Module 8
Module 8
Public warning systems Measures that are required in search and rescue survivors, as well
Emergency operations as to meet the basic needs for shelter, water, food and health care
Search and rescue
REPATRIATION
ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING A DISASTER
After the emergency is over, displaced people return to their place
Temporary housing of origin
Claims processing
Grants REHABILITATION
Medical care
Restoration of basic social functions
ACTIVITIES THAT REDUCE EFFECT OF DISASTER
Providing temporary shelters
Stress debriefing for responders and victims
Building codes and zoning
Economic rehabilitation
Vulnerability analysis
Psycho-social rehabilitation
Public education Scientific damage assessment
DISASTER IMPACT AND RESPONSE ELEMENTS OF RECOVERY
The act of implementing into actions what are called for by Community recovery (including psychological)
preparedness plans
Infrastructure recovery (services and lifelines)
Actions taken immediately following the impact of a disaster when
Economy recovery (financial, political)
exceptional measures are required to meet the basic needs of the
Environment recovery
survivors
Actions taken in the aftermath of a disaster to:
Mass evacuation
Search and rescue
Emergency medical services Assists victims to repair dwellings
Securing food and water Re-establish essential services
Revive key economic and social activities Natural hazards are inevitable, reduce vulnerability
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING- ASSESSMENT
RECONSTRUCTION
Estimating probability of a damaging phenomenon of given
Permanently repairing and rebuilding infrastructures magnitude in a given area
Rebuild homes
Elements- Considerations:
Owner driven reconstruction
Speedy reconstruction History
Linking reconstruction with safe development Probability of various intensities
Maximum threat
MITIGATION Possible secondary hazards
Measures taken prior to the impact of a disaster to minimize its VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS
effect (sometimes referred to as structural and non-structural
measures) A process which results in an understanding of the types and levels
of exposure of persons, property and the environment to the effects
DISASTER MITIGATION of identified hazards at a particular time
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS