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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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It is a continuous and integrated process of planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing measures

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Disaster Management

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The objective of this is to:
* Prevent danger or threat of any disaster
* Reduction of risk of any disaster or its severity or consequences
* Capacity-building
* Preparedness to deal with any disaster
* Prompt response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster
* Assessing severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster
* Evacuation, rescue and relief
* Rehabilitation and reconstruction

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Disaster Management

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Three Goals of Disaster Management (LPR)

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  • Reduce or avoid losses from hazards
  • Assure prompt assistance to victims
  • Achieve rapid and effective recovery
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What disaster management cycle is this

Eliminate or reduce the probability of disaster occurence

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Mitigation

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What disaster management cycle is this

Reduce effects of unavoidable disasters

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Mitigation

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What disaster management cycle is this

Shaping public policies and plans

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Mitigation

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What disaster management cycle is this

Achieve satisfactory level of readiness

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Preparedness

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What disaster management cycle is this

Ensuring strategic reserves of essentials are maintained

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Preparedness

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9
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What disaster management cycle is this

The focus is on meeting the basic needs until more permanent and sustainable solutions can be found

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Response

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What disaster management cycle is this

Efforts to minimize hazards created by disaster

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Response

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What disaster management cycle is this

Actual implementation of disaster plan wherein activities needs to be continually monitored and adjusted

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Response

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What disaster management cycle is this

The aim is to provide immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health, and support the morale

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Response

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13
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What disaster management cycle is this

Debris removal, care of shelter, damage assessments, funding assistance

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Recovery

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What disaster management cycle is this

  • Rehabilitation of llivelihoods
  • Restoration of socioeconomic activties
  • Reconstruction of shelter and infrastracture
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Recovery

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What disaster management cycle is this

Develop preventive laws and regulations

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Mitigation

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16
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What disaster management cycle is this

Implement advance codes and standards

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Mitigation

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17
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What disaster management cycle is this

Buy insurance and construct barriers

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Mitigation

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17
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What disaster management cycle is this

Establish zoning requirements

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Mitigation

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18
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What disaster management cycle is this

Develop mutual aid agreements and plans

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Preparedness

19
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What disaster management cycle is this

Train response personnel and concerned citizens

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Preparedness

19
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What disaster management cycle is this

Precise damage assessment

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Recovery

20
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What disaster management cycle is this

Assess initial damage

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Response

21
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What disaster management cycle is this

Open and manage shelters

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Response

22
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What disaster management cycle is this

Community Development

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Recovery

23
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A potentially damaging, dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that MAY cause loss of life, injury, damage induced by natural or human causes

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Hazard

24
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Degree to which element at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different magnitude

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Exposure

25
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Characteristics and circumstances increasing susceptibility to damaging effects of hazard arising from physical, socioeconomic, and environmental factors

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Vulnerability

26
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What is the disaster equation?

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(V+H) / C

26
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Combination of ALL STRENGTHS & RESOURCES that can reduce level of risk or effects of a disaster

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Capacity

27
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When does a disaster occurs?

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When hazard meet vulnerability

28
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According to him, disaster is a crisis situation that exceeds the capabilities

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Duarentelli, 1985

29
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The Phiippines is ranked as what number among 200 countries most-disaster prone

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12th

30
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Average number of typhoons in the Philippines yearly

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20 typhoons

31
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Philippines is located in between what two tectonic plates?

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Eurasian & Pacific

These are volcanic and earthquake generators

32
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Average destructive typhoons in the Philippines yearly

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7

33
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How many active and most active volcanoes does Philippines have?

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22 active, 5 most active

34
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Disaster risks of the Philippines (4) according to 2009 Mortality Risk Index of the UN INternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction

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  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Floods
  • Earthquakes
  • Landslides
35
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The following are critical concerns

  • Existing disaster response team / safety committee
  • Emergency / disaster drills
  • Emergency response plan
  • Preparedness / contingency plan
  • Trained personnel / employees
  • Rescue equipments and emergency paraphernalia
  • Institutionalized warning system
  • Identified evacuation areas
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36
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A disaster legislation back in 1978, focusing heavily on preparedness and response expecting paradigm shift emphasizing disaster management to a disaster risk management approach, with much greater importance given to reducing risk

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RA 10121 (Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010)

37
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RA 10121 is approved on?

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May 27, 2010

38
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It is a systematic process of using administrative decisions, organization, operational skills and capacities to implement policies, strategies, and coping abilities of the society and communities

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RA 10121

39
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These must be done to reduce risk

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  • Institutionalize local DRRM office
  • Establish early warning system
  • Formulation of communication protocol and evacuatio procedures at the community level and establishments
  • Organize local DRRMC and define the functional roles and responsibilities of members and task units
  • Establish SOPs (standard operating procedures)
  • Hazard awareness through community-based trainings and seminars
  • Integrate disaster risk reduction into the CLUP (comprehensive land use plan) and land use planning
  • Integrate hazard, risk, and vulnerability assessment into the development plan
40
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These must be done to reduce risk

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  • Cluster approach on recovery program
  • Good working relationship with warning agencies and the local media
  • Installation of rain guages on mountain slopes
  • Strengthening of the LGU capabilities on disaster management
  • Updating hazard profile of all municipalities and to analyze data on human induced disasters for public safety studies
  • Effective flow of communication system to ensure accurate flow of information before, during, and after disaster
41
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DENR-MGB CAR recommended how many mm of rainfall observed within 24 hours for evacuation?

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150mm

42
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The process of disaster risk reduction

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Past Events -> Lessons (Analysis)

Lessons -> Vulnerability Maintained (-)
* Registered
* Archived
* Forgotten
* Ignored

Lessons -> Disaster Risk Reduced (+)
* Utilized
* Adopted
* Learned

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