UNIT 1 - Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk PDF

UNIT I: Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk  Learning Objectives At the end of the discussion, you are expected to: 1. Explain the definition of disaster; 2. Distinguish the basic risk factors of disasters; 3. Illustrate the consequences of disasters on one’s life; 4. Give...

UNIT I: Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk  Learning Objectives At the end of the discussion, you are expected to: 1. Explain the definition of disaster; 2. Distinguish the basic risk factors of disasters; 3. Illustrate the consequences of disasters on one’s life; 4. Give in details how and when a catastrophe is consider a disaster; 5. Recognize locales prone to hazard that may lead to disasters; and 6. Explore disaster from the diverse standpoints (biophysical, cultural, psychological, financial and political). Concept of Disaster Concept of Disaster Risk Nature of Disaster Effects of Disaster CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF DISASTER LOOK FOR 15 CONCEPTS OF DISASTER WORDS RISK RELATED TO NATURE OF DISASTER! DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS  What is a DISASTER? CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER “des” French meaning bad RISK “aster” meaning star NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF Ancient people believed that disaster DISASTERS occured due to inauspicious positions of the planet.  What is a DISASTER? CONCEPT OF DISASTER Merriam-Webster Dictionary CONCEPTS -sudden calamitous OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF DISASTERS event bringing great damage loss, or destruction. EFFECTS OF DISASTERS  What is a DISASTER? CONCEPT OF DISASTER Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act CONCEPTS of 2010 (RA 10121) “--- serious disruption of the functioning OF DISASTER RISK of a community or a society involving NATURE OF widespread human, material, DISASTERS economic, or environmental losses and EFFECTS OF impacts, which exceed the ability of DISASTERS the affected community or society to cope using its own resources ---”  What is a DISASTER? CONCEPT OF DISASTER International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent CONCEPTS Societies (IFRC) -disrupts functioning of a OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF community or society’s ability to cope using its DISASTERS own resources. EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF DISASTER What are your thoughts? CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK With all the advances in NATURE OF technology, why can we still not prevent disasters from DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS happening?  D Disruption of function of a large number of people CONCEPT OF DISASTER Impact involves human, material, monetary and ecological I losses CONCEPTS S Sudden devastating and unexpected event OF DISASTER RISK Affect different levels of society; household level, A community level and provincial level. S Safe keeping measures is the utmost concern NATURE OF DISASTERS T Total damages to life Exceed the capacity of a neighborhood or the general public EFFECTS OF E DISASTERS to manage by means of its own resources R Recovery takes months or years  According to John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public CONCEPT OF DISASTER Health, sudden, unforeseen and overwhelming event in THREE LEVELS: CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF HOUSEHOLD COMMUNITY PROVINCIAL DISASTERS LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF DISASTER CYCLE [BEACH, 2010] DISASTER Mitigation/Preparation (Pre- Disaster Phase) CONCEPTS OF DISASTER 1 RISK Response (Disaster Phase) NATURE OF DISASTERS 2 Recovery (Post Disaster EFFECTS OF Phase) DISASTERS 3 CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS  What is a RISK? CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK -exposure of vulnerable NATURE OF DISASTERS communities to a hazard or disaster EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF DISASTER Factors Influencing Risk CONCEPTS OF DISASTER Hazard RISK “Natural Phenomena” Risk NATURE OF DISASTERS Vulnerability and EFFECTS OF DISASTERS Exposure Capacity “potential losses” “Proneness” and “Recover” CONCEPT OF Concept of Disaster Risk DISASTER R Resources, danger of being lost CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK I Incident occurrence, in a locale and time NATURE OF DISASTERS S Surveillance, essential in disaster preparation EFFECTS OF (constant) Disaster Risk = Hazard X DISASTERS K Vulnerability / Capacity CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF DISASTER Classification of Disaster NATURAL MAN-MADE CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK It results from an environmental Are cause by disturbance or peril errors of man, NATURE OF that surpassed the DISASTERS coping capacity of the either intentional affected community or accidental. EFFECTS OF DISASTERS (Veenema, 2013) CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS  Categorized Disaster according to (1) extent and the (2) CONCEPT OF DISASTER ability of community to take action. (Goolsby and Kulkarni, 2006) CONCEPTS OF DISASTER LEVEL 1 – Able to manage, uses own resources RISK LEVEL 2 – Not able to manage, needs assistance NATURE OF DISASTERS from outside resource EFFECTS OF LEVEL 3 – Not able to manage, needs assistance DISASTERS from the local government CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS  What are the effects of a DISASTER to people? CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER Human Environmental Infrastructure RISK Impact Danger Danger NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF Perspectives on Disaster DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK ECONOMIC POLITICAL PHYSICAL NATURE OF CHANGES DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIO-CULTURAL BIOLOGICAL  What is a HAZARD? “--- dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that may cause loss of lives, injuries, or other health problems, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, etc.---”  TYPES OF HAZARDS Natural Man-Made GEOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGICAL Earthquake Terrorism Volcanic Eruption Arson HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL Typhoon Collapse Tsunami Chemical Spills CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS What is the difference OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF between Disaster and Hazard? DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS CONCEPT OF DISASTER CONCEPTS OF DISASTER RISK “All disasters are hazards, but all hazards are not disasters.” NATURE OF DISASTERS EFFECTS OF DISASTERS  Did you know that: CONCEPT OF DISASTER 1.According to locale folklore in some parts of the Visayas, earthquakes are CONCEPTS caused by huge pigs running wildly OF DISASTER RISK underground. NATURE OF 2. The Japanese believed that a giant DISASTERS catfish or “Namazu” living in the mud EFFECTS OF under the islands of Japan is the reason DISASTERS for the ground shaking HAZARD PRONE AREAS IN PH Visit this website: noah.up.edu.ph DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING?  Thoughts to ponder!