Modify the vulnerability (adaption)

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Modifying vulnerability means increasing the resilience of a community to increase their capacity to cope.

Question 2

Hi-Tech Scientific Monitoring

Answer 2

This is used to modify the behavior of volcanoes and predict eruptions. 
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Predicting an eruption is possible
Warnings and evacuation save lives
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Costly
May suffer from 'cry wolf syndrome' if predictions are not accurate 
Does not prevent property damage

Question 3

Education

Answer 3

Preparation days e.g. Japan September drill day, education in schools and earthquake kits.
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Low cost, often implemented by NGOs
Can save lives through small actions
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Does not prevent property damage
Harder to implement in isolated rural areas
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Question 4

Modelling hazard impact

Answer 4

Can be used to develop plans to reduce impacts and target recourses effectively.

Allows for comparisons to be made to find most effective defenses.

Question 5

Crisis mapping

Answer 5

Used to decide where to direct aid
e.g. Nepal 2015 people rode bikes with GIS trackers to collect data on impacts or the earthquake

Eventually used to design projects to improve infrastructure.