MOD 1 Flashcards
This disaster is a natural phenomenon caused by natural forces
Natural
Classifications of disasters
Natural Disasters
Man-made Disasters
It can be also determined by the presence of three variables: hazards (natural or anthropogenic); vulnerability to a hazard; and coping capacity linked to the reduction, mitigation, and resilience to the vulnerability of a community
Disaster Risk
According to FAO, it is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts
Disaster
A “sudden, calamitous occurrence that causes great harm, i jury, destruction, and devastation to life and property.”
Disaster
has various connotations within different disciplines
Risk
This disasters are caused by man are those in which major direct causes are identifiable intentional or non-intentional human actions
Man-made
This disaster events, usually sudden, can have tremendous effects
Natural
The product of the possible damage caused by a hazard due to the vulnerability within a community
Disaster Risk
In general, this is defined as “the combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences”
Risk
Types of man-made disasters
Technological/Industrial
Terrorism/Violence
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
This term is thus multidisciplinary and is used in variety of context. It is usually associated with the degree to which humans cannot cope (lack of capacity) with a situation
Risk
Classification of natural disasters
Rapid onset and Progressive onset
This disaster can be classified as rapid onset disasters and those with progressive onset
Natural
The threat of this disaster has also increased due to the spread of technologies involving nuclear, biological, and chemical agents used to develop weapons of mass destruction
Terrorism/Violence
