10 Questions
The 10 key elements of disaster risk reduction are immediate disaster response, mitigation, and evacuation.
False
Disaster risk reduction is essential to increase resilience to disaster.
True
The Humanitarian Practice Network video is about disaster risk reduction and its importance.
True
Disaster risk reduction is only about post-disaster response.
False
Risk assessment is a part of the disaster risk reduction continuum.
True
Disaster risk reduction is not relevant to one's life.
False
Evacuation is a part of the disaster risk reduction continuum, but it is not a key element.
False
The Cor Jesu College learning module is only about disaster response.
False
Disaster risk reduction continuum includes reconstruction as a key element.
True
On-going assistance is a part of the disaster risk reduction continuum.
False
Study Notes
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying, assessing, and reducing the risks of disasters.
- DRR aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster and deal with environmental and other hazards that trigger them.
Key Concepts of DRR
- Disaster risk reduction is a matter of decision-making, and its scope is broader and deeper than conventional emergency management.
- DRR is about reducing damage caused by natural hazards through an ethic of prevention.
- The scale of disaster impact depends on the choices we make for our lives and environment.
Disaster Risk Reduction Continuum
- Ongoing development activities with DRM aspects in different development programs
- Risk Assessment: diagnostic process to identify risks a community faces
- Prevention: activities to avoid adverse impact of hazards
- Mitigation: structural/non-structural measures to limit adverse impact
- Preparedness: activities and measures taken in advance to ensure effective response
- Early warning: provision of timely and effective information to avoid or reduce risk
- Immediate Disaster Response: evacuation, saving people and livelihoods, and immediate assistance
- Post-Disaster Continuum: ongoing assistance, recovery, reconstruction, economic and social recovery, and risk assessment
Importance of Disaster Risk Reduction
- In 2011, almost 30,000 people were killed, and 206 million people were affected by disasters
- Disasters cost over $2 trillion in the last two decades
- Investing in prevention and preparedness is vital for building a more equitable and sustainable future
Test your knowledge on disaster risk reduction and management, understanding key concepts, principles, and elements. Recognize the importance of DRR in everyday life. A quiz for Grade 11 STEM students.
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