What is disaster?
It’s a Sudden & Serious disruption with widespread loss of man and materials which exceeds the ability of affected community to cope.
Disaster formula
Hazard+Vulnerability/ Capacity to Cope
What is Hazard?
Potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon and/or human activity which leads to loss of life, property or environment
What is vulnerability?
conditions of physical, social, economic, environmental and other factors which increase the susceptibility of an individual, community, assets or system to the impact of Hazard.
Exposure?
the situation of people, infrastrucutr, and other tangible assets located in hazard prone areas
Disaster risk?
the probability of harmful consequences or expected losses from a given hazard
What is disaster Risk reduction?
Reducing disaster risk through systematic efforts to analyse and reduce the causal factors of disaster; includes reducing exposure to hazard as well as lessening vulnerability of people and property
Evolution of understanding of Disaster
“Act of God” to “Act of Nature” to “Act of Society”
What is disaster management?
organisation and management od r4esources for dealing with all humanitarian aspects od emergencies through preparedness, response and recovery inorder to lessen the impact of disaster.
