Lesson 1 and 2 Flashcards
•is a sudden calamitous occurrence that causes great harm, injury, destruction, and devastation to life and property.
Disaster
•it disrupts the usual course of life, causing both physical and emotional distress such as an intense Feeling of helplessness and hopelessness.
Disaster
caused by natural forces such as earthquakes, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, pires, tornadoes, and extreme temperatures.
Natural Disaster
-caused by man are those in which major direct causes are identifiable intentional or unintentional human actions.
Man-made Disaster
unregulated and inadequate rarely standards increase the risk of industrial disasters.
example: leaks of hazardous materials; accidental explosions; bridge or road collapse, vehicle collisions; Power cuts.
Technological/Industrial disasters
example: bombs or explosions, release of chemical materials, release of biological agents, relief of radioactive agents, multiple or massive shootings.
Terrorism/violence
The term complex emergency is usually used to describe the humanitarian emergency resulting from an international or civil war.
·large numbers of people are displaced from their homes due to the lack of personal safety and the disruption of bakic infrastructure including Food distribution, water, electricity, and sanitation,or communities. are left stranded and isolated in their own homes, unable to access assistance.
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
is the product of the possible damage caused by a hazard due to the vulnerability within a community
Disaster Risk
defined as “the combination of probability of an event and its negative consequences’
Risk
the elements at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event
Exposure
potentially dangerous physical occurrence, phenomenon or human activity that may result in low of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation
Hazard
The condition is determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazard.
Vulnerability
• The Female gender suffers more adverse effects. This worsens when children are present at home marital relationships are placed under strain.
Gender and Family
Adults in the age range of 40-40 are more stressed after disasters but in general, children exhibit more stress after diverters than adults do.
Age
Evidence indicates that revere mental problems resulting prom disasters are more prevalent in developing countries like the Philippines.
Economic status of the country
” means the alteration of the world’s climate that we humans are causing such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and other practices that increase the carbon footprint and concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
climate change
deforestation of slopes often leads to an increase in landslide hazard and removal of mangroves can increase the damage caused by storm urges
-It is both a driver and consequence of disasters.
B.Environmental Degradation
•It results in an increased polarization between the rich and poor on a global scale.
• provider an opportunity to build resilience if effectively managed
•Dominance and increase of wealth in certain regions and cities expected to have increased hazard exposure.
Globalized economic development
Poverty is therefore both a cause and consequence of disaster risk.
-Vulnerability is not simply about poverty, but extensive research over the past 30 years has revealed that it is generally the poor who tend to suffer worst from disasters.
Poverty and Inequality
The growing rate of urbanization and the
increase in population density (in cities) can lead to creation of risk, especially when urbanization is rapid, poorly planned and occurring in a context of widespread poverty.
-Growing concentrations of people and economic activities in many cities are seen to overlap with arcas of high-risk exposure.
Poorly Planned and Managed Urban Development
Disaster risk in disproportionately concentrated in lower-income countries with weak governance.
Weak Governance
