Understanding Disasters

Derived from French “desastre” which means in Greek is “Bad ______ or Bad Star”.

WHO - define disaster as any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and health ______.

RED CROSS - define disaster as “An occurrence such as hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind- driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, drought, blizzard, pestilence, famine, fire, explosion, building collapse, transportation wreck, or other situation that cause human suffering or creates human that the victims cannot alleviate without ______”.

DISASTER RISK Defined as “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, determined probabilistically as a function of hazard, exposure, and ______” (UNDRR).

RISK = HAZARD X EXPOSURE X ______ Potential source of harm. It cause damage to health, life, property, or any other interest of value When does a HAZARD becomes a DISASTER.

It becomes a disaster when the potential source of harm could kill a population of people. For instance, leaving your stove on while going upstairs (hazard) can turn into a disaster once the fire starts spreading, causing it to burn the house and kill people inside (disaster). Vulnerable It is called for those populations of people who are most likely to be victims of the disaster. For instance, people live near Taal. Since they're close to an active volcano, there are high chances that they will be included in the disaster in case it erupts. RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING DISASTERS ○ Limited access to resources ○ Poverty ○ Disabilities/ illnesses ○ Gender ○ Age ○ Developing countries ○ Environmental degradation NATURE OF DISASTER NATURAL DISASTER ○ These originate from the different

For instance, those victims of Typhoon Haiya lost their homes, things, and money because of the massive impact of the typhoon on their ______, which left them no choice but to evacuate to a safe ,

There are high chances that the majority of the people that survive have ,

A food shortage occurs when food supplies within a bounded region do not provide the energy and nutrients needed by that region's ,

Emotional aftershock refers to the lingering and often unpredictable emotional reactions that follow a significant and impactful ,