hazards and disasters

Disaster

Severe destruction involving loss of lives, property, and livelihoods, surpassing community recovery ability.

Climate Change

Shift in usual weather patterns, influenced by natural variations and human activities like deforestation and industry.

Hazards

Dangerous situations threatening humans, can lead to disasters when affecting people, categorized as natural or man-made.

Risk Assessment

Identifying, analyzing, and evaluating potential harm factors to prevent disasters, controlling risks associated with hazards.

Disaster Preparedness and Risk Mitigation

Providing information and capacity to help communities respond to disasters, including early warnings, contingency planning, and public information dissemination.

NDRRMC

Natural Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in the Philippines, tasked with disaster risk reduction, monitoring natural and human-induced emergencies, and disaster prevention and mitigation.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Avoiding hazards and reducing vulnerabilities to mitigate impacts, enhancing community capacities to prevent problematic situations.

Disaster Preparedness

Preparing citizens for natural disasters through drills, evacuation planning, and readiness for unexpected events to minimize injuries and health emergencies.

Disaster Response

Providing basic needs assistance to people after disasters, ensuring their well-being and safety.

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

Helping communities recover, rebuild destroyed structures, and facilities post-disaster, facilitating recovery and restoration efforts.

Misinformation

Unintentionally spread false information, where the person sharing it is unaware of its inaccuracy.

Disinformation

Intentionally spread false information to mislead, often through propaganda or manipulated narratives.

Geophysical Hazards

natural events that happen to the eartH

Hydrological Hazards

WATER BASED EVENTS

climatological hazards

long term shifts

meteorological hazards

atmospherics phenomena (weather)