CWTS - LESSON 3 Flashcards
According to the latest report of _________, the Philippines ranks 4th among countries hit by the highest number of disasters over the past 20 years.
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
According to the latest report of UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Philippines ranks ____ among countries hit by the highest number of disasters over the past 20 years.
4th
The country is also among the ______ with the highest absolute number of affected people (130 million).
TOP 10 COUNTRIES
Philippines, by virtue of location, climate, and
topography, is one of the most?
disaster prone countries in the world
The country comprises more than ____ islands, of which only about _______ are inhabited, leaving plenty of exposed coasts at the mercy of wind and rain.
7,107
2,000
The Philippines land area measures around?
299,764 kilometers
Philippines coastline is about ______, known to be one of the longest coastlines in the World ranking at the _____ spot!
36,000 kilometers
fourth
Each year, the Philippines gets an average of _______ crossing its area of responsibility due to the country’s?
20 typhoons
geographical and physical characteristics
Philippines is basically the world’s largest?
Archipelago
True or False: Philippines is located along the South Pacific Basin.
False (North)
What is the world’s most active typhoon belt?
North Pacific Basin
True or False: North Pacific Basin is where 80% of typhoons originated, an average of 20 to 30 typhoons per year.
False (75%)
True or False: Philippines is part of the Circum-Pacific seismic belt.
True
What are the two are responsible for creation of mountain ranges, islands, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis?
Eurasian and Pacific Plates
True or False: The Philippines is in the Northern
Hemisphere, which is below the equator.
False (above)
What is the area near the equator where the winds trade meet?
Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
What is the reason why strong swirling of wind
happens?
Trade winds flow in opposite direction
As a result of this ______ ______, frequent
natural disasters in the atmosphere and ocean
take place.
swirling movement
True or False: Philippines is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
True
True or False: Situated at the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most inactive area for tropical cyclones because of the vast expanse of deep, warm ocean water.
False (active)
True or False” It is true that the Philippines is belong to the countries that have the highest absolute number of affected people?
True
It aims to enforce the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by acknowledging the root causes of susceptibility to disastrous events, fostering the country’s capacity for disaster risk reduction and management, and establishing the resilience of local communities to disasters that are brought about by man and nature alike.
R.A. 10121 or the Philippines Disaster Risk Reduction and Management act of 2010.
It is the national guide on how sustainable
development can be achieved through
inclusive growth while building the adaptive
capacities of communities.
Disaster Risk Reduction ad Management (DRRM)
It increasing the resilience of vulnerable
sectors.
It increasing the resilience of vulnerable
sectors.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)
Optimizing disaster mitigation opportunities with the end in view of promoting people’s welfare and security towards gender-responsive and rights-based sustainable development.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)
What are the four distinct yet mutually reinforcing priority areas?
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Response
Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
Conduct of DRRM various research work.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
b. Disaster Preparedness
Conduct of risk assessments.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Established institutional mechanisms for disaster response operations.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
c. Disaster Response
Conduct of post disaster assessments integration of DRR into post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation processes.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
Conduct of various capacity building activities.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
b. Disaster Preparedness
Development of information, education and communication (IEC) materials.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
b. Disaster Preparedness
Development and regular review of contingency plans.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
b. Disaster Preparedness
Development of information and database generation Inclusion of DRRM into school curricula (especially in basic education)
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
b. Disaster Preparedness
Existence of procedures on disaster communication.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
b. Disaster Preparedness
Development and establishment of several early warning systems.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Development of tools on risk assessment.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Increasing involvement of communities.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Improved skills in search, rescue and retrieval operations.
a. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
b. Disaster Preparedness
c. Disaster Response
d. Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
c. Disaster Response
It mandates that all heads of departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, instrumentalities and political sub-divisions of the government, including all corporations owned and controlled by the government, the armed forces, government hospitals and public educational institutions to establish their respective disaster control organizations.
Executive order No. 159, series of 1968
___________(as amended) which states that EACH AGENCY provide for the organization of disaster control groups/health safety committees in every place of employment and the conduct of periodic drills and exercises in workplaces.
Rule 1040 of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards
A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own human resources.
Disaster
Disaster is a result of a combination of:
- Exposure to hazard
- Condition of vulnerability that are present
- Insufficient capacity or measure to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequence.
Event involving 100 or more persons, with 10 or more deaths.
Official Disaster Declaration or an Appeal for Assistance
Vulnerability + Hazard / Capacity = ?
Disaster
What are the affected components of disaster?
People
Building/ Infrastructure
Economy
Environment
Direct situations arising from the disaster itself.
Primary effect
Effects of Disaster
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Situation resulting from primary effect.
Secondary effect
Experienced as a disaster is taking place but can also be felt some time after the disaster has occured.
Tertiary effect
May also develop from primary and secondary effects that have become permanent and may change a natural process in the community.
Tertiary effect
E-
F-
F-
E-
C-
T-
Emotional aftershocks
Food scarcity
Forced to live elsewhere
Economy disruption and Environmental degradation
Catching diseases
Tertiary effect
A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that may causes loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption or environmental damage.
Hazard
What are the three (3) general classification of hazards?
- Natural hazards
- Quasi-natural hazards
- Technological (human-made) hazards