Topic 1.2

Question 1

Disasters risks are natural.

true or false

Answer 1

false - Disasters are NOT natural.

Question 2

Risks already happened.

true or false

Answer 2

false - Risks do NOT happen yet

Question 3

Disasters are events you can control.

true or false

Answer 3

false - disasters are events you CANNOT control.

Question 4

The shift in thinking and focus from a relief-centric approach to a more proactive, holistic, and integrated approach for management of disasters through improved disaster.

Answer 4

Paradigm Shift

Question 5

Paradigm shift

Answer 5

from hazard-based to risk-based planning

Question 6

6Ws of basic information gathering and problem solving

Answer 6

What, Where, When, Who, Why, hoW

Question 7

5 stages of Disaster Management

Answer 7

• Identify the risk related disaster
• Reduction of risks needs management
• Disaster Risk Reduction Management - this is interwoven in the disaster cycle to avoid causalities, disturbances, destruction, displacement.

Question 8

Phases of Disaster Management

Answer 8

1. Mitigation
2. Preparedness
   3 Response
3. Recover

Question 9

Public education and awareness, Hazard and vulnerability assessment, improved infrastructure

Answer 9

Mitigation Phase

Question 10

National Emergency, Telecommunications and Response Plans, Training and Exercises, Early Warning, SOPs

Answer 10

Preparedness Phase

Question 11

Communication and Coordination, Saving lives

Answer 11

Response Phase

Question 12

Restoring Telecommunications Infrastructures, Improving Lives, Recovery and Rehabilitation of other services

Answer 12

Recovery Phase

Question 13

Communication is a major part of Disaster framework through _________________________ programs.

Answer 13

Information Education Campaign (IEC)

Question 14

Legal frameworks should be known to the public in language they understand; disaster should be explained in the dialect people understand.

Answer 14

Prevention

Question 15

Strategies and activities of the LGUs should cascade to the households, barangay members (where to go during actual disaster; whom to contact, what contact numbers, etc.)

“Iba na ang may alam”

Answer 15

Preparedness

Question 16

Well informed on what to do, emotionally ready (food, water, basic clothing, and documents)

Answer 16

Disaster

Question 17

Should be aware that time is of the essence. There should be quick family response within ____________.

Answer 17

response - 72 hours

Question 18

Neighborhood and barangay should depend on outside help (as __________ is dependent on communication, transportation, internet connection, availability of power)

Answer 18

response

Question 19

Has to be informed on what to retain, save, restore, what to let go.

Answer 19

Recovery

Question 20

______________ threaten development, just as excessive ________________ can create disaster risk in the communities.

Answer 20

disasters; development

Question 21

Reducing _____________________ should be an integral part of social and economic development, and is essential if development is to be sustainable for the future.

Answer 21

disaster risk

Question 22

Disaster and ________ are related to each other. If __________ is properly implemented, then people are less vulnerable and increases disaster adaptation creating resilient communities.

Answer 22

SDGs; DRRM

Question 23

This framework’s overall goal is to build resilience of nations and communities to disasters.

Answer 23

Hyogo framework for Action (2005-2015)

Question 24

One of the weaknesses of the Hyogo framework for Action is that it lacks impact on the local level.

true or false

Answer 24

true

Question 25

This framework marked the culmination of a process which formally began in the 1970s. It set 7 targets to achieve by 2030.

Answer 25

Sendai framework for disaster reduction (2015-2030)

Question 26

This framework’s overall goal is to establish safer, adaptive, and disaster resilient Filipino communities toward sustainable development.

Answer 26

National Disaster Risk Management framework (NDRRMf)

Question 27

NDRRMf: Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing vulnerabilities and exposure and enhancing capacities of communities.

Answer 27

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Question 28

NDRRMf: Establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate, cope, and recover from the negative impacts of emergency occurrences and disasters.

Answer 28

Disaster Preparedness

Question 29

NDDRMf: Provide life preservation and meet the basic subsistence needs of affected population based on acceptable standards during or immediately after a disaster.

Answer 29

Disaster Response

Question 30

NDDRMf: Restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living conditions and organizational capacities of affected communities, and reduced disaster risks in accordance with the “build back better” principle

Answer 30

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

Question 31

The end goal of disaster risk reduction management is to ___________________________________________________________________________.

Answer 31

create resilient and livable communities and cities.

Question 32

The goal of our course is to facilitate the _________________________ by translating DRRM into actionable activities towards SDGs.

Answer 32

creation of resilient communities

Question 33

There is clear evidence to suggest that low income countries with ____________ are more vulnerable and less resilient to disaster risk.

Answer 33

weak governance

Question 34

Metrics: Disaster Preparedness

Answer 34

Social Capital
Economic Capital
Physical Capital
Human Capital

Question 35

Metrics: Disaster Response

Answer 35

Social Capital
Economic Capital
Physical Capital
Human Capital

Question 36

Metrics: Disaster Recovery

Answer 36

Social Capital
Economic Capital
Physical Capital
Human Capital

Question 37

Metrics: Hazard Mitigation

Answer 37

Social Capital
Economic Capital
Physical Capital
Human Capital

Question 38

The ability to _________________________ is increasingly being seen as a key step towards disaster risk reduction.

Answer 38

measure disaster resilience

Question 39

The model suggests how resilience should be quantified or how communities are compared with one another in terms of their resilience using a variable set and procedure for measuring resilience at sub-county levels of geography.

Answer 39

Metrics for Community Resilience to Natural Disasters