term Disaster Long term Disaster

PERIOD OF EACH DISASTER

CLASSIFICATION NATURAL DISATER
OF
DISASTER

MANMADE
DISASTER
 NATURAL DISATER

• Are large scale geological or meteorological events that

have the potential to cause loss of life or property.
• A sudden and terrible event in nature
• Adverse event that results from natural processes of the
Earth’
 NATURAL DISASTER

GEOPHYSICAL BIOLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL HYDROLOGICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL

• Earthquake • Epidemic • Local Storm • Tsunami • Heat wave
• Volcano • Infectious • Tropical and • Flood • Cold wave
• Landslide disease
Extropical • Hailstorm • Drought
(Dry) • Insect
• Rockfall (Dry) bites • Tornadoes • Landslide • Forest fire
(Wet)
• Rackfall
(Wet)
 MANMADE DISASTER

Man-made disasters have an

element of human intent,
negligence, or error involving a
failure of a man-made system, as
opposed to natural disasters
resulting from natural hazards. Such
man-made disasters are crime,
arson, civil disorder, terrorism, war,
biological/chemical threat, cyber-
attacks, etc.