Basic Concept of Disaster and Disaster Risk

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Catastrophic events caused by forces of nature or environment factors that injure people and damage property.

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Natural disasters

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An unexpected tragic event that disrupts the function of a community and causes individual, material, environmental and monetary loss.

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Disaster

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Can be caused or influenced by human often because of negligence and human error among other factors.

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Man-made or technological in nature disasters

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Related to the condition on the Earth’s physical structure and substances.

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Geophysical

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Related to the properties, distribution and effects of water on the Earth’s surface.

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Hydrological

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Related to the condition in the earth’s atmosphere.

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Atmospheric/Meteorological

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Usually associated with the degree to which humans cannot cope with a particular situation. It is defined as the combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences.

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Risk

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The product of the possible damage caused by a hazard due to the vulnerability within a community.

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Disaster risk

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Urban development can change the environment that leads to destruction and damage.

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Badly planned and managed urban development

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Is a result due to erosion and weakening of the quality of the natural environment.

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Environment degradation

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Causes of environmental degradation

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1. Environmental degradation
2. Landfills
3. Increase in deforestation
4. Harmful agricultural practices
5. Increase in population and overuse of resources
6. Improper land use planning and development
7. Natural causes

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Effects of environmental degradation

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1. Impact on human health
2. Atmospheric changes
3. Loss of biodiversity
4. Scarcity of natural resources

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The alteration of the world’s climate that humans are causing through fossil fuel burning, clearing forests, and other practices that increase the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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Climate change

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Described as a sudden event which causes major and serious damage. It can result in the loss of many lives or completely destroy an environment.

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Disaster

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A condition or situation which has the potential to do harm.

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Hazard

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Includes the visible or tangible materials whether natural or man-made

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Physical perspective

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Refers to the people’s emotional, cognitive, or interpersonal reaction to difficulties.

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Psychological perspective

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Centers on the response of the people, whether victims or not, to emergency situations, also degree of cooperation.

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Socio-cultural perspective

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Disruption of economic activities flow of goods and services.

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Economic perspective

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Deals with how government services are used to reduce loss in equities in societies create political prejudice in developing plans.

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Political perspective

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The potential for infections or communicable diseases after a disaster.

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Biological perspective