Personal Resilience [U1]

Question 1

Define ‘Personal Resilience’

Answer 1

Behaviours, thoughts and acts that promote personal well being. People who can develop the ability to withstand, adapt and to recover.

Question 2

How can people increase their ‘Preparedness’?

Answer 2

• Educating themselves about hazards and what to do
• Prepare emergency survival kit with tinned food, medical supplies and water
• Small scale defenses such as sand bags
• Planning their own evacuation routes

Question 3

How can ‘Insurance’ affect people?

Answer 3

• Economic losses will be compensated
• Allows for home, car and life insurance
• People in LICs might not be able to afford it

Question 4

How can people ‘Adopt new technologies’?

Answer 4

• Building on stilts in case of flooding
• Using tyres as foundation and bamboo for structural integrity
• Adapting warning systems such as phone alerts.