Republic Act 10121 Flashcards
(13 cards)
what is RA 10121 known as?
Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010
unexpected events that causes serious disruption and destruction of livelihood, infrastructure, humans
disaster
formulation of measurements to eliminate or limited the adverse impacts of hazards
disaster mitigation
knowledge and capacities to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from the impacts of hazard events
disaster preparedness
response during or after the said disaster, includes emergency services and public assistance, focuses on immediate and short-term needs, “disaster relief”
disaster response
source or situation that brings harm to people
hazard
restore their normal level of functioning, care offered to affected communities in order to recover
rehabilitation
combination of the probability of an event
risk
approach and practice of managing uncertainty
risk management
inability to resist hazard
vulnerability
aims to strengthen the capability of both national and local government to build a community that is disaster resilient.
National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan
who was tasked to develop the NDRRMP
The Office of Civil Defense
what are the four areas of NDRRMP
disaster prevention and mitigation, disaster preparedness, disaster response, disaster rehabilitation and recover