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DISASTER READINESS and RISK REDUCTION LESSON 1

This document discusses several risk factors that can influence recovery from disasters. Survivors are more likely to have worse recovery outcomes if they had pre-existing issues like poor mental health, low social support, or other stressors. During the disaster, experiences like injury, property loss, separation from family or feeling threatened can also negatively impact recovery. Post-disaster, factors like displacement, scarce resources, and ongoing emotional distress further hinder the recovery process, especially for vulnerable groups in developing nations. Location is also a risk factor, as areas near hazards like coastlines, fault lines, or industrial sites are more exposed to potential disasters.

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DISASTER READINESS and RISK REDUCTION LESSON 1

This document discusses several risk factors that can influence recovery from disasters. Survivors are more likely to have worse recovery outcomes if they had pre-existing issues like poor mental health, low social support, or other stressors. During the disaster, experiences like injury, property loss, separation from family or feeling threatened can also negatively impact recovery. Post-disaster, factors like displacement, scarce resources, and ongoing emotional distress further hinder the recovery process, especially for vulnerable groups in developing nations. Location is also a risk factor, as areas near hazards like coastlines, fault lines, or industrial sites are more exposed to potential disasters.

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DISASTER READINESS

AND RISK REDUCTION


 SEVERITY OF EXPOSURE
 GENDER AND FAMILY
 AGE

RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING


DISASTERS
 OTHER FACTORS SPECIFIC TO
THE SURVIVOR
Several factors related to a survivor’s
background and resources rae
important for recovery from disaster.
RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING
DISASTERS
Recovery is worse if survivors:
 Were not functioning well before the
disaster
 Have had no experience dealing with
disasters
 Must deal with other stressors after the
disaster
RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING
DISASTERS
Recovery is worse if survivors:
 Have poor self esteem
 Think they are uncared for by others
 Thinkthey have little control over what
happens to them
 Lack the capacity to manage stress
RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING
DISASTERS
Other factors have also been found to
predict worse outcomes:
 Bereavement
 Injury to self or another family
member
 Life threat
RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING
DISASTERS
Other factors have also been found to predict
worse outcomes:
 Panic,horror, or feelings like that during the
disaster
 Being separated from family
 Great loss of property
 Displacement
RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING
DISASTERS
 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 LOW OR
NEGATIVE SOCIAL
SUPPORT

RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING


DISASTERS
 DISPLACED POPULATIONS
 HEALTH RISKS
 FOOD SCARCITY
 EMOTIONAL AFTERSHOCKS

EFFECTS OF NATURAL DISATERS ON HUMAN LIFE


“HOW AND WHEN AN EVENT
BECOMES A DISASTER”

RECITATION
“HOW AND WHEN AN EVENT
BECOMES A DISASTER”
An event, either human-made or natural,
becomes a disaster when it is sudden or
progressive, causing widespread human,
material or environmental stress.
ANSWER
EXPOSED TO NATURAL HAZARDS

AREAS/LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO

COASTAL AREAS

RECLAIMED AREAS

NEAR FAULT LINES

ON FOOT OF DENUDED MOUNTAINS

NEAR VOLCANOES (DANGER


ZONES)
RIVER BANKS AND ESTEROS

OPEN FIELDS

AREAS/ LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO HAZARDS


EXPOSED TO NATURAL HAZARDS

AREAS/LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO

COASTAL AREAS STORM SURGE, TSUNAMI OR TIDAL


WAVES
RECLAIMED AREAS FLOODING, SINKHOLE

NEAR FAULT LINES EARTHQUAKE

ON FOOT OF DENUDED MOUNTAINS MUDSLIDE/ LANDSLIDE

NEAR VOLCANOES (DANGER ZONES) VOLCANIC ERUPTION – PYROCLASTIC


MATERILAS, LAHAR FLOW, LAVA FLOW
AND ASH FALL
RIVER BANKS AND ESTEROS FLOODING, FLASH FLOODS

OPEN FIELDS THUNDERSTORM, HAILSTORM, BLIZZARD

AREAS/ LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO HAZARDS


EXPOSED TO MAN-MADE HAZARDS

AREAS/LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO

NEAR OIL DEPOTS

NEAR MINING PROJECTS

NEAR CHEMICAL PLANTS

NEAR NUCLEAR PLANTS

NEAR FACTORIES

UNSAFE BUILDING STRUCTURES

PUBLIC PLACES IN MEGA CITIES

AREAS/ LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO HAZARDS


EXPOSED TO MAN-MADE HAZARDS

AREAS/LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO

NEAR OIL DEPOTS OIL SPILL, POLLUTION

NEAR MINING PROJECTS TOXIC WASTE – HEAVY METAL, LEAD,


MERCURY, NITRIC ACID, ETC
NEAR CHEMICAL PLANTS CHEMICAL FUMES, CHEMICAL WASTE

NEAR NUCLEAR PLANTS NUCLEAR WASTE, POSSIBLE TECHNICAL


FAILURE, LEAKS, OR WORSE ACCIDENTAL
EXPLOSION
NEAR FACTORIES FACTORY WASTE, POLLUTION

UNSAFE BUILDING STRUCTURES FIRE

PUBLIC PLACES IN MEGA CITIES TERRORISM

AREAS/ LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO HAZARDS


SEARCH ABOUT “DISASTER FROM DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES”.
 PHYSICAL PERSPECTIVE
 PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
 SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
 ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
 POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE
 ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE

ASSIGNMENT

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