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What is the definition of a hazard?
What is the definition of a hazard?
Which class of hazards involves transport systems and can impact infrastructure?
Which class of hazards involves transport systems and can impact infrastructure?
What can biological hazards affect besides human and animal life?
What can biological hazards affect besides human and animal life?
Which type of hazard is characterized by events like earthquakes and volcanic activities?
Which type of hazard is characterized by events like earthquakes and volcanic activities?
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What does the term 'emergency' refer to in disaster risk management?
What does the term 'emergency' refer to in disaster risk management?
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How do hazards differ from disasters?
How do hazards differ from disasters?
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What is the definition of societal hazards?
What is the definition of societal hazards?
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Who are considered vulnerable populations?
Who are considered vulnerable populations?
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What does 'risks' refer to?
What does 'risks' refer to?
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How is 'capacity' defined?
How is 'capacity' defined?
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What does 'community' encompass in the context of hazards?
What does 'community' encompass in the context of hazards?
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Which group is NOT considered a vulnerable population according to the text?
Which group is NOT considered a vulnerable population according to the text?
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What has significantly lowered the swimming capabilities of women or girls in central Philippines?
What has significantly lowered the swimming capabilities of women or girls in central Philippines?
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Which strategic resources have experienced negative impacts due to industrial development in certain regions?
Which strategic resources have experienced negative impacts due to industrial development in certain regions?
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What increases the probability of water sanitation and hygiene related diseases due to lack of infrastructure and poor drainage systems?
What increases the probability of water sanitation and hygiene related diseases due to lack of infrastructure and poor drainage systems?
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What is the estimated increase in the number of people at risk of hunger by 2050 due to projected impacts of climate change?
What is the estimated increase in the number of people at risk of hunger by 2050 due to projected impacts of climate change?
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What causes profound impacts on people's lives, livelihoods, food security, health, and wellbeing?
What causes profound impacts on people's lives, livelihoods, food security, health, and wellbeing?
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What factor increases vulnerability to earthquakes and flooding in many areas?
What factor increases vulnerability to earthquakes and flooding in many areas?
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Study Notes
Societal Hazards
- Societal hazards are caused by human activities and choices, and can endanger populations and the environment.
- They are derived from sociopolitical and economic activities, cultural activities, human behavior, and the use of technology.
Vulnerability
- Vulnerability refers to the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system, or asset that make it susceptible to hazards.
- Vulnerable populations include pregnant and lactating women, senior citizens, children, and persons with disabilities (PWD).
Risks
- Risk is the combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences.
- It involves the probability and consequences of exposure to a hazard.
Capacity
- Capacity refers to the combination of strengths, attributes, and resources available within a community, society, or organization that can be used to achieve agreed goals.
Community
- A community includes people, property, services, livelihoods, and environment, which are exposed to hazards.
Case Study: Central Philippines
- Cultural norms and perception of modesty in central Philippines have lowered the swimming capabilities of women and girls, with a transgenerational effect.
Physical Vulnerability
- The paradigm shift towards economic development through effective utilization of resources has jeopardized physical and natural reserves in certain regions.
- Industrial development, such as mining, has negatively impacted strategic resources in upland, lowland, and coastal areas.
- Threats to natural protective shields, including mangroves, watersheds, forest covers, and topsoil, have caused profound impacts on people's lives, livelihoods, food security, health, and wellbeing.
Informal Urban Settlements
- Growing informal urban settlements have led to the proliferation of substandard materials and poor construction.
- This increases the vulnerability to earthquakes and flooding, as well as the probability of water sanitation and hygiene related diseases due to lack of infrastructure, poor drainage systems, and lack of sanitation.
Future of Disaster Risk
- The projected impacts of climate change on agricultural production are dire, with an estimated 17% increase in people at risk of hunger by 2050.
- Climate change is also expected to cause yearly losses of 10% to per capita GDP and an overall yearly cost to the country's economy of over US$ 3.5 billion.
Concept and Types of Disaster
- Emergency refers to an actual threat to an individual's life or to public health and safety that needs an immediate response.
- Hazard refers to any potential threat to public safety and/or public health, and can be caused by natural phenomena, failure of man-made sources of energy, or human activity.
Types of Hazards
- Natural hazards: naturally occurring physical phenomena, such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic activities.
- Technological hazards: involve all transport systems, land, sea, and air, and can affect the infrastructure that supports these systems as public and private services.
- Biological hazards: cover a range of hazards of organic origin, can cause significant loss of life affecting people, animals, plants, crops, livestock, and endangered phona and flora, and can lead to severe economic and environmental losses.
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Test your knowledge on hazards brought about by human activities, choices, and societal behaviors that have the potential to endanger populations and the environment. Explore key concepts like vulnerability and how communities, systems, and assets can be susceptible to damaging effects.
