DRRM: WEEK 1 L1-3

Philippines

• is an archipelago in Southeast Asia surrounded by the Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean in the East and the South China sea in the West.

• prone to hazards

third, 24.32%

Philippine ranks - - on the list of most vulnerable countries to climate change with a - - disaster risk.

Pacific Ring of Fire

• Philippines is also one of the countries that belongs to the - - where two major tectonic plates of the world meet

  
  

Eurasian Plate and Pacific Plate

two major tectonic plates of the world

Typhoon Belt on the Western North Pacific Basin

Aside from being situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is located along the - - where more or less 66 percent of tropical cyclones enter or originate.

Hurricane

developed in North Atlantic, central and eastern North Pacific

Disaster

is originated from the French word "des" meaning bad and "aster" meaning star, literally the term refers to "Bad Star". Ancient people believed that - - occurred due to inauspicious position of the planets, thus the name "Evil Star".

RA 10121

define disaster as a severe disruption of a community or society's day to day functioning that involves extensive physical, financial, material or ecological losses and its devastation surpass the capacity of the affected people or community to deal with utilizing its own resources.

Risk

is defined as the measure of the expected losses due to a hazardous event occurring in a given area over a specific period of time.

RISK = HAZARD x VULNERABILITY/CAPACITY

risk equation

Risk Assessment

is an important aspect of disaster planning. It identifies what natural or manmade phenomenon the individual, community or country is at risk for.

Natural

results from an environmental disturbance or peril that surpassed the coping capacity of the affected community (Veenema, 2013). Eg. Volcanic Eruption, Typhoons, Tsunamis, Tornados, Floods and other hydro-meteorological and geologic occurrences. 

Man-Made

are cause by errors of man, either intentional or accidental.

Eg. Oil spills, Armed conflict, Nuclear Explosions, Vehicular Accidents and Terrorist bombings etc.

Republic Act No. 10121

transforms the Philippines’ disaster management system towards Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

Its purpose is to reduce the risk brought by any calamities or hazards which put ones’ lives in danger and loss of many properties.

Hazard

• a situation, condition or items that may predispose an individual, group, or community to danger thereby increasing the likelihood that a disaster can occur (Veneema, 2013). These hazards can be a consequence of a natural phenomenon or man-made threat. In some cases, uncontrolled human activity may be the reason for such. 

• The word originated from the Old French word "hasard" and Arabic term "az- zarhr" meaning luck or chance. 

  
  

Hydrometeorological Hazards

typhoons, tornado, floods, hailstorm, drought, landslide, heat wave, cold wave, sea erosion, avalanche, cloudburst, blizzards, lightning

Geological Hazards

earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, dam burst, mine, fire, landslide

Biological Hazards

disease, epidemics, pest attack, food poisoning, weapons of mass destruction

Environmental Hazards

pollution, deforestation, desertification, pest infection

Chemical Hazards

oil spills, fires, nuclear meltdown, terrorist bombing

Accident Related

vehicular accidents, airplane crash, forest fires, building collape, terrorist bombing

Exposure

the presence that makes the disaster a possibility. It measures the likelihood of a individual, target group, edifice, populace or the whole state to experience a disaster and its effects.

Vulnerability

The possibility or susceptibility to acquire the consequences of disasters. It is a measure of how an object, individual, groups or a whole country to meet the consequences of a hazard. (Coppola, 2015)

Physical Vulnerability

pertains to the physical profile of a subject

Social Vulnerability

relates to inability of an individual or even group of people to withstand or tolerate the impact/s of disaster in relation to their inherent characteristics

Economic Vulnerability

this type of vulnerability will be determined by individuals, communities and the nations’ economics stability through financial sustainability

Environmental Vulnerability

refers to the judicious use and protection of natural resources