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Understanding Disaster Risk in the Philippines

The document discusses disaster risk in the Philippines. It notes that the Philippines is prone to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons due to its location within the Ring of Fire and along the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. It defines disaster risk as the expected value of deaths, injuries, and property losses caused by a hazard. Disasters result from the interaction between natural hazards and human vulnerability in terms of infrastructure, environment, and economy. A hazard only becomes a disaster when it affects a vulnerable population. Assessing disaster risk involves understanding the hazard as well as the exposed population and factors that increase vulnerability.

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Understanding Disaster Risk in the Philippines

The document discusses disaster risk in the Philippines. It notes that the Philippines is prone to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons due to its location within the Ring of Fire and along the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. It defines disaster risk as the expected value of deaths, injuries, and property losses caused by a hazard. Disasters result from the interaction between natural hazards and human vulnerability in terms of infrastructure, environment, and economy. A hazard only becomes a disaster when it affects a vulnerable population. Assessing disaster risk involves understanding the hazard as well as the exposed population and factors that increase vulnerability.

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Chapter 1: Basic Concept of Disaster and hazard events, the magnitude of

Disaster Risk disasters is expected to increase.

 PHILIPPINES hosts frequent  DISASTER RISK refers to the expectation


earthquakes and volcanic eruptions value of deaths, injuries, and property
because it is situated within the losses that would be caused by a
“RING OF FIRE” hazard.
 It also lies along the western edge of
Estimating Disaster Risk :
the PACIFIC OCEAN which brings the
planet’s fiercest typhoons

Disasters- are results of the interaction


between physical events such as earthquakes,
typhoons and the vulnerability of a population

 Infrastructure

 Environment

 Economy

Natural Event -Can be likened to a WEAK


CONCRETE FENCE that could collapse even with
a slight push

:When does a HAZARD becomes a DISASTER?

 a natural event such as a tsunami


becomes a HAZARD if it poses a threat
to people. After the tsunami hits the
populated area, it is called a DISASTER
with victims and destruction or damage
all over the place

• Vulnerable: Population exposed to


hazards

• VULNERABILITY refers to factors, such


as physical, social, economic, and
environment, that increase the
susceptibility to the impact of a hazard

The relationship between Hazard, Disaster, and


Vulnerability:

No disaster : Event or natural


phenomena & Vulnerable population
Disaster: hazard & Vulnerable
population

Section 1.2 Disaster Risk

NO TWO DISASTERSARE ALIKE!


BUT appreciating their differences resulted to
DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENTS

The Elements of Disaster Risk :

 When more people encroach on


hazardous areas and urban centers
continue to grow along the path of

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