5. Disaster management cycle
1.
1. Mitigation: Measures put in place to minimize the results
from a disaster. Examples: building codes and public
education.
2. Preparedness: Planning how to respond. Examples:
preparedness plans; emergency exercises/training;
warning systems.
3. Response: Initial actions taken as the event takes place.
Examples: evacuation; search and rescue.
4. Recovery: Returning the community to normal.Examples:
temporary housing: grants; medical care.
5. Prevention: prevent people from that disaster
6. Principles of Disaster Management
Risk & Hazard Assessment
Planning
Organization
Resource Utilization
Need for Specialists
Training
7. Different types of disaster management
• geophysical disaster management that deals with earthquakes,
landslides, volcanic activity and tsunami.
• Hydrological disaster management takes care of floods and
avalanches.
• Climatological disaster management takes care of drought and
wildfire.
• Meteorological disaster management manages storms, cyclones
and wave surges.
• Epidemics and plagues are controlled by the biological section
of disaster management.
8.
9. Directions of disaster management
• The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has
been set up as the apex body for Disaster Management in
India, with the Prime Minister and it’s chairman
• Disaster Management Authorities will be set up at the State
and District Levels to be headed by the Chief Ministers and
Collectors/Zilla Parishad Chairmen respectively as its
Chairman.
