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BASIC
CONCEPTS OF
DISASTER
AND
READINESS
AND RISK
REDUCTION
What’s In
Recall the processes that shape and change our
environment. Give two examples of outcomes brought
about by the given processes.
Plate
Tectonics
Processes
that shape
Biological Atmospheric
Accumulation and change Processes
our
environment
Human
Activities
Act 1: Flash Report
The Philippines is one of the most
hazardous countries in the world,
having more than 20 tropical
cyclones in a year, earthquakes
every day, and more than 20 active
volcanoes found all over the
country. Recall a recent or
historical disastrous event.
Questions: In your own words
answer the following.
1.What is disaster?
2.What is hazard?
3.What are the differences
between a disaster and a
01
What is It
The International Decade of Natural
Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) had

come up with a globally accepted
definition of disaster. The UNISDR
(2009) defines a disaster as: “A
serious disruption of the
functioning of a community or a
scoiety involving widespread
human, material, or environmental
losses and impacts which exceeds
the ability of the affected
community to cope using only its
own resources
Highlights of the
“a serious disruption” – One can therefore
Definition:
expect a disaster event to be something
which significantly changes the “normal”. It
is an event which the majority of the
affected community will perceive as
removing from the “normal”.
“exceeds the ability” – The most important

highlights is the distinction which the
definition places on abnormal event which
we can classify as being a disaster. If the
event “exceeds the ability” of the affected
community to handle the cinsequences by
making use of all their resources, thenthe
event can be classfied as a “disaster”.
“community” – Various disciplines define “community”
quite differently. A community is a collection of people
sharing common interests and values. Despite being
culturally diverse, mobile or unstable, members of a
community communicate with or on behalf of each
other in order to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome
– they are bound together by a common goal, their
sense of belonging and a sense of place.
Thus, if an event exceeds the coping ability of a village,

or local municipality, or district, or state/province or
even the nation, then a specific type of disaster can be
declared (i.e local, state/provinceor national).
•
Key Concepts:
A disaster is defined as a crisis situation causing wide spread damage which far
exceeds human ability to recover.
• By definition, there will be no perfect ideal system that prevents damage,

because then it would not be a disaster.
• It has to reduce our ability to recover before it can be called as a disaster.

• Disaster are not totally discrete events.
• Their possibility of occurrence, time, place and severity of the strike can be
reasonably and, in some cases, predicted by technological and scientific
advances.
• It has been established there is a definite pattern in their occurrences and hence
we can reduce the impact of damage though we cannot reduce the extent of
damage itself.
Key Concepts:
• Disasters are often described as a result of the combination
of: the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability
that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to
reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences.
• Disasters impact may include loss of life, injury, disease, and

other negative effect on human physical, mental and social
well being, together with damage to property, destruction of
assets, loss of services, social and economic disruption and
environmental degradation.
• It is important to note that the term “natural disaster” has

not been used, the reason being it is inaccurate and
Natural Disaster – a natural phenomenon is
caused by natural forces, such as
earthquakes, typhoon, volcanic eruption,
hurricanes, fires, tornados, and extreme
temperatures. They can be classified as
rapid onset disaster and those with
progressive onset, such as droughts that
leads to famine. These events usually
sudden, can have tremendous effect.
Hazard – a hazard is a source or condition

that has a potential to cause harm to
humans in form of injury or illness,
property damage, environmental change, or
combination of these
• A natural hazard occurs when an extreme
natural event is destructive to human life and
property. This event could interfere with
activities in a minor way such as when strong
winds blow trees down, or this event could
completely disrupt activities like a large
earthquake damaging your home, business or
school. These natural events have been
happening for thousands of years (a long time
before we were even around!), but they only
become hazards when humans are affected in
some way.
• Human-made induced hazards are caused by

human activities. Unlike natural hazards,
human-made hazards can often be prevented.
EXAMPLES:
Complex
Technological/Industrial Terrorism/Violence humanitarian
disasters emergencies
Unregulated the threat of terrorism has
industrialization and also increased due to the the term complex
inadequate safety spread of technologies emergency is usually used to
standards increase the involving nuclear, biological, describe the humanitarian
risk for industrial and chemical agents used to emergency resulting from an
disaster. develop weapons of mass international or civil war.
destruction.
02
RISK AND
DISASTER RISK
general, risk is defined as “the combination of the probability of an
event and its negative consequences” (UNISDR, 2009). The term risk
is thus multidisciplinary and is used in a variety of contexts. It is
usually associated with the degree to which humans cannot cope
(lack of capacity) with a situation (e.g. natural hazard).
The term disaster risk refers to the potential (not actual and
realized) disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets,
and services which could occur in a community or society over some
specified future time period. Disaster risk is the product of the
possible damage caused by a hazard due to the vulnerability within a
community. It should be noted that the effect of a hazard (of a
particular magnitude) would affect communities differently (Von
Kotze,1999:35).
It can also be determined by the presence of three variables:

hazards (natural
or anthropogenic); vulnerability to a hazard; and coping capacity
linked to the
WHAT’S
MORE
INSTRUCTION: Arranged the given jumbled letters to identify the correct
terminology. The definition will help you to derive the correct answer.
Answering this activity will develop your visual and analysis skills. Write
your answer
JUMBLED in your answer
LETTER sheet.
DEFINITION
1. RTAIESSD A sudden calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss,

destruction, and devastation.
2. GRNI FO IEFR A path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active
volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
3. TALAYMIC An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress.
4. AQRHTEKEAU Shaking of earth caused by waves moving on and below the

earth's surface.
5. ICNLOVAC IPREOUTN When lava and gas are discharged from a volcanic vent.
6. CFCPIAI NEAOC Largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

ACT: Compare & Contrast Disaster and Human Induced
Hazard
Direction: In this activity, you need to make a
Venn Diagram to shoe the comparison between
Disaster and Human Induced Disaster.
HUMAN INDUCED
DISASTER
HAZARD
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
Exit Ticket
Have you learned so much from this module? What are the three things that
you
learned today? What are the two things you found interesting?
3 Things I learned Today

1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. ________________________________________
2 Things I Found Interesting

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
1 Question I have
1. ________________________________________
THANK
YOU!
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BASIC

Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) had

“exceeds the ability” – The most important

Thus, if an event exceeds the coping ability of a village,

• By definition, there will be no perfect ideal system that prevents damage,

• It has to reduce our ability to recover before it can be called as a disaster.

• Disasters impact may include loss of life, injury, disease, and

• It is important to note that the term “natural disaster” has

Hazard – a hazard is a source or condition

• Human-made induced hazards are caused by

It can also be determined by the presence of three variables:

1. RTAIESSD A sudden calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss,

4. AQRHTEKEAU Shaking of earth caused by waves moving on and below the

6. CFCPIAI NEAOC Largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

3 Things I learned Today

2 Things I Found Interesting

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