principles of disaster readiness and risk reduction

1. DRRR

4. Disaster Risk
The probability that a community’s
structure or geographic area is to be
damaged or disrupted by the impact
of particular hazard, on account of its
nature, construction and pomiximity
to harardous area( ADPC, 2012)

8. RISK FACTORS
UNDERLYING
DISASTERS

10. Disaster is analyzed from
different perspectives:

11. 1. Physical Perspective
• phenomenon that cause
damange to physical
elements
• it is the most and
quantifiable effects of a
disaster
• how many families are
affected<
• How many roads are
damaged or washed out?
• How many roads, bridges
collapsed or are
damaged?
• What is the extent of
damage in agricultural
industry?

12. 2. Psychological Perspectives
• causes mental serious
health consequeces for
victims
• PTSD (Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder)
• Emotional Effects
shock, terror, irritability,
blame, anger, guilt, grief,
helplessness
• Cognitive Effects
impaired concentration,
impaired decision making,
memory impairement,
confusion, disbelief,
nightmares, decreased self-
esteem, self-blame

13. • Physical Effects
cardiovascular strain,
insomia, startle response,
hyper arousal, reduced
immune response,
headache, gi upset,
decrease libido
• Interpersonal effects
increased relational conflict,
social withdrawal, reduced
relational intimacy, impaired
work performance, distruct,
externalization of bame,
feeling abandoned

14. 3. Socio-Cultural Perspective
• mediated by range of
factors including social
conditions
• age
• gender
• wealth
• ethnicity
• cultural settings
• language
• beliefs
• traditions
• customs

15. 4. Economic Perspective
• causes a perturbation to
the functioning of the
economic system, with
negative impact on assets,
production factors, output,
employment and
consumption
Example:
A head of the family losses
a job due to isolation or the
workplace itself is affected.

16. 5. Political Perspective
• Governmentality or
deliverance of
government services
to constituents

17. 6. Environmental Perspective