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Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Module

This document defines key concepts related to disaster readiness and risk reduction, including: 1) A disaster is defined as a sudden occurrence that causes great harm, injury, destruction and devastation to life and property, disrupting daily life and causing physical and emotional distress. 2) It discusses definitions of risk, hazard, vulnerability, coping capacity, and resilience. 3) The document presents frameworks for understanding disaster risk reduction and management by examining the interaction between hazards, vulnerability, and disaster risk.

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Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Module

This document defines key concepts related to disaster readiness and risk reduction, including: 1) A disaster is defined as a sudden occurrence that causes great harm, injury, destruction and devastation to life and property, disrupting daily life and causing physical and emotional distress. 2) It discusses definitions of risk, hazard, vulnerability, coping capacity, and resilience. 3) The document presents frameworks for understanding disaster risk reduction and management by examining the interaction between hazards, vulnerability, and disaster risk.

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Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Second Semester, Module 1


Axc I. Kalbit, Grade 11 – STEM

Defining the Concept


Disaster
- A sudden calamitous occurrence that causes great harm, injury, destructions,
and devastation to life and property
- It disrupts the usual course of life, causing both physical and emotional
distress as well as an intense feeling of helplessness and hopelessness.
- A preceding definition of disaster stresses that two elements are affected –
life (whether human or animal) and property.
Risk

Hazard

Difference: A Hazard and a Disaster

Vulnerability

Coping Capacity

Resilience

Emergency and Disaster Management

Disaster Risk Reduction


Disaster Risk Management

Interaction: Hazards, Vulnerability and Disaster Risk

Understanding the Concepts


Understanding Vulnerability

Understanding Hazard

A Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

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