12 Questions
What is the primary factor that determines the level of vulnerability to hazards?
Physical, social, economic, and environmental factors
Which type of hazard originates from internal earth processes?
Geological or geophysical hazards
What is the term for the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets that could occur to a system, society, or community in a specific period of time?
Disaster risk
What is the purpose of identifying and selecting multiple major hazards that a country faces?
To implement multi-hazard approaches
What is the term for the disaster risk that remains even when effective disaster risk reduction measures are in place?
Residual risk
What is the primary goal of structural and non-structural measures in reducing possible harm to people, property, services, and systems?
To reduce possible harm to a chosen tolerated level
What is a disaster a product of?
Hazard and vulnerability
What are the primary consequences of a disaster?
Property damage, loss of lives, and economic losses
What is the primary goal of disaster risk reduction?
To reduce or eliminate disaster losses
What is the purpose of vulnerability assessment?
To evaluate the structural vulnerability of assets
What is the role of civil engineers in reducing disaster losses?
To promote disaster risk reduction
What is the reference used to define the DRR terms?
United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Terminology
Learn about the fundamental concepts and relationships between disaster, hazard, vulnerability, and risk. Understand how natural hazards can damage or destroy assets, leading to disaster losses. Test your knowledge of DRR terminologies and frameworks.
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