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What percentage of the calamity fund can local government units use for risk reduction according to Republic Act 10121?
What percentage of the calamity fund can local government units use for risk reduction according to Republic Act 10121?
What is the main objective of disaster preparedness?
What is the main objective of disaster preparedness?
What is the sequence of disaster risk management activities?
What is the sequence of disaster risk management activities?
What is the disaster risk reduction framework institutionalized by Republic Act 10121?
What is the disaster risk reduction framework institutionalized by Republic Act 10121?
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What is the primary focus of Republic Act 10121?
What is the primary focus of Republic Act 10121?
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What is the potential outcome of a traumatic event?
What is the potential outcome of a traumatic event?
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What is the definition of hazard?
What is the definition of hazard?
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What is the combination of probability of an event to happen and its negative consequences?
What is the combination of probability of an event to happen and its negative consequences?
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What is the degree to which the element at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different magnitude?
What is the degree to which the element at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different magnitude?
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What is the characteristic that makes a community susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard?
What is the characteristic that makes a community susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard?
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What is the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society or a community in a specific period of time?
What is the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society or a community in a specific period of time?
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What is the primary reason for the increasing disaster impacts?
What is the primary reason for the increasing disaster impacts?
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Which group of people is most affected by disasters?
Which group of people is most affected by disasters?
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What is the primary goal of disaster risk reduction management?
What is the primary goal of disaster risk reduction management?
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What is the main factor that contributes to the increasing vulnerability of communities?
What is the main factor that contributes to the increasing vulnerability of communities?
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Why is the Philippines in need of its own disaster risk reduction management program?
Why is the Philippines in need of its own disaster risk reduction management program?
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What is the name of the typhoon that triggered the Philippines to aggressively work on its disaster preparedness program?
What is the name of the typhoon that triggered the Philippines to aggressively work on its disaster preparedness program?
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Study Notes
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
- The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act (RA 10121) aims to strengthen the country's disaster risk reduction and management system, providing a national framework and institutionalizing a national plan.
- The law emphasizes the importance of reducing the adverse impact of disasters through preparedness and empowers local government units to use 70% of their calamity fund for risk reduction and 30% for immediate response activities.
Disaster Risk Management Activities
- A. Before the disaster: Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness
- B. During the disaster: Emergency reliefs and responses
- C. After the disaster: Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction
Disaster Preparedness
- A set of measures undertaken in advance to better respond and cope with the immediate aftermath of a disaster
- Objective: Reduce the loss of life and livelihoods
- 5 steps of disaster preparedness: 1. Prevention, 2. Mitigation, 3. Preparedness, 4. Response, 5. Recovery
Disaster Risk
- The potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society, or community in a specific period of time
- Determined probabilistically as a function of hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity
Hazard, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Capacity
- Hazard: An event that has potential for causing injury/loss of life or damage to property/environment
- Exposure: The degree to which the element at risk is likely to experience hazard events of different magnitude
- Vulnerability: Characteristics and circumstances of a community, system, or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard
- Capacity: The combination of all strengths and resources available within the community, society, or organization that can reduce the level of risk or effects of a disaster
Increasing Disaster Impacts
- A combination of population growth and development, along with the influence of human-caused climate change
- Increased vulnerability due to demographic changes, environmental degradation, poverty, and rapid urbanization and unplanned development
The Philippines and Disaster Risk Reduction
- The Philippines is highly vulnerable to extreme weather conditions and needs its own disaster risk reduction management program
- Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in 2013 was a Category 5 disaster, with a wind speed of 315 km/h, rainfall of 281.9 mm, and a death toll of 6,300, highlighting the need for effective disaster preparedness and management.
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This quiz covers the details of Republic Act 10121, also known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act. It provides information on the national framework and institutionalization of the national disaster risk reduction and management plan. Test your knowledge of this important law!
