PAR meaning
pressure and release model
what does it explain?
helps analyse
underlying risk factors, factors contributing to the
progression of vulnerability and hazards faced
within a community: the natural hazard and the social, economic, and political conditions that make people vulnerable to these hazards
root causes
poverty
limited access to power
resources
dynamic pressures
rapid urbanisation
training
poor governance
population growth
unsafe conditions
low income
living in prone areas
pressure
root causes
dynamic pressures
unsafe conditions
release
when the natural hazard occurs
Hati root causes
Per capita GDP (PPP) US $1200
dynamic pressures in Hati
Lack of education, training and investment
Rapid population change and urbanisation
unsafe conditions in Hati
25% of people live in extreme poverty
80% of Port-au-Prince’s housing is unplanned, informal slums
japan dynamic pressures
aging population
65% of deaths were of people aged 60+
japan unsafe condtions
in pacific ring of fire