DRRM UNIT 1 Flashcards
The process of planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing measures preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters.
Disaster Management
Something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage
Hazard
An event that results in great harm, damage or death, or serious difficulty
Disaster
Reducing or minimizing
the adverse impacts of a hazardous event or disaster
Mitigation
The aim of this DMC section is To prevent future emergencies and take steps to minimize their effects or impacts.
MITIGATION
It occurs before a disaster takes place. Here, an organization will take steps to protect people and property, while also decreasing risks and consequences from a given disaster situation.
MITIGATION
Mitigation measures include building codes; vulnerability analyses updates; zoning and land use management; building use regulations and safety codes; preventive health care; and _________________.
public education
4 PHASES OF THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE
MITIGATION
PREPARATION
RESPONSE
RECOVERY
The knowledge and capacities developed by governments, response and recovery organizations, communities, and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to and recover from the impacts of likely, imminent or current disasters.
Preparedness
The aim of this DMC Phase is To achieve a satisfactory level of readiness to respond to any emergency situation through programs that strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of governments, organizations, and communities
Preparedness
The aim of this Preparedness is To achieve a _____ to respond to any emergency situation through programs that strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of governments, organizations, and communities
satisfactory level of readiness
It also occurs before a disaster takes place. Here, an organization attempts to understand how a disaster might affect overall productivity and the bottom line.
Preparedness
During the ___________, governments, organizations, and individuals develop plans to save lives, minimize disaster damage, and enhance disaster response operations.
preparedness phase
Actions taken directly before, during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.
Response
The aim of this DMC Phase is To provide immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health and support the morale of the affected population.
Response
response occurs in the _______________ of a disaster. During the preparedness phase, governments, organizations, and individuals develop plans to save lives, minimize disaster damage, and enhance disaster response operations.
immediate aftermath
During the ___________, governments, organizations, and individuals develop plans to save lives, minimize disaster damage, and enhance disaster response operations.
preparedness phase
The focus of this DMC PHASE is on meeting the basic needs of the people until more permanent and sustainable solutions can be found.
Response
The restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.
Recovery
Recovery is the restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and__________________, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.
“build back better”
The aim of this DMC PHASE To rebuild after a disaster in an effort to return operations back to normal
Recovery
It takes place after a disaster. It is the restoration of an organization following any impacts from a disaster. By this time, the organization has achieved at least some degree of physical, environmental, economic and social stability.
Recovery
Recovery takes place after a disaster. It is the restoration of an ___________ following any impacts from a disaster. By this time, the organization has achieved at least some degree of physical, environmental, economic and social stability.
organization
The recovery phase of a disaster can last anywhere from __________ to ___________ (or even longer depending on the severity of the incident).
six months
a year
