Disaster Management Cycle Overview

These flashcards cover essential concepts from the Disaster Management Cycle lecture, focusing on definitions, key stages, and critical assessments within disaster risk management.

What is Disaster Risk Management (DRM)?

A systematic process using directives, organizations, and operational skills to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards.

List the key stages of activities in disaster management.

Before a disaster, during a disaster, and after a disaster.

What does preparedness involve in DRM?

Measures taken in anticipation of a disaster to ensure effective actions are executed in the aftermath.

What is the purpose of a National Disaster Management Plan?

To outline procedures and roles for disaster response coordination among agencies.

What is Mitigation in the context of disaster management?

Measures taken before the impact of a disaster to minimize its effects.

Define the term 'Evacuation' in disaster response.

The activity of taking people out of risky sites to protect them from hazards.

What is Damage Assessment?

A process that calculates and identifies the exact damages and needs after a disaster's impact.

What is the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)?

A development strategy assessing damage, loss, and needs for recovery and reconstruction.

What are the main components of the PDNA methodology?

Social assessments and sectoral assessments measuring damages and losses.

What is 'Building Back Better' in relation to disaster recovery?

A principle for resilient recovery that integrates disaster risk reduction into sustainable development.