Week 1: Basic Concept on Disaster and Disaster Risk Part 1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

disaster

Question 2

the potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services,which could occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period

Answer 2

disaster risk

Question 3

probability of an occurrence of an event at a certain magnitude, which has the potential to harm anything that happens to be along its way

Answer 3

hazard

Question 4

Hazards arise from a variety of sources (3)

Answer 4

1. geological, hydrological, hydro metrological
2. hazards that results from man made activities
3. combination of both man-made and natural activities

Question 5

comprises negative conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community, system or asset to the impact of hazards

Answer 5

vulnerability

Question 6

people, properties, livelihood and private and public services, economic and social activities and networks that are potentially threatened by a harmful event.

Answer 6

elements at risk

Question 7

positive resources and abilities which are helpful to individuals, families and community in mitigating, preparing for, responding to and recovering from the hazard impact

Answer 7

capacities

Question 8

What are different risk factors underlying disasters? (6)

Answer 8

1. physical factors such as infrastructure
2. psychological factors
3. socio-cultural factors such as religion, social status
4. economic factors such as liabilities and assets
5. political factors such as diplomatic issues
6. biological factors such as flora and fauna