Hazard Management Cycle

What 4 stages does the Hazard Management Cycle cover?

• Response

• Recovery

• Mitigation

• Preparation

When does the response occur?

After the response, in a state of emergency.

When does recovery occur?

When restoration and reconstruction takes place.

What takes place during mitigation?

Capacity building.

What stage is preparation?

Pre-impact.

What usually happens upon the event happening?

A warning/evacuation.

What occurs in the response?

Saving people, providing immediate assistance and assessing damage, and ongoing assistance.

What is included after ongoing assistance?

Restoration of infrastructural services.

What is included after restoration of infrastructural services?

Reconstruction (resettlement/relocation)

What happens after reconstruction?

Economic and social recovery.

What happens into pre-disaster?

• Ongoing development activities in mitigation and prevention.

• Risk assessment.

• Preparedness.

What does the cycle illustrate?

The process by which governments, businesses and society plan for and reduce impacts of disasters, react during and immediately following an event.

What is involved in preparedness?

Education and public awareness.

What is involved in mitigation?

Reducing the severity of the impact.