DRRM DESTRUCTION
A sudden or great misfortune or failure.
LESSON 1
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION MAN MADE DISASTER
Caused by man are those in which major direct
Disaster causes are identifiable intentional or non-
is a sudden calamitous occurrence that cause intentional human actions.
harm, injury, destruction and devastation to life
and property. NATURAL DISASTERS
It is a serious disruption of the functioning of A natural phenomenon is caused by natural
community. forces
They can be classified as rapid onset disasters
Republic Act 10121 and those with progressive onset, such as
“An Act Strengthening the Philippine droughts. These events, usually sudden, can have
Disaster Risk Reduction and tremendous effects.
Management System, Providing for the
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Technological/industrial disasters
Management Plan, Appropriating Funds. Unregulated industrialization and inadequate
safety standards increase the risk for industrial
DIFFERENT KIND OF NATURAL DISASTER disasters.
Ring Of Fire Terrorism/Violence
A path along the Pacific Ocean The threat of terrorism has also increased due to
characterized by active the spread of technologies involving nuclear,
volcanoes and frequent biological, and chemical agents used to develop
earthquakes. weapons of mass destruction.
EARTHQUAKE Complex humanitarian emergencies
Shaking of earth caused by The term complex emergency is usually used to
waves moving on and below the describe the humanitarian emergency resulting
earth's surface. from an international or civil war.
CALAMITY RISK
An event causing great and has various connotations within different
often sudden damage or disciplines. In general, risk is defined as “the
distress. combination of the probability of an event and its
negative consequences” (UNISDR, 2009).
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
When lava and gas Disaster Risk
are discharged from is the product of the possible damage
a volcanic vent caused by a hazard due to the vulnerability within
a
PACIFIC OCEAN community.
Largest and deepest of Earth's
oceanic divisions. LESSON 2
RISK FACTOR UNDERLYING DISASTER
TYPHOON
Type of tropical cyclone, or 3 ELEMENTS OF DISASTER
severe tropical storm Exposure
From natural or man-made hazard
NATURAL DISASTER Hazard
A natural event such as a flood, earthquake, a potentially dangerous that may result in loss of
hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life life etc.
Vulnerability Investment environment in which public sector
Condition determined by physical, social, actor are unable to assume their roles and
economic. which increase the susceptibility of responsibilities in protection rights.
community.
LESSON 4
RISK FACTOR TYPES OF HAZARDS
Process often development elated that influence NATURAL HAZARD
of disaster risk by increasing exposure and That result from earth natural process.
vulnerability or capacity SECONDARY HAZARD
Resulted or sequence of another hazard
TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD
RISK FACTOR UNDERLYING DISASTER ARE Man made hazard
QUASI NATURAL HAZARD
Severity of Exposure Result from interaction of natural processes and
Which measures those experience disaster first human activity.
hand, highest risk of developing future, (rescuers,
healthcare). CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD
Gender And Family EARTHQUAKE
The female gender suffers more adverse effect. VOLCANIC ERUPTION
RAINFALL INDUCED LANDSLIDE
AGE RAPID SEDIMENT MOVEMENT
Adult in a range of 40-60 are more stressed after SUBSIDENCE
disaster but in general, children exhibit more SINKHOLE FORMATION
stress after disaster. IMPACT WITH SPACE OBJECT.
HYDROLIC HAZARD (Flood, Wave action)
FACTOR WHICH UNDERLIES DISASTER ATMOSPHERIC HAZARD (typhoons)
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD (epidemic in humans)
Economic Status of Country MAN MADE HAZARD (transportation accident)
Evidence indicates that severe mental problem
resulting from disaster are more prevalent in
developing country. HAZARD PROFILING
Predicting the possible disaster, useful of
Climate Change planning disaster.
Can increase disaster risk in a variety of ways. HAZARD PRONE AREA
The Philippines and the pacific ring of fire
Environmental degradation FAULT
Reducing the capacity of the environment to Crack or break earths
meet social and ecological needs. PH AS A PRONE AREA
Series of irrelated fault that cut across the
Globalize Economic Development country from northwestern Luzon to southern
Increase polarization between the rich and poor Mindanao.
on a global scale.
Poverty and Inequality PFZ – Philippine Fault Zone
Lack access to insurance and social protection. NDRRMC – National Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Council
Poorly Planned and Management Urban PAR – Philippine Area of Responsibility
Development PHIVOLCS – Philippine Institute of Volcanology
Growing rate of urbanization and the increase in and Seismology
population density, can lead poorly planned and
occurring of widespread poverty.
Weak Governance