Part 1•DRRM

Hazards

Potentially damaging physical event, social, and economic disruption or environmental degradation.

Disaster

Disruption due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.

Exposure

is a key component of disaster risk, representing the stock of people, property, infrastructures, and other assets that could be affected by a hazard.

Vulnerability

Refers to the conditions determined by physical, social,economic and environmental factors that increase the susceptibility of individuals, communities, assets, or systems to the impacts of hazards.

Coping Capacity

Refers to the ability of people, organizations and systems to manage adverse conditions, risks, or disasters using available skills and resources.

Risk

Refers to the potential loss of life, injury, or damage to assets that could occur to a community or society in a specific period, determined by the interaction of hazards, exposure and vulnerability.