drrr quiz

Question 1

philippines

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(disaster prone) by virtue of its wisdom, climate, and topography, is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world

Question 2

republic act 10121

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aims to enforce the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by acknowledging the roots of susceptibility to disastrous events

Question 3

disaster

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an event, either manmade or natural, that causes the disruption of a community or society in which there is a large amount of losses which exceed the capbility to handle (a serious disruption)

Question 4

Hazard

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defined as a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activitý
or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts,
property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage.

Question 5

Vulnerability

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the characteristics and circumștances of a community,
system, or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a
hazard

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Coping Capacity

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for disaster risk reduction - refers to the ability of people,
organizations, and systems, using available skills and resources, to face
and manage adverse conditions such as hazards, emergencies, or
disasters.

Question 7

= Disaster risk

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(Vulnerability + Hazard)/Capacity \
A disaster risk is the product of the possible
damage caused by a hazard due to the
vulnerability within a community (Dar,2014)

Question 8

Natural disasters:

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including floods, hurricanes, earthquakes
and volcano eruptions that have immediate impacts on human
health and secondary impacts further causing death and
suffering from (for example) floods, landslides, fires, tsunamis.

Question 9

Environmental emergencies:

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including technological or
industrial accidents, usually involving the production, use, or
transportation of hazardous material which occur where these
materials are produced, used or transported, and forest fires
caused by humans.

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Complex emergencies:

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involving a break-down of authority,
looting and attacks on strategic installations, including conflict
situations and war. (which often have a combination of natural and man-made elements, and different causes of vulnerability and a combination of factors leads to a humanitarian crisis.)

Question 11

Pandemic emergencies:

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involving a sudden onset of contagious
disease that affects health, disrupts services and businesses, and
brings economic and social costs.

Question 12

4 types of disaster

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natural disaster, environmental emergencies, comple emergencies, pandemic emergencies

Question 13

as described by United Nations
Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, aims to reduce the
damage caused by natural hazards like earthquakes,
droughts and cyclones, through an ethic of prevention.
Disasters often follow natural hazards.

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disaster risk reduction

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depends on how much impact a hazard has on society and
the environment. The scale of the impact in turn depends
on the choices we make for our lives and for our
environment.

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disaster’s severity

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can be defined as the organization
and management of resources and responsibilities in
dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies,
particularly preparedness, response and recovery, in order
to lessen the impact of disasters.

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disaster management

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phases of disaster management

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mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery

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Goals of Disaster Management

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(1) Reduce, or avoid, losses from hazards;
(2) Assure prompt assistance to victims;
(3) Achieve rapid and effective recovery.

Question 18

Climate change

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refers to a change in the state of the climate that
can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the
mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for
an extended period, typically decades or longer.

Question 19

It is a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to
human activity that alters the composition of the global
atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability
observed over comparable time periods

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climate change

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Causes of Climate Change

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Humans have caused more than 90% of global warming since 1900
and virtually 100% of the global warming since 1970. (AGWT)

Question 21

supported the first
argument stating that growth in consumption exceeds growth in
population in developing and developed countries; therefore,
“consumers cause climate change”. Furthermore, it was stated that
increase in fertility also increases land use, energy intensity, energy
use, water use and carbon emissions.

Answer 21

study by stephenson and crane 2013

Question 22

another cause is the increase of greenhouse gases. These
greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) absorb heat
emitted from Earth’s surface. Increases in the atmospheric
concentrations of these gases cause Earth to warm by trapping
more of this heat.

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greenhouse effect

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greenhouse effect

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Human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels since the
start of the Industrial Revolution, have increased atmospheric CO2
concentrations by about 40%; with more than half the increase
occurring since 1970.

Question 24

Natural Causes of Climate Change

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Changes in the earth’s orbit
* The sun’s intensity
* The circulation of the ocean and the atmosphere
* Volcanic activity

Question 25

Effects of Climate Change On Agriculture:

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Changes in the frequency and severity of droughts and floods could pose challenges for farmers and ranchers. Overall, climate change could make it more difficult to grow crops, raise animals, and catch fish in the same ways and same places as we have done in the past.

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Effects of Climate Change On Aquatic Resources:

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Influences organism metabolism and alter ecological processes such as productivity and species interactions. . As temperatures change, species' geographic distributions will expand or contract, creating new combinations of species that will interact in unpredictable ways. Changes in precipitation and sea-level rise will have important consequences for the water balance of coastal ecosystems. Climate change is also likely to alter patterns of wind and water circulation in the ocean environment.

Question 27

Effects of Climate Change On Public Health:

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Warmer average temperatures will likely lead to hotter days and more frequent and longer heat waves. This could increase the number of heat-related illnesses and deaths. Increases in the frequency or severity of extreme weather events such as storms could increase the risk of dangerous flooding, high winds, and other direct threats to people and property. Warmer temperatures could increase the concentrations of unhealthy air and water pollutants. Changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, and extreme events could enhance the spread of some diseases.

Question 28

refers to the inclination of exposed elements such as human beings, their livelihoods, and assets to suffer adverse effects by hazardous events

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vulnerability

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greatly associated with both disaster risk and climate change adaptation, it could also pertain to epidemiological and psychological fragilities, ecosystem sensitivity, or the conditions, circumstances, and drivers that make people vulnerable to natural and economic stressors (Villagran de Leon, 2006).

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vulnerability

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is also the state of being capable of being harmed or damaged. It is a measure of one’s ability to face natural disasters.

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vulnerability

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vulnerabilities classification

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physical vulnerability or social vulnerability

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types of physical vulnerability

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human, agricultural, structural

Question 33

social vulnerability

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- has been defined in terms of people’s “capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover fro the impacts of a natural hazard” (Wisner, Blakie, Canon and Davis 2004). - varies across communities and also across households within the community.

Question 34

vulnerable to the environmental extremes of temperature, pressure, and chemical exposures that can cause death, injury and illness. For any hazard agent, there often is a variability in the psychological response of the affected population.

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human vulnerability

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vulnerable to the environmental extremes of temperature, pressure, and chemical exposures that can cause death, injury and illness. For any hazard agent, there often is a variability in the psychological response of the affected population.

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human vulnerability

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there are differences among individuals within each plant and animal population. However, agricultural vulnerability is more complex than human vulnerability because there is a greater number of species to be assessed, each of which has its own characteristic response to each environmental stressors.

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agricultural vulnerability

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arises when buildings are constructed using designs and materials that are incapable of resisting extreme stress or that which allows hazardous materials to infiltrate into the building.

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structural vulnerability

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Disadvantaged Sectors Deemed to be Vulnerable

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1. Farmer – peasant 2. Artisanal Fisherfolk 3. Workers in the formal sectors and migrant workers 4. Workers in the informal sectors 5. Indigenous peoples and cultural communities 6. Women 7. Differently-abled persons 8. Senior citizens 9. Victims of calamities and disasters 10. Youth and Students 11. Children 12. Urban poor 13. Cooperatives 14. Non-governmental Organizations

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Factors that Affect Vulnerability

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age, gender, income/wealth - socio-economic status, education, governance

Question 40

Other Factors/Natural Factors

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1. Design of the Structure. If the materials used are substandard and the design is not suitable, then there’s a high chance that the building will collapse. 2. Settlement Location. Structures built on stable and flat land are more secure and less vulnerable. 3. Spacing. Structures that are at close proximity to one another would have higher vulnerability. 4. Philippine’s Location. The Philippines is located at the Pacific Ring of Fire which puts the country at higher risks for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 5. Rapid Urbanization has caused mass deforestation. 6. High Population Density