Week 2: Vulnerability and Elements at Risk Flashcards
(23 cards)
People, properties, economic activities, and private and public services potentially threatened by a harmful
event.
Elements at risk
The number of people or structures within the exposed area.
Exposed elements
Characteristics and circumstances of people, community, system or properties that increases the chances of suffering from a disaster.
Vulnerability
Factors that affect a household or community’s ability to absorb losses after a disaster and to recover from damage
Concept of Vulnerability/Vulnerability
This precedes a disaster, contributes to its severity, impedes disaster response, and may continue to exist long after the disaster has struck.
Concept of Vulnerability/Vulnerability
Examples of this concept include: poor design and construction of buildings, inadequate protection of assets, lack of public awareness, limited official recognition of risks and preparedness measure, disregard for wise environmental management
Concept of Vulnerability/Vulnerability
What are the different types of Vulnerabilities?
- Physical Vulnerability
- Social Vulnerability
- Economic Vulnerability
- Environmental Vulnerability
This type of vulnerability refers to the design and condition of a facility or equipment that makes it inadequate to safe standards or makes it more susceptible to a hazard
Physical Vulnerability
Examples of this type of vulnerability include: Poorly designed or maintained equipment, devices, facilities
and buildings, and lack of protective equipment.
Physical Vulnerability
This type of vulnerability refers to the characteristics which makes someone or something susceptible to certain hazard in terms of demographic and socio-economic profile.
Social Vulnerability
Examples of this type of vulnerability include: the nature of society, Demographic profile (age, sex, religion,
nourishment, health, status, ethnicity, and life expectancy), Socio-economic profile (income, occupation or education), Practices or customs
Social Vulnerability
This type of vulnerability refers to the system, program, activities, or regulation of business which leads to financial loss.
Economic Vulnerability
Examples of this type of vulnerability include: Lack of insurance for protection of assets, Lack of preparedness to disaster, Poorly-planned and managed urban development
Economic Vulnerability
This type of vulnerability refers to the environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources.
Environmental Vulnerability
Examples of this type of vulnerability include: Lack of environmental regulations, Lack of environmental preservation programs, Lack of environmental laws
Environmental Vulnerability
This concept refers to the combination of all strengths and resources available within a community, society or organization that can reduce the level of risk, or effects of a disaster.
Concept of capacity/Coping capacity
This concept refers to all the strengths, attributes and resources available within a community, organization or society that can be used to achieve agreed goals.
Concept of capacity/Coping capacity
This concept refers to the qualities that give space to citizens and communities to cope up with, overcome adverse effects of and, reduce the risk of a disaster through preparation, mitigation and recovery
Concept of capacity/Coping capacity
The process through which individuals, organizations, and societies obtain, strengthen, and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time
Capacity Development
Why is <UNDP’S ASSUMPTIONS ON DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE DRR CAPACITIES> only called ASSUMPTIONS and not GOALS/OBJECTIVES?
Because the standards set cannot be applicable to all countries which have different societal, political, and cultural structures.
Who are the MOST vulnerable sectors in society?
- Composed of FARMERS, the URBAN POOR,
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, PWD, WOMEN, and CHILDREN - Abused sector and the LOWEST LEVELS of the
society
*Community members whose capacities are low and insufficient to withstand and overcome the damaging and adverse effects of disasters
Who are the LESS vulnerable sectors in society?
- PROFESSIONALS, SMALL ENTREPRENEUR, and others who belong to the HIGHER LEVELS of society
*Community members whose capacities start from their own ability, acquire material resources. skills and trainings, and position in society
*has capacities to OVERCOME the adverse effects of disasters
*Roles include extension of assistance and support to
vulnerable sectors
Who are the NOT vulnerable sectors in society?
- Having HIGH POSITION in the community
*Most of the time, they are the targets of vulnerable and less vulnerable sectors in advocacy work relating disaster issue to the structure and policies implemented by the government that are root causes of the vulnerability of the community.
