DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND POLICIES

Disaster

- It is often described as a result of the

combination of several things: the exposure

to a hazard.

Prevention

- A pre-event element of DRR which is the

outright avoidance of adverse impacts of

hazards and related disasters.

Response

- A post event element with the provision of

emergency services and public assistance

during or immediately after a disaster.

Adaptation

- A pre-event element which pertains to the

adjustment in natural or human systems in

response to actual or expected climatic

stimuli or their effects.

Disaster risk reduction (DRR)

- a term used for reducing and preventing

disaster risks. It is founded on the principle

that while hazards are inevitable, its adverse

effects like lost lives and/or destruction of

property are not.

exposure to a hazard; vulnerability; capacity

Disasters are often described as a result of the

combination of several things:

Disaster Risk = Hazard x Exposure x Vulnerability / Capacity

Formula of disaster risk

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

- is the concept and practice of reducing

disaster risks through analysis and

management of the causal factors of

disasters.

- prevention

- mitigation

- adaptation

- preparedness

Elements of Disaster Risk Reduction:

Pre-event:

- response

- recovery

Elements of Disaster Risk Reduction:

Post-event:

Prevention

- The outright avoidance of adverse impacts

of hazards and related disasters.

Mitigation

- The lessening or limitation of the adverse

impacts of hazards and related disasters.

Adaptation

- The adjustment in natural or human systems

in response to actual or expected climatic

stimuli or their effects, which moderates

harm.

Preparedness

- The knowledge and capacities developed by

professional response and recovery

organizations, communities or individuals to

effectively anticipate, respond to, and

recover from, the impacts.

Response

- The provision of emergency services and

public assistance during or immediately after

a disaster in order to save lives, reduce

health impacts, ensure public safety and

meet the basic subsistence needs of the

people affected.

immediate and

short term

Disaster response is

predominantly focused on ____ needs

.

disaster relief

Disaster response is

predominantly focused on immediate and

short term needs and is sometimes called

_____

Recovery

The restoration, and improvement where

appropriate, of facilities, livelihoods and

living conditions of disaster affected

communities, including efforts to reduce

disaster risk factors.

citizens to political

leaders, government institutions, the

private sector, civil society organizations,

professional bodies, and scientific and

technical institutions.

Who are the responsible for disaster risk

management?

• Family Preparedness Planning

• Community Preparedness Planning

2 Preparedness Planning

- informed and

trained

- avoid panic

- lessen

the impact

- family emergency preparedness plan.

- always consider the

worst-case scenario.

Why is a disaster plan important? What to do?

Republic Act No. 10121 or The Philippine

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

(DRRM) Act of 2010.

Philippines was first in Asia to have

enacted its own law on disaster risk

reduction and management through

____

Philippine Disaster Reduction And Management

Act (Ra 10121)

- The Act shifted the policy environment and

the way the country deals with disasters

from mere response to preparedness.

RA 10121

provides a comprehensive, all-

hazard, multi-sectoral, inter-agency, and

community-based approach to disaster risk

management through the formulation of the

National Disaster Risk Management

Framework.

- National Government

- Local Government

- Community

- Civil Society

Who Are Involved In Drrm As Mandated In The

DRRM Act?