Exposure and Vulnerability: DRRR

Activity: Areas or Location exposed to Hazards  EXPOSURE & VULNERABILITY WHAT IS EXPOSURE? - Refers to the “elements at risk” from a natural or man- made hazard event. ELEMENTS EXPOSED TO HAZARDS Human beings Dwelling or households and communities Buildings and structures Public facilitie...

Activity: Areas or Location exposed to Hazards  EXPOSURE & VULNERABILITY WHAT IS EXPOSURE? - Refers to the “elements at risk” from a natural or man- made hazard event. ELEMENTS EXPOSED TO HAZARDS Human beings Dwelling or households and communities Buildings and structures Public facilities and infrastructure assets Public and transport system  WHAT IS VULNERABILITY? - defined as “the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.” Examples: poor design and construction of buildings, inadequate protection of assets, lack of public information and awareness, disregard for wise environmental management.  REASONS WHY CERTAIN SECTORS OF SOCIETY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO DISASTER THAN OTHERS 1. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS o POPULATION DENSITY o AGE OF POPULATION o DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS o WEALTH o EDUCATION o NATURE OF SOCIETY o UNDERSTANDING OF THE AREA  REASONS WHY CERTAIN SECTORS OF SOCIETY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO DISASTER THAN OTHERS 3. COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS o BUILDING CODES o SCIENTIFIC MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS o COMMUNICATION NETWORKS o EMERGENCY PLANNING 4. DEALING WITH THE AFTER-EFFECTS o INSURANCE COVER o EMERGENCY PERSONNEL o AID REQUEST VULNERABILITY TO SPECIFIC HAZARDS (ADPC, 2012) POOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER INFRACTRUCTURES INADEQUATE PROTECTION MEASURES OF ASSETS LACK OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND AWARENESS LIMITED OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF RISKS AND PREPAREDNESS MEASURES DISREGARD FOR WISE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT  TYPES OF VULNERABILITY (UNISDR) 1.PHYSICAL VULNERABILITY 2.SOCIAL VULNERABILITY 3.ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY 4.ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY ACTIVITY: Identify the different elements that are exposed to a particular hazard and briefly state their vulnerabilities. ELEMENTS HAZARD VULNERABILITY EXPOSED TO HAZARDS THANK YOU!