DRRR Exam Flashcards
a potentially damaging physical event,
phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss
of life or injury, property damage, social and economic
disruption or environmental degradation.
Hazard
a serious disruption of the functioning of a
community or a society causing widespread human,
material, economic, or environmental losses, which
exceed the ability of the affected community or society
to cope, using its own resources
Disaster
naturally-occurring physical phenomena
caused either by rapid or slow onset events
Natural Hazard
a hazard originating from technological or industrial conditions
Man-made Hazard
Most events are combinations of both natural and humanmade factors.
Combination or Socionatural Hazards
It is defined as a set of prevailing consequential conditions, which adversely
affect the community’s ability to prevent, mitigate, prepare for and respond to
hazardous events.
Vulnerability
They are the community members whose capacities are
low and not sufficient to withstand and overcome the
damaging and adverse effects of disasters
* They are composed of farmers, urban poor, laborers,
indigenous, people, person with disabilities, (PWD’s),
women, and children.
* In addition, they are the so-called abused sector and at the
lowest levels of the society
Most Vulnerable Sector
They are the community members whose capacities start from their
own ability to acquire material resources; skills and trainings; and
position in society.
* The capacities are higher than those in the vulnerable sector to
overcome the adverse effects of disasters.
* They are composed of professionals, small entrepreneurs, and others
similar to those who belong to the higher levels of society.
* Their role in disaster management activities is to extend assistance
and support to vulnerable sectors
Less Vulnerable Sector
Sector in the society having high position in the
community.
* Most of the time, they are the targets of the
vulnerable and less vulnerable sectors in advocacy
work in relating disaster issue to structure and
policies implemented by the government that are
the root causes of vulnerability of the community.
Not Vulnerable Sector
3 areas of vulnerability by Anderson and Woodrow (1990)
*Physical or material vulnerability
* Social or Organizational vulnerability
* Attitudinal or motivational vulnerability
all the strengths, attributes, and resources of
a community that can be used to achieve an agreed goal
Capacity
housing, nutritional status,
infrastructure, and access to services
Physical or material vulnerability
family structure,
administrative structure, degree of justice and
equality, divisions and conflicts
- Social or Organizational vulnerability
attitude toward change,
ideology, religion, consciousness, and faith
- Attitudinal or motivational vulnerability
