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Disasternatural or man-made events wherein communities
experience severe danger and incur loss of lives
and properties causing disruption in its social
structure and prevention of the fulfillment of all or
some of the affected community’s functions.
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Different Types of
Disasters
Natural
- disasters caused by nature such as floods, typhoons,
storm surges, climatic variability’s (El Nino. La Nina)
earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, landslides
and ground subsidence.
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Man-made disasters
- disasters caused by man or involving human
intervention such as fire, sea and air accidents,
terrorist-initiated activities (radioactive fall-out, gas
leaks), Civil strife, Oil Spill, pollution (solid waste, air,
water, thermal), industrial accidents, red tide.
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Disasters, whether natural or human-made, affect
everyone, especially the poor, children, women and
elderly who have the least capability to deal with
disasters.
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Important Terms
Associated with Disaster
Disaster Mitigation
- the lessening or limitation of the
adverse impacts of hazards and
related disasters.
Disaster Preparedness
- the knowledge effectively anticipate,
respond to, and recover from, the
impacts of likely, imminent or current
hazard events or conditions.
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Disaster Prevention
- the outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards
and related disasters through action taken in advance.
Disaster Response
- the provision of emergency
services and public assistance
during or immediately after a
disaster in order to save lives,
reduce health impacts, ensure
safety and meet the basic
subsistence needs of the people
affected.
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Disaster Risk
- the potential losses in lives, health status, livelihood,
assets and services, which could occur to a particular
community or a society over some specified future
time period.
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Disaster Risk Reduction
-the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks
through systematic efforts to analyze and manage
the causal factors of disasters, including through
reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability
of people and property, wise management of land
and the environment, and improved preparedness
for adverse events.
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Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management
- the systematic process of using administrative
directives, organizations, and operational skills
and capacities to implement strategies, policies
and improved coping capacities in order to lessen
the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility
of disaster.
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Republic Act 10121
“AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL DISASTER
RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES”.
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Important Aspects In
Disaster Management
