2. What is the difference
between hazard and
disaster?
3. What is the difference between
HAZARD and DISASTER?
A is a
dangerous
situation or
event that
carries a threat
to humans.
A
harms
humans and
disrupts the
operations of
society.
4. What is the difference between
HAZARD and DISASTER?
can only be
considered disasters once it
affected humans.
If a disaster happened in an
unpopulated area, it is still a
hazard .
5. The Human Effect of Natural
and Man-Made Disasters
1) Displaced
Populations
2) Health
Risks
3) Food
Scarcity
4) Emotional
Aftershocks
6. The Human Effect of Natural
and Man-Made Disasters
1) Displaced Populations
This is one of the most immediate
effects of natural disasters.
During disasters, many people need to
abandon their homes & seek shelter
in other regions.
A large influx of refugees can disrupt
accessibility of health care and
education, as well as food supplies and
clean water.
7. 2) Health Risks
The Human Effect of Natural
and Man-Made Disasters
This secondary effect can be just as
damaging. For instance, severe flooding
can result in stagnant water that allows
breeding of waterborne bacteria and
malaria carrying mosquitoes.
Without emergency relief from
international aid organizations and
others, death tolls can rise even after the
immediate danger has passed.
8. 3) Food Scarcity
The Human Effect of Natural
and Man-Made Disasters
The aftermath of natural or man-made
disasters affects the food supplies.
Thousands of people are hungry because of
destroyed crops and loss of agricultural
supplies (storm/drought).
Food prices = families’ purchasing
power = risk of severe malnutrition
The impacts of hunger following a disaster
can be tremendous, causing lifelong
damage to children’s development.
9. 4) Emotional Aftershocks
The Human Effect of Natural
and Man-Made Disasters
Disasters can be particularly traumatic for
young children (scenes of destruction and
the deaths of friends and loved ones).
Many children develop Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD), a serious
psychological condition resulting from
extreme trauma. Left untreated, children
suffering from PTSD can be prone to lasting
psychological damage and emotional
distress.
10. Here are some ways on how to plan ahead
of a disaster:
1. Check for hazards at home.
2. Identify safe place indoors and outdoors
3. Educate yourself and family members
4. Have Disaster kits/supplies on hand.
5. Develop an emergency communication
plan.
6. Help your community get ready.
7. Practice the Disaster Preparedness
Cycle
13. 1) Physical Perspective
Calamities are phenomena that
cause great physical damage in a
community infrastructure, its
people and their properties, e.g.
houses and environmental sources
of living.These cited effects of a
disaster can be easily measured.
14. 1) Physical Perspective
Most Common
Effects of Physical Disasters
- Injuries
- Physical disabilities/illness
- Sanitation
- Damage in infrastructure
15. 2) Psychological Perspective
Victims of disasters may suffer
from Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) and other serious
mental health conditions, which
are not being given much attention
to by the authorities or even by the
victims, themselves.
17. 3) Socio-cultural Perspective
Filipinos are generally known as
“matiisin”, resourceful, helpful,
optimistic, and prayerful. (e.g.
during COVID-19 pandemic).
Due to the National Health
Emergency, Enhanced Community
Quarantine (ECQ) prevailed in the
whole country.
18. 3) Socio-cultural Perspective
The culture of “malalampasan din
natin ‘to..” belief and “ bahala na
and Diyos” syndrome give hope to
most Filipino in the midst of a
disaster. Such perspective helps a
lot especially those who belong to
the marginalized sector to be
hopeful
and continue fighting against any
challenge at hand.
19. Socio-Cultural Effects of a Disaster
- change in individual roles
- disruption of social relationships
and personal connections
3) Socio-cultural Perspective
20. 4) Economic Perspective
Disasters affect the economic
condition of a community because
they reduce local and international
trade. (e.g. transportation system
durig COVID-19 pandemic).
Implementation of a partial and total
shut down of local business
operations result to a lot of
people losing means of living.
21. 4) Economic Perspective
Economic Effects of Disasters
- loss of life
- loss of property
- unemployment
- loss of crops
- loss of public infrastructure
22. 5) Political Perspective
Natural disasters are commonly
thought to be less politically
argumentative than armed
conflicts, yet a closer look shows
that both the effects of a natural
disaster and the resulting
distribution of humanitarian aid
are profoundly linked to politics.
23. 5) Political Perspective
Political Effects of a Disaster
- People who have trust in political
institution will assess the government’s
risk assessments as credible and accept
their hazard policies. (Johnson 1999).
24. 5) Political Perspective
Political Effects of a Disaster
- Low level of trust in public institutions
therefore means that citizens may ignore
the recommendations and disregard the
information provided by these
institutions (McCaffey 2004)
25. 5) Political Perspective
Political Effects of a Disaster
- If individuals are confident that they
will receive sufficient aid from the
government when a disaster occurs, they
might not be motivated to take measures
on their own (King and Kang 2000).
26. 6) Biological Perspective
The disturbing effects caused by a
prevalent kind of disease or virus
in an epidemic or pandemic level
is known as biological disaster.
Biological disasters can wipe out
an entire population at a short
span of time.
27. 6) Biological Perspective
(a) Epidemic Level: Biological disaster
affects large numbers of people within
a given community or area.
Ex: Dengue
(b) Pandemic Level: Biological disaster
affects a much large region, sometime
spanning entire continents or the
globe.
Ex. CoVid-19
28. 6) Biological Perspective
Effects of Biological Disasters
- loss of lives
- public demobilization
- negative economic effect
- unemployment
- hunger
