Disaster management ppt Disaster management ppt

1. What is disaster management ???
 “A disastercanbedefinedas anyoccurrencethatcausedamage, ecological
disruption,lossof humanlife,deteriorationof healthandhealthserviceson a
scale, sufficientto warrantanextraordinaryresponsefromoutsidetheaffected
communityor area”.
(W.H.O.)
 “A disastercanbe definedasan occurrenceeithernatureor manmadethatcauses
humansufferingandcreateshumanneedsthatvictimscannotalleviatewithout
assistance”. AmericanRedCross(ARC)
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2. What is Disaster Management

3. TYPES OF DISASTER
Natural
Disasters
Meteorological
Topographical
Environmental
Man-made
Disasters
Technological
Industrial
accidents
Security
related

4. FACTORS AFFECTING
DISASTER
• Age
• Immunization status
• Degree of mobility
• Emotional stability
Host factors
• Physical Factors
• Chemical Factors
• Biological Factors
• Social Factors
• Psychological Factors
Environmental
factors

5. CHARACTERISTICOF DISASTER
 Predictability
 Controllability
 Speed of onset
 Length of forewarning
 Duration of impact
 Scope and intensity of impact

6. PHASES OF DISASTER
Pre-impact
phase
Impact
phase
Post-impact
phase

7. PRINCIPLES OF DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
 Disaster management is the responsibility of all
spheres of government
 Disaster management should use resources that
exist for a day-to-day purpose.
 Organizations should function as an extension of
their core business
 Individuals are responsible for their own safety.
 Disaster management planning should focus on
large-scale events.

8. PHASES OF DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster impact
Disaster Response
Rehabilitation
Disaster Mitigation

9. Disaster preparedness
Preparedness should be in the formof money, manpower and
materials
 Evaluation frompast experiences about risk
 Location of disasterprone areas
 Organizationof communication, information andwarningsystem
 Ensuring co-ordination and response mechanisms

10. E.g.: IndianMeteorologicaldepartment(IMD)playsa key role in forewarningthedisasterof cyclone-storms
by detectiontracing. It has5 centresin Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Vishakapatanam, Chennai& Mumbai. In addition
thereare 31 specialobservationpostssetupa longtheeastcoastof India.
The InternationalAgencieswhichprovideshumanitarianassistanceto thedisasterstrike areasare UnitedNation
agencies.
 Officefor theco-ordinationof HumanitarianAffair(OCHA)
 WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)
 UNICEF
 WorldFoodProgramme(WFP)
 Food& AgriculturalOrganisation(FAD)
E.g.: Non Governmental Organizations
 Co-OperativeAmericanReliefEverywhere (CARE)
 Internationalcommitteeof Redcross
 Internationalcommittee of Redcross

11. Disaster impact

12. Dynamics of Disasters
 There is a high probability or a low probability for an event happening somewhere sometime
soon…
 The unpredictability of disaster events and the high risk and vulnerability profiles make it
imperative to strengthen disaster preparedness, mitigation and enforcement of guidelines,
building codes and restrictions on construction of buildings in flood-prone areas and storm
surge prone coastal areas.