Unit 9 Flashcards
(25 cards)
A governments poor will and commitment to develop better disaster risk assessment plans can contribute to a community
Political
Vulnerability is directly linked to poverty
Economic
This includes the availability of proper housing and building materials that can sustain any form of catastrophe
Physical
Includes the education of the community
Social
Is done before a disaster
Disaster risk reduction
Is done after a disaster
Disaster management
The intention of a community to avoid the potential harm
Prevention
Includes action and processes to reduce the severity of the impacts of hazard and disaster
Mitigation
Is the adjustment of the community
Adaptation
Is done using the information gathered by the community
Preparedness
Emergency phase of a disaster
Response
Includes the restoration and improvement
Recovery
Is the rapid restoration
Rehabilitation
Is the medium to long term repairs done
Reconstruction
Is the key ingredient in the success of any disaster risk reduction effort
Sustainable development
UNESCAP
United nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific
Drrp plan must be adaptive to the dynamic needs of the people and the state of environment
Transformative
High in poor communities exposed to hazards need to have
Tighter integration
Cbrdm
Community based risk reduction management
A process the community undergoes in order to derive a set of locally appropriate strategies for the disaster
Cbrdm
which aims to provide a set of strategies and approaches to reduce risks and manage disasters at a national level.
Ndrrmp
Ndrrmp
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan
aims to avoid any adverse impacts of catastrophe by creating plans and procedures before a disaster strikes.
Prevention
This is the sum of all knowledge and capacities of all stakeholders to effectively anticipate, respond, and recover from the likely negative impacts of disasters.
Disaster preparedness
