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Concept of Disaster Management

Disaster management involves preparing effective disaster response strategies by organizing resources to minimize harm. There are four main types of disasters: natural disasters like earthquakes and floods; man-made disasters caused by human activity like pollution and industrial accidents; complex disasters resulting from a combination of factors; and pandemic disasters involving widespread disease outbreaks. Island regions are particularly affected by disasters due to their isolation and limited resources, so disaster management is important for reducing risks and facilitating response and recovery efforts. Earthquakes pose risks for islands, but damage may be less severe than mainland quakes due to smaller land areas absorbing more energy and volcanic rock composition.

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Concept of Disaster Management

Disaster management involves preparing effective disaster response strategies by organizing resources to minimize harm. There are four main types of disasters: natural disasters like earthquakes and floods; man-made disasters caused by human activity like pollution and industrial accidents; complex disasters resulting from a combination of factors; and pandemic disasters involving widespread disease outbreaks. Island regions are particularly affected by disasters due to their isolation and limited resources, so disaster management is important for reducing risks and facilitating response and recovery efforts. Earthquakes pose risks for islands, but damage may be less severe than mainland quakes due to smaller land areas absorbing more energy and volcanic rock composition.

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Concept of disaster management

Disaster management is a process of preparing an effective response to disasters. It involves organizing


resources to allocate them strategically in order to lessen the devastations caused by disasters.

The basic concepts of disaster management begins with understanding the type of disasters known to
humankind. Some of them are as follows:

Natural Disasters: As per standard definition, natural disasters are physical phenomena that occur
naturally caused by rapid or slow events that will impact human health and cause economic damage.
Some examples of these disasters are

Earthquakes

Avalanches and Floods

Droughts and Wildfires

Cyclones, Storms

Man Made Disasters: Man-Made Disasters, as per the definition by the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, are events caused by humans which occur close to settlements and are
equal in scope to damage and devastation in comparison to natural disasters. Some example of man
made disasters are as follows:

Environment Degradation

Industrial disasters ( Involving the production, use or transport of hazardous materials)

Pollution

Complex Disasters: Some disasters are the result of a variety of hazards and often lead to a combination
of both natural and man-made disasters. Its can result in lootings, breakdown of authority and include
situations such as wars.

The examples of complex disasters are:

 Food Insecurity
 Epidemics
 Armed Conflicts
 Displaced Populations

4. Pandemic Disasters: A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread around in the
entirety of a region. This can occur to the human population or even animal populations and will lead
to a disruption in economic and social conditions of a country, to say nothing of the health of a
populace. This may result naturally or sometimes be a result of man made causes.

It can also refer to the appearance of a significant number of cases of an infectious disease in a
region or population that is usually free from that disease.
These have included the following epidemic:

 Ebola
 Zika
 Avian Flu
 Cholera
 Dengue Fever
 Malaria
 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Importance of disaster management in island regions

Disasters in general cause extensive damage to life and property and adversely impact economic development
The District Administration recognizes the need to have a proactive, comprehensive and sustained approach to
disaster management to reduce the detrimental effects of disasters on overall =socio-economic development of
the Andaman and Nicobar and lakshadweep islands. The prime objective of any disaster management policy is
establishing necessary systems, structures, programs, resources, capabilities and guiding principles for
reducing disaster risks and preparing for and responding to disasters and threats of disasters in order to save
lives and property, avoid disruption of routine activity and damage to environment and to ensure the continuity
and sustainability of developmental works.

Types of disasters that affects the islands

earthquake

An island earthquake may not cause massive damage for a few reasons. One reason is that
islands are generally smaller land masses, so the energy from the earthquake is spread over
a smaller area. Additionally, many islands are composed of volcanic rock, which is more
flexible and able to absorb some of the seismic energy. Also, island are often less densely
populated than mainland areas, which can also help to limit the extent of damage caused by
an earthquake

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