Concept of Disaster and Disaster Risk

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Any event that cause widespread human, economic, and environmental losses or impacts that seriously disrupt the normal functioning of a community

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Disaster

Question 2

The specific location or condition of the community

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Disaster risk

Question 3

Is a process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, property damages, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation

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Hazard

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Types of disaster

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Natural disaster, man-made disaster

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Are devastating outcomes that result from natural hazards

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Natural Disaster

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Also called technological disaster, are destruction from the man-made hazards

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Man-made disaster

Question 7

Man-made disaster also known as?

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Technical disaster

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Effects of disaster

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Effects on individuals, effects on community

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Effects on community

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Effects on:
Social environment
Built environment
Economic environment
Nature environment

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Levels of effects on disaster

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Primary, secondary, tertiary

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Are direct situations arising from the disaster itself

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Primary

Question 12

Are situations resulting from the primary effects

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Secondary

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Are those that are not experienced as a disaster is taking place but can be felt some time after the disaster has occurred

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Tertiary

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Affected components on a disaster

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People, buildings and infrastructure, economy, environment, ecosystem