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UNIT X: DISASTER MANAGEMENT Flashcards

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Is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood & services, social & economic disruption or environmental damage

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Hazard

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Could be a potentially damaging phenomenon

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Hazard

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T or F: Hazards are all natural

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F

can be human-induced

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The degree to which the element at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different magnitude

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Exposure

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Is the characteristics and circumstances of community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard

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Vulnerability

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Vulnerability may arise from various p______, s_____,
e______ & e_______ factors

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physical; social; economic; environmental

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Is the combination of all strengths and resources available within the community, society or organization that can reduce the level of risk or e ffects of a disaster

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Capacity

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Opposite of vulnerability

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Capacity

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Is the combination of Probability of an event to happen and its negative consequences

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Risk

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Formula for solving Risk

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R= (Hazard * Vulnerability (Exposure)) / Capacity

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Top 1 risk over a 2-yr period

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Cost of living crisis

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Top 1 risk over a 10-yr period

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Failure to mitigate climate change

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The Philippines is at ____ risk for humanitarian crises and disasters

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High

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Potential Risk Treatments

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Avoidance
Reduction
Sharing
Retention

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(eliminate, withdraw from
the risk area)

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Avoidance

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In the perimeter of Taal Volcano, there should be a certain kilometer danger zone wherein people should not be living. This refers to

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Total avoidance

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(optimize resources to mitigate e ffects )

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Reduction

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18
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(risk transfer or enroll in insurance)

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Sharing

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(accept, plan - formulate ConPlan, Evac Plan, and provision of budget)

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Retention

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T or F: In retention, if you’re not gonna change anything or do not apply the first three, then you atleast should have plans

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T

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a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the a ected community or society to cope using its own resource

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Disaster

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22
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Special funds for disasters

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Disaster relief

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23
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often described as a result of the combination of:
the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability, and insufficient capacity

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Disaster

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Extremely high risk that has been realized is a

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Disaster

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impacts may include loss of life, injury, disease and other negative e ffects on human, physical, mental and social well-being, together with damage to property, destruction of assets, loss of services, social and economic disruption and environmental degradation

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Disaster

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any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic accidents, fires, or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic, social and cultural life of people.

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Disaster

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A disaster is a ______ or ________ (or _______) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment.

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natural; man-made/technological

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A consequence when a natural hazard aff ects humans and/or the built environment

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Natural disaster

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Human vulnerability, and lack of appropriate emergency management, leads to

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financial, environmental, or human impact

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T or F: The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster: their resilience

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T

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The understanding of natural disaster is concentrated in the formulation:

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“Disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability”

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T or F: A natural hazard will hence never result in a natural disaster in areas without vulnerability.

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T

dapat vulnerable sila para maapektuhan

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33
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Man-made disaster is also known as

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Human induced disasters

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34
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consequences of
technological or human hazards.

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Man-made disasters

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Examples include stampedes, fires, transport accidents, industrial accidents, oil spills, war, and nuclear explosions/radiation.

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Man-made disasters

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T or F: As with natural hazards, man-made hazards are events that have not happened, for instance terrorism.

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T

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T or F: Man-made disasters are examples of specific cases where man-made hazards have become reality in an event.

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T

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38
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Increasing disaster impacts

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increased population
climate change
increased vulnerability

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38
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When is an event a disaster?

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  1. at least 20% population
  2. at least 40% means of livelihood
  3. destroyed and impassable roads
  4. widespread destruction
  5. epidemics
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The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic e fforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters

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Disaster Risk Reduction

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The systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.

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Disaster Risk Management

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Refers to risk reduction and management of activities that address and seek to avoid the development of new or increased disaster risks, especially if risk reduction policies are not put in place

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Prospective disaster risk reduction and management

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The potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihood, assets and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period

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Disaster Risk

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T or F: We need to manage risks, not just disasters

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T

43
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How do we reduce risk?

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  1. Disaster Prevention
  2. Disaster Mitigation
  3. Transfer
  4. Disaster Preparedness
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The outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters

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Disaster Prevention

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It expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance

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Disaster Prevention

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Activities and measures to avoid existing and new disaster risks (often less costly than disaster relief and response).

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Disaster Prevention

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The lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.

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Disaster Mitigation

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the process of formally or informally shifting the financial consequences of particular risks from one party to another whereby a household, community, enterprise or state authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other party.

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Sharing

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pre-disaster actions and measures being undertaken within the context of disaster risk reduction and management and are based on sound risk analysis as well as pre-disaster activities to avert or minimize loss of life and property

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Disaster Preparedness

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Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (DRRM Act)

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RA 10121

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RA 10121

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Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010

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A law that transforms the Philippines’ disaster management system from disaster relief and response towards disaster risk reduction (DRR)

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RA 10121

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An act strengthening the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system, providing for the national disaster risk reduction and management framework and institutionalizing the national disaster risk reduction and management plan, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes

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RA 10121

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RA 10121 date of approval

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May 27, 2010

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RA 10121 PS: Bottom-up and participatory disaster risk reduction

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T

56
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RA 10121 PS: Disaster mainly a reflection of people’s _______

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vulnerability

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RA 10121 PS: Integrated approach to genuine social and human development to reduce disaster

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T

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Japanese framework; Priorities for action

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Hyogo Framework for Action

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Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority with a strong institutional basis for implementation

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Hyogo 1. Make DRR a Priority

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Identify, assess, and monitor disaster risks - and enhance early warning

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Hyogo 2. Know the Risk and Take Action

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Use knowledge, innovation, and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels

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Hyogo 3. Build Understanding and Awareness

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Reduce the underlying risk factors

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Hyogo 4. Reduce Risk

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Strengthen disaster preparedness for e ffective response at all levels

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Hyogo 5. Be Prepared and Ready to Act

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Overseeing

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Natonal/Regional/Provincial/City or Municipal/DRRMC

Barangay DRRM Committee

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Implementing

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OCD / OCD Regional Office

Provincial/City or Municipal DRRMO

Barangay DRRM Committee

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Four Priority Areas

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Response
Rehabilitaton and Recovery
Prevention and Mitigation
Preparedness

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Most prioritized area among the 4

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Prevention and Mitigation

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Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by
reducing vulnerabilities and exposure and enhancing the capacities of communities

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Prevention and Mitigation

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

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Disaster Preparedness

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Equip the community with the necessary skills to cope with the negative impacts of a disaster Increase the capacity of institutions Develop and implement comprehensive national and local disaster preparedness policies, plans and systems

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Disaster Response

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Restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living conditions and organizational capacities of a ected communities, and reduced disaster risks in accordance with the “building back better” principle

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Rehabilitation and Recovery

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Principle aligned with Rehabilitation and Recovery

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Build Back Better

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DRM Cycle: Preparedness

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Department of Interior and Local Government

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DRM Cycle: Response

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Department of Social Welfare and Development

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DRM Cycle: National Economic and Development Authority

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Rehabilitation and Recovery

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DRM Cycle: Prevention and Mitigation

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Department of Science and Technology

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PDRRMC Alert Status

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White
Blue
Red

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PDRRMC alert status used for normal situations (Agency Specific Actions, Daily Activities, and etc.)

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White

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PDRRMC alert status; Response lvl 1; early warning signs

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Blue

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PDRRMC alert status; Response lvl 2; Trained Clusters or Groups

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Red

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Levels of DR Actions

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LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3

81
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The lowest form of individual and respective organizational planning. It delves with specific organizational arrangements to provide the consequence management services that the organization is mandated to deliver.

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LEVEL 1

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Defines how the lead agency of a specific Cluster and its members will work together to achieve its specific objectives. It entails coordination among Cluster members under the command and control of the lead agency of the Cluster.

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LEVEL 2

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The highest form of preparedness and response planning and operations. Under this phase, the Vice Chairperson for Response provides a common strategic planning and operational framework and process to warrant configuration of consequence management operations to all-encompassing principles and goals.

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LEVEL 3

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Main Proponent, Command & Control

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NDRRMC

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Lead Agency, Project Policy Maker, Oversight

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Response Pillar through the VC, Response of IMT of NDRRMC

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Adviser for Response Clusters and IMT for emergency response

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Emergency Response Planning (ERP-PDRA) Core

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Implementing group

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Response Cluster Leads and Members Including IMT

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Provide response operations assistance coordinating actions
to designated quadrants

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Assessing Regional DRRMC’S

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Actors and Implementers

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Disaster Response Management Leaders of Government Agencies

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Policymaker

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Senators and Congressmen

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Responders and Rescuers

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Public, Private, and Volunteer responders

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Responders, Donors & Facilitators

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International Humanitarian Community (IMC)

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Responders

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Foreign Militaries

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Media Organizations

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Reporters and Facilitators of Donations

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Donors and Responders

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Public/Private/Volunteer Organizations

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Communicators

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Telecommunications companies

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Beneficiaries

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Filipino people

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