CPH - Disaster Risk (3) Flashcards
Is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood & services, social & economic disruption or environmental damage
Hazard
Could be a potentially damaging phenomenon
Hazard
t/f: hazards coul dbe It could be natural or human-induced.
TRUE
The degree to which the element at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different magnitude.
Exposure
Is the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
Vulnerability
This may arise from various physical, social, economic & environmental factors
Vulnerability
Is the combination of all strengths and resources available within the community, society or organization that can reduce the level of risk or effects of a disaster.
Capacity
Is the combination of Probability of an event to happen and its negative consequences…
Risk
t/f: PH remains at high risk for humanitarian crises and disasters
TRUE
Potential Risk treatments: eliminate, withdraw from the risk area
Avoidance
Potential Risk treatments: optimize resources to mitigate effects
Reduction
Potential Risk treatments: risk transfer or enroll in insurance
Sharing
Potential Risk treatments: accept, plan - formulate ConPlan, Evac Plan, and provision of budget
Retention
serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resource
Disaster
Disaster is often described as a result of the combination of: the ___to a hazard; the conditions of ____ that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to ___ or ___ with the potential negative consequences
Exposure ; vulnerability ; reduce or cope
any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic accidents, fires, or explosions.
Disaster
It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic, social and cultural life of people.
Disaster
t/f: disasters can be technological
TRUE
consequence when a natural hazard affects humans and/or the built environment.
Natural disaster
resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster: their ___
resilience
disasters occur when hazards meet ____.
vulnerability
t/f: natural hazards never result in a natural disaster in areas without vulnerability.
TRUE
consequence of technological or human hazards.
man made disasters
stampedes, fires, transport accidents, industrial accidents, oil spills and nuclear explosions/radiation. War and deliberate attacks are examples of ___
man-made disasters
t/f: it is a disaster if atleast 5% of the population are affected & in need of emergency assistance or those dwelling units have been destroyed.
false, 20%
t/f: it is a disaster if A great number or at least 60% of the means of livelihood such as bancas, fishing boats, vehicles and the like are destroyed.
false, 40%
t/f: it is a disaster if Major roads and bridges are destroyed and impassable for at least 2 days, thus disrupting the flow of transport and commerce.
false, 1 week
t/f: it is a disaster if there is a Widespread destruction of fishponds, crops, poultry and livestock, and other agricultural products, and
TRUE
t/f: endemics are disasters
false - epidemics
concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters
Disaster Risk Reduction
systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster
DRR Management
risk reduction and management activities that address and seek to avoid the development of new or increased disaster risks, especially if risk reduction policies are not put in place
Prospective disaster risk reduction and management
potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihood, assets and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period.
Disaster Risk
4 wats to reduce risks
Disaster prevention
disaster mitigation
transfer
disaster preparedness
outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters
Disaster prevention
expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance
Disaster prevention
activities and measures to avoid existing and new disaster risks (often less costly than disaster relief and response).
Disaster prevention
the lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters
Disaster mitigation
process of formally or informally shifting the financial consequences of particular risks from one party to anothe
transfer
authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other party.
transfer
pre-disaster actions and measures being undertaken within the context of disaster risk reduction and management and are based on ____ as well as ____ to avert or minimize loss of life and property
Sound risk analysis and pre-disaster activities
expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance
Disaster prevention
2 actions to minimize exposure
relocate and evacuate
2 actions to transfer risks
insurance and social protection
t/f: contingency planning is part of mitigating hazards
false, preparing for hazards
RA for disaster risk
RA 10121
RA 10121
Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (DRRM Act
law which transforms the Philippines’ disaster management system from disaster relief and response towards disaster risk reduction (DRR).
RA 10121
approved date of DRRM act
May 27 2010
___ framework for action priorities for action, what are those 5
Hyogo Framework for action
1. Make DRR a priority
2. Know the risks and take Action
3. Build Understanding and Awareness
4. Reduce Risk
5. Be prepared and ready to act
Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing vulnerabilities and exposure and enhancing capacities of communities
Disasater prevention and mitigation
establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate, cope and recover from the negative imapcts of emergency occurences and disasters
disaster preparedness
provide life preservation and meet the basic subsistences needs of affected population based on acceptable standards during or immediate after a disaster
disaster response
restore and improve faciltiies, livelihood, and living conditions and organizational capacities of affected communities and reduced disaster risk in accordance wtih the building back better principles
Disaster rehabilitation and recovery
Long term goal is to Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing vulnerabilities and exposure and enhancing capacities of communities
Prevention and Mitigation
objectives is to Reduce vulnerability and exposure of communities to all hazards
Prevention and Mitigation
objectives is to Enhance capacities of communities to reduce their own risks and cope with the impacts of all hazards
Prevention and Mitigation
Long term goal is to Establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate, cope and recover from the negative impacts of emergency occurrences and disasters
Disaster Preparedness
Objective is to Increase the level of awareness of the community to the threats and impacts of all hazards, risks and vulnerabilities
Disaster Preparedness
Objective is to Equip the community with the necessary skills to cope with the negative impacts of a disaster
Disaster Preparedness
Objective is to Increase the capacity of institutions
Disaster Preparedness
objective is to Develop and implement comprehensive national and local disaster preparedness policies, plans and systems
Disaster Preparedness
Long term goal is to Increase the level of awareness of the community to the threats and impacts of all hazards, risks and vulnerabilities
Disaster response
long term goal is to Equip the community with the necessary skills to cope with the negative impacts of a disaster Increase the capacity of institutions Develop and implement comprehensive national and local disaster preparedness policies, plans and systems
Disaster response
Objective is to To decrease the number of preventable deaths and injuries
Disaster response
Objective is to To provide basic subsistence needs of affected population
Disaster response
Objective is to immediately restore basic social services
Disaster response
Long term goal is to Restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living conditions and organizational capacities of affected communities, and reduced disaster risks in accordance with the “building back better”principle
Rehabilitation and Recovery
Objective is to To restore people’s means of livelihood and continuity of economic activities and business
Rehabilitation and Recovery
objective is to To restore shelter and other buildings/installation
Rehabilitation and Recovery
objective is To reconstruct infrastructure and other public utilities;
Rehabilitation and Recovery
objective is To assist in the physical and psychological rehabilitation of persons who suffered from the effects of disaster
Rehabilitation and Recovery
Agency Responsible: Rehab and Recovery
NEDA
Agency Responsible: Prevention and Mitigation
DOST
Agency Responsible: Preparedness
DILG
Agency Responsible: Response
DSWD
