01 Basic Concept of Disaster and Disaster Risk Flashcards
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When does an event become a disaster
an event becomes a disaster if there are things that went out of control within a relatively short of time.
defined as the ratio between man’s exposure to hazards supplemented by vulnerabilities and their capacity to cope
Risk
Disasters are usually described as a combined result of:
- Hazard exposure
- Present vulnerabilities
- insufficient capacity to recover
It is defined as the ratio between man’s exposure to natural or man-made hazards supplemented by vulnerabilities and their capacity to cope with it
Disaster Risk
What are the factors of risk
- Physical factors
- Physiological factors
- Socio-cultural factors
- Economic Factors
- Political Factors
- Biological Factors
Physical Factors
Would pertain to tangible objects or infastractures
Phsysiological Fcators
Include state of mental capacity and health
Socio-cultural factors
Include religion. social status, traditions, perception by society
Economic Factors
Include assets and liabilities, income, economic class
Political Factors
Include government structure, diplomatic issues
Biological Factors
Include flora and fauna in the environment, health diseases
Is the world’s most at-risk country for natural hazards, according to UN UNiversity World Risk Index
Vanuatu
is one of the important risk factors with regard to the impact of natural hazards
Weak governance
is a “fragile state”
Haiti
the growth of urban population (largely through migration) and the spread of urban lifestyles as well as the resulting spatial processes affecting the respective area and its physical structure
Urbanization
Determined geographically by the physical extent of a city
Urban area
Characterized by its inhabitants’ complete or partial lack of basic rights and institutional as well as legal security
Informal settlement
An inner-urban settlement with substandard living conditions.
Slum
is an essential aspect of risk assessement in the context of disasters
Health
The WHO developed a framework concept in 2007 that illustrates the basic roles of health systems with the aid of six building blocks
- Leadership and Governance
- Healthcare
- Human resources
- Financing
- Drugs and medical technology
- Information systems
(six building blocks)
(also referred to by the WHO as stewardship) first of all refers to the responsible role that governments assume in health sector to the actors in the sector
Leadership and governance
(six building blocks)
Healthcare services should be accessible and affordable for all and provide high-quality, effective services addressing respective needs.
Provision of Healthcare
(six building blocks)
Health workers from the central contract point between the population and the health system
Human resources
(Six building blocks)
Government budget on health
Financing
(Six building blocks)
Represents a vital building block of the health system and is also stipulated in the Millennium Development Goals
(Six building blocks)
Every health system needs an information system that provides reliable data
Information system
Food insecurity
Food Insecurity has 4 dimensions to analyze it which are dimensions of Availability, Stability, access and Utilization
(The global hunger index)
The proportion of undernourishment people as a percentage of the population (reflecting the shape of the population with insufficient calorie intake)
Undernourishment
(The global hunger index)
The proportion of the children under the age of five who suffer from wasting (that is, low weight for their height, reflecting active undernutrition)
Child Wasting
(The global hunger index)
The proportion of children under the age of five who suffer from stunting (that is, low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition)
Child stunting
(Global hunger index)
The mortality rate of children under the age of five (partially reflecting the fatal synergy of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments)
Child mortality
