We know how people should react in a crisis, but how do they really—and why? Why do people continue to live in high-risk areas? Why don’t people prepare for disasters or take emergency measures when they should? All of us have been confounded by these questions at some point. Dr. Matthew “Disaster Man” Davis delves into the psychology of disasters: how people view their risk, how they respond during and after crises, the obstacles to preparedness and action, and what we can do to factor these realities into our planning.
This document provides a summary of a global report on reducing disaster risk as a challenge for development. It begins with an acknowledgment of the enormous toll that natural disasters take on development goals and the poor. A key point made is that the development process itself can impact disaster risk both positively and negatively depending on the choices made. The report introduces a Disaster Risk Index to measure country vulnerability to earthquakes, tropical cyclones and floods, and identify development factors that influence risk levels. The overall aim is to help generate interest in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development planning and policies.
The document discusses emergency preparedness and response for natural and man-made disasters. It provides information on developing a disaster supply kit and emergency plan. It defines key terms related to different types of natural disasters like floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and winter storms. It also covers man-made disasters involving biological, chemical, nuclear, radiological or explosive threats and emphasizes the importance of being informed and knowing how to shelter in place.
Beverly Wright, Founder and Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, on Justice and Equity in the Face of Climate Change, spoke at the Resilient Communities in North America workshop in New Orleans on July 10, 2012. More info at http://www.cec.org/council2012
4. dr. maharjan mainstreamlining drr and c adaptation makshaDPNet
This document discusses integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. It defines disaster risk reduction as efforts to reduce vulnerabilities and risks from hazards through prevention and limiting impacts. Climate adaptation is adjustments to natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate changes. The document notes that poor and vulnerable groups, especially women, are most at risk from climate change impacts. It also presents the pressure and release model of progression of vulnerability and discusses classes of adaptation strategies like mobility, storage, diversification and communal pooling. The document concludes by providing guiding questions for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into disaster risk reduction planning and implementation.
The document presents a Venn diagram showing the relationship between extreme natural events, vulnerable populations, and the level of disaster. It shows that:
1) An extreme natural event with no vulnerable population results in no disaster.
2) An extreme event combined with a vulnerable population may result in a limited disaster.
3) The combination of an extreme event and a highly vulnerable population leads to a major disaster.
It defines disaster as a major hazardous event exacerbated by poor human preparedness and response.
Environmental degradation is caused by socio-economic and population factors like economic growth, urbanization, and poverty. It has social impacts such as increasing population density and urban slum expansion, as well as economic impacts from agriculture, transportation, and development projects. Institutions also contribute due to a lack of coordination and trained personnel. Rapid urbanization in developing countries is increasing disaster risks as more people, especially slum dwellers, are exposed to hazards like floods and earthquakes in large, growing cities.
About the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Several thousand participants are expected, including at related events linked to the World Conference under the umbrella of building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
WHAT IS EMERGENCY RESPONSE, THE FOURTH PILLAR? Emergency Response consists of all of the scripted and unscripted actions to save lives and protect property
This document provides a summary of a global report on reducing disaster risk as a challenge for development. It begins with an acknowledgment of the enormous toll that natural disasters take on development goals and the poor. A key point made is that the development process itself can impact disaster risk both positively and negatively depending on the choices made. The report introduces a Disaster Risk Index to measure country vulnerability to earthquakes, tropical cyclones and floods, and identify development factors that influence risk levels. The overall aim is to help generate interest in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development planning and policies.
The document discusses emergency preparedness and response for natural and man-made disasters. It provides information on developing a disaster supply kit and emergency plan. It defines key terms related to different types of natural disasters like floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and winter storms. It also covers man-made disasters involving biological, chemical, nuclear, radiological or explosive threats and emphasizes the importance of being informed and knowing how to shelter in place.
Beverly Wright, Founder and Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, on Justice and Equity in the Face of Climate Change, spoke at the Resilient Communities in North America workshop in New Orleans on July 10, 2012. More info at http://www.cec.org/council2012
4. dr. maharjan mainstreamlining drr and c adaptation makshaDPNet
This document discusses integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. It defines disaster risk reduction as efforts to reduce vulnerabilities and risks from hazards through prevention and limiting impacts. Climate adaptation is adjustments to natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate changes. The document notes that poor and vulnerable groups, especially women, are most at risk from climate change impacts. It also presents the pressure and release model of progression of vulnerability and discusses classes of adaptation strategies like mobility, storage, diversification and communal pooling. The document concludes by providing guiding questions for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into disaster risk reduction planning and implementation.
The document presents a Venn diagram showing the relationship between extreme natural events, vulnerable populations, and the level of disaster. It shows that:
1) An extreme natural event with no vulnerable population results in no disaster.
2) An extreme event combined with a vulnerable population may result in a limited disaster.
3) The combination of an extreme event and a highly vulnerable population leads to a major disaster.
It defines disaster as a major hazardous event exacerbated by poor human preparedness and response.
Environmental degradation is caused by socio-economic and population factors like economic growth, urbanization, and poverty. It has social impacts such as increasing population density and urban slum expansion, as well as economic impacts from agriculture, transportation, and development projects. Institutions also contribute due to a lack of coordination and trained personnel. Rapid urbanization in developing countries is increasing disaster risks as more people, especially slum dwellers, are exposed to hazards like floods and earthquakes in large, growing cities.
About the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Several thousand participants are expected, including at related events linked to the World Conference under the umbrella of building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
WHAT IS EMERGENCY RESPONSE, THE FOURTH PILLAR? Emergency Response consists of all of the scripted and unscripted actions to save lives and protect property
Vulnerability analysis and experience of vulnerability in indiaShubham Agrawal
This document discusses vulnerability analysis and experiences of vulnerability in India. It outlines several factors that contribute to vulnerability, including political, physical, economic, social and environmental factors. It then examines specific hazards India faces such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, cyclones, landslides, avalanches, forest fires, heat waves and industrial disasters. Major disasters in India's history are listed, with death tolls provided. The document concludes that preparedness, mitigation measures and organized response are key to reducing disaster risk.
This document discusses the five pillars of disaster resilience: preparedness, protection, early warning, emergency response, and recovery. It provides examples of how different nations were impacted by natural hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons and whether they succeeded or failed in regards to the five pillars. Specifically, it examines the Kobe earthquake in Japan, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and 2013 typhoons in the Philippines, highlighting lessons learned about anticipating hazards and being ready to build resilience.
Disaster risk reduction as a pillar of a national adaptation strategy: experi...NAP Events
Presented by: Carlo Arcilla
SESSION II: PLENARY – APPROACHES TO ADAPTATION IN SELECTED SECTORS
The session will set the context for approaches to adaptation by looking at: latest approaches on assessing impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security; applying disaster risk reduction as a pillar of national adaptation strategy in the Philippines; and The Hydrologic Corridor in Africa - an affordable and scalable approach to restore the water cycle and impact local climate through large scale landscape restoration, including rainwater harvesting, reforestation, soil regeneration and sustainable climate adapted agriculture.
Disaster risk management_final project_Grace P SapuayGrace Sapuay, EnP
This is the final project for MOOC WB online course on Risk and Opportunity. This is for class purposes only and not for publication. The information contained herein is the sole responsibility of the author and not of the World Bank nor its instructors.
1) Natural disasters have significantly increased over the last few decades, affecting over 2 billion people and causing over $910 billion in damages globally. This trend is expected to continue with climate change.
2) Future natural disasters will likely have even greater impacts due to population growth, increasing urbanization, effects of climate change like sea level rise and extreme weather events. Developing countries are most vulnerable but developed countries face major economic impacts.
3) Effective response to increase in frequency and scale of natural disasters will challenge existing humanitarian system and require improved coordination between numerous responding entities.
This document discusses refugees and disaster management. It defines a refugee as someone who has fled their country due to risks like persecution. Refugee situations are caused by man-made disasters like civil conflicts or natural disasters like earthquakes. Refugees often experience psychological consequences like PTSD, anxiety, and depression. They also face physical health issues and lack social protections. The document defines a disaster as a sudden, widespread, and adverse event that disrupts normal life. Disaster management aims to reduce the impacts of disasters and includes preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. Key agencies for this in Nigeria include NEMA.
The document provides an overview of disaster management for floods in India. It defines a disaster and flood, and classifies different types of natural and man-made disasters. It describes the four phases of disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. It outlines the public health impacts of floods and strategies for flood management in India, including both structural measures like embankments and non-structural measures like forecasting. It also discusses the development of disaster management in India over time and the roles of various agencies and civil engineers in flood management.
This presentation summarizes a sociology course on disaster risk, vulnerability, and reduction. The presentation is given by a group of 5 students and outlines the conceptual issues of disasters and risk, objectives of the course, major hazards in Bangladesh like floods and cyclones, and factors that determine risk such as hazards, exposure, and vulnerability. It also discusses risk identification and assessment, development/mitigation strategies, and concludes.
1) Public health issues are important in disaster management. Natural disasters can cause deaths, injuries, homelessness and damage infrastructure like roads and utilities. They can also increase risks of communicable diseases by disrupting sanitation and increasing population density.
2) Critical public health interventions after disasters focus on environmental health like ensuring clean water, sanitation and hygiene to prevent disease outbreaks. They also involve providing shelter, controlling disease, and addressing nutrition issues.
3) While disasters do not usually cause disease outbreaks, risks can increase under conditions of overcrowding and sanitation breakdowns, as seen in refugee camps. Diseases spread through water and respiratory routes. Mass immunization is usually not effective or needed
This document discusses approaches to natural resource management that incorporate disaster risk reduction. It provides an overview of a presentation on the topic, including discussing how disaster impacts are increasing due to factors like population growth and environmental degradation. It notes that vulnerability is exacerbated by poverty, disease, and other issues. The document then defines disasters and discusses factors that affect disaster impacts like poor land use planning and climate change. Finally, it discusses the need for holistic approaches that combine disaster risk reduction with other development efforts.
How a hazard event may turn into a disaster in the societyTarmin Akther
This document describes about hazard and disaster. Besides how hazard becomes a disaster and negatively affect in the society. Hazard is an incident which turns into a disaster in the long run.
Understanding vulnerability to hazards and disastersKennethDumancas
Vulnerability refers to the capacity of individuals and societies to prepare for, withstand, and recover from hazardous events. It is influenced by many economic, social, political, and environmental factors. The Pacific Ring of Fire is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes and is highly prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location along the boundaries of tectonic plates. Vulnerable groups include persons with disabilities, the elderly, children, and those with low socioeconomic status who have greater difficulty coping with disasters.
ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENTRajesh Mandal
This is divided into five parts: (1) Social Media as a tool in disaster management; (2) How Social Media can be used in disasters; (3) Limitations and weaknesses of Social Media; (4) Case studies of Social Media use during disasters; and (5) Conclusion.
This document provides an overview of hazards and disasters management. It discusses key terms like hazard, risk, disaster, and vulnerability. It also outlines Pakistan's situation with natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, droughts, and cyclones. The document then explains the disaster management cycle and important concepts in disaster management, including mitigation, preparedness, response, relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
Modyul 3 paksa 3 sesyon 1 3 tungo sa isang handa at ligtas na komunidadDhon Reyes
This document summarizes key natural hazards that have impacted the Philippines such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, landslides, and others. It provides statistics on deaths and damage caused by several major natural disasters. It also outlines steps communities can take to prepare for disasters, including identifying risks and vulnerabilities, sharing ways to protect the environment, and understanding the importance of preparedness. Finally, it discusses the role that Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (BDRRMCs) play in providing timely information and establishing early warning systems at the community level.
The document discusses natural hazards in the Caribbean, specifically focusing on the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It provides details on the earthquake such as its magnitude of 7.0 and location near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It then discusses the significant economic, environmental, and social impacts of the earthquake in Haiti, including damage to buildings, increased homelessness and crime, and the international response and aid efforts.
The document summarizes the environmental effects of flooding in Nigeria using the 2012 flood as a case study. Some key points:
- The 2012 flood affected over 7 million people across 21-34 states, displacing over 2 million people. It caused widespread damage to infrastructure, settlements, farms and the environment.
- Environmental impacts included disrupted transportation, communication, drainage systems and aquatic life. Housing and agricultural lands were inundated. Health hazards like water pollution and diseases increased.
- NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency) intervened before, during and after the flood by issuing warnings, coordinating response efforts, providing relief supplies and supporting recovery activities with international partners like the UN.
- Long term impacts
The document discusses disaster management in Nepal, with a focus on community-based approaches.
Key points:
- Nepal is vulnerable to various natural hazards like floods, landslides, droughts, and earthquakes due to its geology, topography, and climate. Disasters disproportionately impact the poor.
- A livelihood-centered approach to disaster management aims to strengthen communities' resilience by supporting their livelihoods and reducing vulnerabilities. This includes activities like hazard mapping, early warning systems, and diversifying income sources.
- The document outlines Nepal's practical experience with community-based disaster management planning and implementation. Priority areas are selected and community disaster plans developed and linked to development planning.
The document summarizes rights-based participatory risk assessment and planning (RiPRAP) for hazards, which involves community members examining hazards, vulnerabilities, capacities, and impacts on human and children's rights. It describes assessing the nature, speed of onset, frequency, duration, and force of hazards. It also outlines assessing vulnerabilities of elements at risk like people, structures, facilities, livelihoods and the environment, and the causes of vulnerabilities. Tools for assessment include maps, walks, calendars and interviews. The progression of vulnerability from underlying causes to unsafe conditions is depicted. Assessments of community capacities in times of crisis are also summarized.
Everbridge: BP - What Not To Do When the World Is WatchingEverbridge, Inc.
Boycotts, public outcry, and a tarnished reputation - some of the lasting side-effects of one of the worst oil spills in history. Despite having significant resources, BP has made one crisis communications mistake after another. Could it happen to you if a major disaster were to derail your best-laid plans? Dr. Robert Chandler, renowned crisis communication expert, dissects the missteps of BP's messaging and tell us how to avoid a guilty verdict in the court of public opinion.
This document discusses campus safety and compliance with the Clery Act. It provides insights for higher education institutions on developing Clery Act compliant protocols for emergency notification and response. Key points discussed include maintaining crime logs, expanding hate crime reporting, encouraging counselor referrals, and policies for sexual assault prevention and response. The presentation emphasizes the importance of emergency communication and annual testing of notification systems to ensure timely warnings and protect students, faculty and staff.
Vulnerability analysis and experience of vulnerability in indiaShubham Agrawal
This document discusses vulnerability analysis and experiences of vulnerability in India. It outlines several factors that contribute to vulnerability, including political, physical, economic, social and environmental factors. It then examines specific hazards India faces such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, cyclones, landslides, avalanches, forest fires, heat waves and industrial disasters. Major disasters in India's history are listed, with death tolls provided. The document concludes that preparedness, mitigation measures and organized response are key to reducing disaster risk.
This document discusses the five pillars of disaster resilience: preparedness, protection, early warning, emergency response, and recovery. It provides examples of how different nations were impacted by natural hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons and whether they succeeded or failed in regards to the five pillars. Specifically, it examines the Kobe earthquake in Japan, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and 2013 typhoons in the Philippines, highlighting lessons learned about anticipating hazards and being ready to build resilience.
Disaster risk reduction as a pillar of a national adaptation strategy: experi...NAP Events
Presented by: Carlo Arcilla
SESSION II: PLENARY – APPROACHES TO ADAPTATION IN SELECTED SECTORS
The session will set the context for approaches to adaptation by looking at: latest approaches on assessing impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security; applying disaster risk reduction as a pillar of national adaptation strategy in the Philippines; and The Hydrologic Corridor in Africa - an affordable and scalable approach to restore the water cycle and impact local climate through large scale landscape restoration, including rainwater harvesting, reforestation, soil regeneration and sustainable climate adapted agriculture.
Disaster risk management_final project_Grace P SapuayGrace Sapuay, EnP
This is the final project for MOOC WB online course on Risk and Opportunity. This is for class purposes only and not for publication. The information contained herein is the sole responsibility of the author and not of the World Bank nor its instructors.
1) Natural disasters have significantly increased over the last few decades, affecting over 2 billion people and causing over $910 billion in damages globally. This trend is expected to continue with climate change.
2) Future natural disasters will likely have even greater impacts due to population growth, increasing urbanization, effects of climate change like sea level rise and extreme weather events. Developing countries are most vulnerable but developed countries face major economic impacts.
3) Effective response to increase in frequency and scale of natural disasters will challenge existing humanitarian system and require improved coordination between numerous responding entities.
This document discusses refugees and disaster management. It defines a refugee as someone who has fled their country due to risks like persecution. Refugee situations are caused by man-made disasters like civil conflicts or natural disasters like earthquakes. Refugees often experience psychological consequences like PTSD, anxiety, and depression. They also face physical health issues and lack social protections. The document defines a disaster as a sudden, widespread, and adverse event that disrupts normal life. Disaster management aims to reduce the impacts of disasters and includes preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. Key agencies for this in Nigeria include NEMA.
The document provides an overview of disaster management for floods in India. It defines a disaster and flood, and classifies different types of natural and man-made disasters. It describes the four phases of disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. It outlines the public health impacts of floods and strategies for flood management in India, including both structural measures like embankments and non-structural measures like forecasting. It also discusses the development of disaster management in India over time and the roles of various agencies and civil engineers in flood management.
This presentation summarizes a sociology course on disaster risk, vulnerability, and reduction. The presentation is given by a group of 5 students and outlines the conceptual issues of disasters and risk, objectives of the course, major hazards in Bangladesh like floods and cyclones, and factors that determine risk such as hazards, exposure, and vulnerability. It also discusses risk identification and assessment, development/mitigation strategies, and concludes.
1) Public health issues are important in disaster management. Natural disasters can cause deaths, injuries, homelessness and damage infrastructure like roads and utilities. They can also increase risks of communicable diseases by disrupting sanitation and increasing population density.
2) Critical public health interventions after disasters focus on environmental health like ensuring clean water, sanitation and hygiene to prevent disease outbreaks. They also involve providing shelter, controlling disease, and addressing nutrition issues.
3) While disasters do not usually cause disease outbreaks, risks can increase under conditions of overcrowding and sanitation breakdowns, as seen in refugee camps. Diseases spread through water and respiratory routes. Mass immunization is usually not effective or needed
This document discusses approaches to natural resource management that incorporate disaster risk reduction. It provides an overview of a presentation on the topic, including discussing how disaster impacts are increasing due to factors like population growth and environmental degradation. It notes that vulnerability is exacerbated by poverty, disease, and other issues. The document then defines disasters and discusses factors that affect disaster impacts like poor land use planning and climate change. Finally, it discusses the need for holistic approaches that combine disaster risk reduction with other development efforts.
How a hazard event may turn into a disaster in the societyTarmin Akther
This document describes about hazard and disaster. Besides how hazard becomes a disaster and negatively affect in the society. Hazard is an incident which turns into a disaster in the long run.
Understanding vulnerability to hazards and disastersKennethDumancas
Vulnerability refers to the capacity of individuals and societies to prepare for, withstand, and recover from hazardous events. It is influenced by many economic, social, political, and environmental factors. The Pacific Ring of Fire is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes and is highly prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location along the boundaries of tectonic plates. Vulnerable groups include persons with disabilities, the elderly, children, and those with low socioeconomic status who have greater difficulty coping with disasters.
ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENTRajesh Mandal
This is divided into five parts: (1) Social Media as a tool in disaster management; (2) How Social Media can be used in disasters; (3) Limitations and weaknesses of Social Media; (4) Case studies of Social Media use during disasters; and (5) Conclusion.
This document provides an overview of hazards and disasters management. It discusses key terms like hazard, risk, disaster, and vulnerability. It also outlines Pakistan's situation with natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, droughts, and cyclones. The document then explains the disaster management cycle and important concepts in disaster management, including mitigation, preparedness, response, relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
Modyul 3 paksa 3 sesyon 1 3 tungo sa isang handa at ligtas na komunidadDhon Reyes
This document summarizes key natural hazards that have impacted the Philippines such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, landslides, and others. It provides statistics on deaths and damage caused by several major natural disasters. It also outlines steps communities can take to prepare for disasters, including identifying risks and vulnerabilities, sharing ways to protect the environment, and understanding the importance of preparedness. Finally, it discusses the role that Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (BDRRMCs) play in providing timely information and establishing early warning systems at the community level.
The document discusses natural hazards in the Caribbean, specifically focusing on the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It provides details on the earthquake such as its magnitude of 7.0 and location near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It then discusses the significant economic, environmental, and social impacts of the earthquake in Haiti, including damage to buildings, increased homelessness and crime, and the international response and aid efforts.
The document summarizes the environmental effects of flooding in Nigeria using the 2012 flood as a case study. Some key points:
- The 2012 flood affected over 7 million people across 21-34 states, displacing over 2 million people. It caused widespread damage to infrastructure, settlements, farms and the environment.
- Environmental impacts included disrupted transportation, communication, drainage systems and aquatic life. Housing and agricultural lands were inundated. Health hazards like water pollution and diseases increased.
- NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency) intervened before, during and after the flood by issuing warnings, coordinating response efforts, providing relief supplies and supporting recovery activities with international partners like the UN.
- Long term impacts
The document discusses disaster management in Nepal, with a focus on community-based approaches.
Key points:
- Nepal is vulnerable to various natural hazards like floods, landslides, droughts, and earthquakes due to its geology, topography, and climate. Disasters disproportionately impact the poor.
- A livelihood-centered approach to disaster management aims to strengthen communities' resilience by supporting their livelihoods and reducing vulnerabilities. This includes activities like hazard mapping, early warning systems, and diversifying income sources.
- The document outlines Nepal's practical experience with community-based disaster management planning and implementation. Priority areas are selected and community disaster plans developed and linked to development planning.
The document summarizes rights-based participatory risk assessment and planning (RiPRAP) for hazards, which involves community members examining hazards, vulnerabilities, capacities, and impacts on human and children's rights. It describes assessing the nature, speed of onset, frequency, duration, and force of hazards. It also outlines assessing vulnerabilities of elements at risk like people, structures, facilities, livelihoods and the environment, and the causes of vulnerabilities. Tools for assessment include maps, walks, calendars and interviews. The progression of vulnerability from underlying causes to unsafe conditions is depicted. Assessments of community capacities in times of crisis are also summarized.
Everbridge: BP - What Not To Do When the World Is WatchingEverbridge, Inc.
Boycotts, public outcry, and a tarnished reputation - some of the lasting side-effects of one of the worst oil spills in history. Despite having significant resources, BP has made one crisis communications mistake after another. Could it happen to you if a major disaster were to derail your best-laid plans? Dr. Robert Chandler, renowned crisis communication expert, dissects the missteps of BP's messaging and tell us how to avoid a guilty verdict in the court of public opinion.
This document discusses campus safety and compliance with the Clery Act. It provides insights for higher education institutions on developing Clery Act compliant protocols for emergency notification and response. Key points discussed include maintaining crime logs, expanding hate crime reporting, encouraging counselor referrals, and policies for sexual assault prevention and response. The presentation emphasizes the importance of emergency communication and annual testing of notification systems to ensure timely warnings and protect students, faculty and staff.
A Decade After the 9/11 Attacks: The Demand for Leaders with Emotional Intell...Selaiman Noori
This study was conducted to give an account of the treatment that Afghan-Americans have been subjected to in public following the events of September 11, 2001. The authors surveyed the responses of 702 Afghan-Americans to better understand their experiences post-9/11.
This document provides information about the roles of various parties involved in the home buying and selling process in Arizona. It discusses the roles of real estate agents/realtors, escrow officers, loan officers, inspectors, and others. The realtor represents the buyer or seller, helps negotiate the deal, and guides them through the process. The escrow officer coordinates the contract and closing, orders title reports, and ensures all conditions are met. The loan officer qualifies the borrower and processes the loan. Using realtors provides advantages like assistance finding the right home, negotiating, and ensuring the process goes smoothly.
This document discusses restoring public trust in institutions. It begins with polls showing low levels of trust in government, religious organizations, and businesses. It then explores reasons for this distrust, including scandals, perceived deception, and a rise in skepticism. The document outlines characteristics of effective communication for rebuilding trust, such as empathy, honesty, and consistency. It discusses a book on restoring public trust and the Center for Public Trust. Finally, it promotes Everbridge's incident notification solutions for communicating quickly and accurately during crises.
Disaster exercises can put your emergency preparedness and response plan to the test … but what does it take to plan an effective drill? How do you gauge the effectiveness of your plan after the test? What kind of scenario will help you sharpen your procedures? Find out lessons learned from the US District Court, Central District of California, which recently conducted a full-scale disaster exercise that was a year in the making.
The document discusses natural disasters and examines whether they are truly natural or have human influences. It provides examples of different types of natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. While the forces causing them are natural, the impact is influenced by human activities. A key example is the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 250,000 people. Though caused by an earthquake, the death toll was exacerbated by human factors like living in vulnerable coastal areas and lack of warning systems. The document argues we should consider vulnerabilities created by poverty or development when analyzing disaster impacts and responses.
This document provides an overview of disaster nursing and management. It begins with introducing the course objectives, which are to define key disaster-related terms and discuss concepts like disaster nursing principles, health effects of disasters, and the roles of nursing in disaster situations. It then defines different types of natural hazards and disasters like cyclones, earthquakes, floods, volcanoes and others. Specific natural disasters that commonly occur in the Philippines are also identified. The document discusses disaster risk and management, and provides examples of recent disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. Overall, the summary introduces core concepts and terminology for understanding disaster nursing.
This document provides an overview of disaster nursing and management. It begins with introducing the course objectives, which are to define key disaster-related terms and discuss concepts like disaster nursing principles, health effects of disasters, and the roles of nursing in disaster situations. It then defines different types of natural hazards and disasters like cyclones, earthquakes, floods, volcanoes and others. Specific natural disasters that commonly occur in the Philippines are also identified. The document discusses disaster risk and management, and provides examples of recent disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. Overall, the summary introduces core concepts and terminology for understanding disaster nursing.
Presentation given to Sydney Metropolitan Area Integrated Regional Vulnerability Assessment hosted by Office of Environment & Heritage.
Looking at climate change and some of the challenges facing the emergency management sector around adaptation and resilience
Emergency Management Workshop
4th December 2013
FLOOD DISASTER MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS IN BENUE STATE 2012.pptxIgbashio
This document provides an overview of flood disaster management operations in Benue State, Nigeria in 2012 and lessons learned. It discusses the major flood that occurred, the local government areas affected, and damage caused. Observations are presented on the response efforts, including prompt community rescue missions and relief aid but poor coordination, limited assistance outside camps, and lack of comprehensive record keeping. Challenges are identified like weak intersectoral coordination and limited local capacity. Recommendations include developing an emergency preparedness and response plan, improving early warning systems, and strengthening inter-sectoral collaboration. The importance of protecting vulnerable groups like children and women during disasters is also highlighted.
This document provides an overview of the course GEOL 4093 Risk Assessment. It will cover assessing natural hazards like earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and more. Risk assessment determines the impacts of hazardous events by considering both physical hazard information and vulnerability. It provides estimates of deaths, injuries, property damage and economic losses. Conducting risk assessments can help reduce risks through mitigation, preparedness and warning strategies. The course will focus on both physical hazard processes and risk assessment methods like probability mapping.
This document discusses various aspects of disaster management including definitions of disaster, classifications of disasters based on origin and nature, common disasters that occur in India, and the disaster management cycle. It notes that disasters can have direct effects such as loss of life, injuries and indirect effects through disease outbreaks and infrastructure damage. The summary focuses on the key points:
- Disasters are natural or human-made events that seriously disrupt communities and cause loss of life and property beyond local capabilities.
- Disasters in India can include floods, droughts, cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides and industrial/chemical accidents. Over half of India's land is susceptible to some natural disaster.
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Natural disasters can cause major damage and loss of life. Examples include floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. In 2012, there were over 900 natural disasters worldwide resulting in $170 billion in costs. Many of the damages from natural disasters are exacerbated by human activities like population growth in vulnerable areas and lack of adequate disaster preparedness. India must view disasters as preventable tragedies, not just acts of God, to better prepare for their impacts.
Natural disasters can cause major damage and loss of life. Examples include floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. In 2012, there were over 900 natural disasters worldwide resulting in $170 billion in costs. Many of the damages come from weather-related events like storms and floods. India must improve its disaster management practices and prepare for natural disasters rather than viewing them as acts of God.
Here one will know the detail concepts of Hazards and Disaster, their characteristics, types, identification, nature with mechanisms of occurence like risks and vulnerable factors, their types- natural disaster and human and also their characteristics of hazards and disaster
This document discusses various types of natural disasters including volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, floods, and more. It provides details on specific natural disasters that occurred in 2011, such as floods in Brazil and Thailand, earthquakes in New Zealand, Turkey, and Japan, typhoons in the Philippines, and droughts in East Africa. The document emphasizes that disasters are inevitable due to natural hazards and increased vulnerabilities. It outlines elements at risk from disasters, and principles of disaster management including preparedness, response, and aims to reduce risks and support rapid recovery.
This document discusses floods, including what causes them, their impacts, and how to prepare for and prevent them. It identifies heavy rainfall and climate change as major causes of floods. Floods can result in billions of dollars in damage annually and leave areas without clean water or electricity. The document recommends ways to prevent floods, such as tackling climate change, installing flood barriers, and purchasing flood insurance. It also provides tips for preparing for and responding to flooding, such as creating an emergency kit and contacting authorities.
Geography students can play an important role in disaster management for tsunamis. They can help with preparedness by creating maps of vulnerable areas, raising community awareness, and developing evacuation plans. During a tsunami, they can assist with search and rescue efforts, first aid, and ensuring access to food and water. In recovery, geography students aid with tasks like debris cleanup, infrastructure rebuilding, and counseling. Overall, they contribute to reducing future impacts through activities like hazard identification, early warning systems, and public education.
This document summarizes David Alexander's career studying disasters over the past 40 years. It begins with biographical information about Alexander and outlines some of the major theoretical frameworks in disaster studies, including debates around defining and measuring vulnerability. The document then discusses trends in disaster research publications and questions whether progress has been made in disaster risk reduction. It also examines the importance of factors like gender, corruption and resilience. Overall, the document provides a high-level overview of Alexander's work in disaster studies and some of the key issues and debates in the field.
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1. The Psychology of Disasters:
Why Do We React the Way We Do?
Professor Matt Davis
Dominican University of California
Department of Psychology
2. About Everbridge
• Leader in incident notification
systems
• Fast-growing global company
with more than 1,000 clients in
more than 100 countries
• Serve the Global 2000, federal
government organizations,
healthcare systems, state and
local government, military,
financial services firms, and
universities
• 100% focused on incident
notification solutions that merge
technology and expertise
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3. Agenda
Part 1: Presentation
• How individuals view risk
• How individuals respond during and after a crisis
• How to recognize the obstacles to preparedness and action
Part 2: Q&A
4. Slides are available on
Q&A blog.everbridge.com
twitter.com/everbridge
facebook.com/everbridgeinc
youtube.com/user/everbridge
Use the Q&A
function to
submit your
questions.
6. Natural Disasters
An enduring part of our history,
myths, legends, and religious teachings
• The Biblical Story of the Great Flood
250 different tribes & cultures worldwide
• Earthquakes as Divine Punishment
Sodom & Gomorrah, Lisbon (1755), SF (1906)
• Volcanoes as Sacred Places/Gates to Hell
• The Atlantis Legend (Atzlan)
7. Notable Natural Disasters Throughout History:
• Santorini, Greece: Is this what’s left of the real “Atlantis”?
• The Eruption of Thera (1600 BC)
8. The World’s Most Famous Volcanic
Eruption: Mt.Vesuvius, Italy (79 AD)
Destruction of the Roman Cities of
Pompeii & Herculaneum
9. The World’s Most Infamous Quake:
San Francisco, 1906
Approximately 3,000 deaths resulted from the
earthquake and subsequent fires
10. The Indian Ocean Tsunami:
December,2004
Affected a dozen nations and
left over 240,000 people dead or missing
11. Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Gulf Coast
August, 2005
• Most Costly Natural Disaster in U.S. History (to date)
• Resulted in approximately 1,800 deaths, massive
homelessness, dislocation of residents
12. And in just the last 9 months …
• Haitian earthquake
• Chilean earthquake and tsunami
• Iceland volcano caused massive disruption to air
travel worldwide
• Massive flooding in Pakistan
• Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake
What’s happened before will probably happen again!
Natural disasters are a fact of life; they will continue
to occur in the future…
13. Are natural disasters on the increase?
• Easier and faster global • A greater number of natural
communication events are being labeled as
disasters
• Media coverage and
sensationalism • Death tolls from natural
disasters are decreasing,
• There are cyclical trends in but…
disasters
• The economic and social
• Increasing world population impacts of natural disasters
is resulting in more people have been increasing
living in dangerous places dramatically.
14. Some places are riskier than others!
• 90% of all earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunami occur
around the “Ring of Fire”:
• West coasts of Canada, U.S., Mexico, South America,
Japan, Alaska, New Zealand, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
• Hurricanes only form in and travel to warm ocean water:
• The Caribbean, southeast U.S. and the Gulf Coast
• 80% of all tornadoes occur in the U.S. Midwest:
• “Tornado alley”
75 of the world's 100 largest metropolitan areas
are in areas of high risk for at least one hazard:
i.e. Tokyo, Mexico City, Los Angeles
15. Naples Italy is Europe’s
most densely populated city
Over 3 million people live
in close proximity to Vesuvius
16. When Vesuvius becomes active again:
• Traffic and extreme population
density will make an orderly
evacuation difficult.
• Experts hope for at least a 2
week advance warning to
evacuate this many people.
• How and where do we care for
600,000 people, perhaps
18 cities (600,000 people) indefinitely?
are within the high risk • The “paternalistic” approach of
“Red Zone” and would local officials is discouraging
need to be evacuated… public involvement in planning
17. So why do people live in dangerous places?
Why do people live here?
San Francisco, CA: Loma Prieta Earthquake,1989
18. Why the heck do people live here?
Mount Rainier, WA
19. Why the heck do people live here?
Campi Flegrei area, Italy
20. Why do people live in hazardous places?
• People have family and cultural connections
• Sometimes there’s nowhere else to go:
• Japan, Bangladesh, Montserrat
• There are benefits of disaster-prone areas:
• Earthquake Zones:
Oil, water supplies, scenic natural beauty
• Volcanoes:
Rich farmland, geothermal power, tourism and economic benefits,
natural beauty, recreation
• Coastlines & Flood-Prone Areas:
Recreation, scenery, weather, transportation, economic benefits
21. So, how do we deal with natural hazards?
Our Priorities are Backward!
• Research:
• 90% of all Natural Hazards research looks at
RECOVERY after a disaster
• Only 10% is devoted to studying how we react to risk
and trying to educate the public beforehand
• Money Spent:
• 90% of all $ spent on natural hazards is for clean up
and rebuilding
• Only 10% is used for educating and preparing the public
22. Hazard Mitigation at the Societal Level
• We use various methods to prevent disasters or to
try and reduce their impact:
• Building Safety Codes & Retrofitting
Constructing buildings to withstand winds in hurricanes
or ground shaking during earthquakes
• Zoning/Land Use Planning
Prohibiting construction in dangerous locations: On
vulnerable coastlines, on top of earthquake faults, or
in the path of volcanic lava flows
• Protective Works
The use of dams, levees, tsunami or hurricane barriers to
prevent flooding
23. Other Hazard Mitigation Strategies
• Prediction, Forecasting and Warning
Trying to predict earthquakes, monitoring volcanoes, satellite
tracking of hurricanes or tornadoes, and alerting the public to
danger
• Evacuation
Moving people to safety in the event of eruptions, tsunami,
storms, floods and fires
* Such measures DO save lives and property, but all have their
costs and limitations: Cost, Quality of Life, False Alarms…
24. The Importance of
Individual Preparedness
Even in the BEST circumstances, governments can only do so
much to protect their citizens…
Responsibility must fall on individuals to prepare and protect
themselves:
• Store food, water, emergency supplies.
• Make the home/workplace safer.
• Know appropriate actions to take.
• Comply with evacuation orders.
25. Getting Individuals to Prepare
Some explanations for
the public’s failure to
prepare:
• Belief that government, scientists or our technology will warn, protect and
rescue us.
• Lack of knowledge or awareness regarding the risk or about preparedness
strategies.
• The cost of preparedness may be prohibitive.
• To a great extent, preparedness depends upon PSYCHOLOGICAL
FACTORS and how the public perceives and reacts to risk and
warning messages.
26. How do people psychologically deal
with risk ?
• Denial:
“It won’t happen; I don’t think about it”
• Optimistic Bias:
“It know it will happen, but I won’t be personally affected”
• Low Salience of Threat:
“I know it’s an issue, but I have other things to worry about”
• Preference for Crisis Response:
“I’ll deal with it if and when it happens”
• Low Self-Efficacy:
“I feel like nothing I do will make a difference”
27. How do we deliver effective messages to an
at-risk population?
People are unlikely to be motivated to prepare or to
evacuate if:
• The message comes from unreliable, untrustworthy or
inconsistent sources (media vs. government vs. scientists)
• The message is too vague and doesn’t provide specific
actions to be taken (low self-efficacy)
• The message is not fear-arousing
enough (low salience) or is too
fear-arousing (denial)
28. California: One Example of an At-Risk
Population and a Need for Preparedness
San Andreas Fault The Hayward Fault
29. The result of some of California’s faults…
El Centro, 1979
Marin County, 1906
31. What should California expect in terms of
earthquake risk in the future?
• A repeat of the great (~8.0 Richter) Southern California
quake of 1857: San Andreas Fault
• A “moderate” quake (~7.0) affecting the entire Bay Area:
Hayward Fault near Oakland / Berkeley
• A repeat of the great San Francisco/Northern
California earthquake (~ 7.8) of 1906: San Andreas
Fault
• A “moderate” quake on any of dozens of other
faults, some not yet indentified (i.e. Northridge)
32. California’s Risk from Earthquakes
• Over-population of a • Projected effects of a
very dangerous place: future earthquake:
• Population: 36 million • Casualties:
(1/10 of U.S. population)
5,000-10,000 deaths
• Injuries:
• San Francisco Bay Area: Up to 100,000 people
~7 million
• Crippling impact on U.S.
• Los Angeles Metro Area: and world economy
~15 million (surpassing the costs of the
Hurricane Katrina disaster)
33. Californians’ Perception of Risk
• Surveys I’ve conducted in 1989, 2005 and 2007 revealed that:
• Cost of living, traffic, and crime are the most important
problems people mention (low salience of the threat)
• Most people don’t display denial: there are high levels of
concern, a belief that quakes will happen, and some degree
of optimistic bias
• People have taken some precautionary measures
• Obstacles to preparedness include: lack of information,
high costs, procrastination and feelings of helplessness or
low self-efficacy
34. Does Disaster Preparedness Training Work?
• The Get Ready Marin Program
• Free, 2 hour long disaster preparedness training sessions
• CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Classes
• Certification in Fire Prevention, CPR, Search & Rescue
• Regularly scheduled classes offered in various cities
• Training Program Evaluations (2007 – 2009)
• Get Ready and CERT participants showed significant
improvement in risk and preparedness knowledge
• Showed a stronger feelings of “self-efficacy” and greater
“sense of community” after participating
These results demonstrate the importance of getting the
public directly involved in disaster planning!
35. During and after a disaster:
How do we cope and recover?
• Natural Disasters are large-scale events causing deaths,
injuries, economic loss, psychological stress and trauma
• People who prepare for a disaster are more likely to survive,
and tend to recover more easily and quickly in the aftermath
36. Psychological Reactions to
Disaster Events
• Panic, looting, and anti-social behavior
• Altruistic, heroic and pro-social behavior
• Affiliation – desire to be around others or talk to loved ones
• Curiosity
• Shock and denial
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Flashbacks, nightmares, reliving the event
• Hyper-arousal, nervousness
• Psychological withdrawal (including drug/alcohol use)
37. Psychological Intervention
for Disaster Survivors
• Psychological “first-aid” in the immediate aftermath:
• Calm the victim, restore a sense of control, encourage
the victim to talk about their experience
• The value of group therapy/support groups for trauma survivors
• Individual psychotherapy treats:
• Anxiety disorders
• Grief, depression and
“survivor guilt”
• Avoiding the development of a
“victim status”: the importance of
resuming normal routines as quickly
as possible
38. The impact of a natural disaster
can linger for weeks, months or years…
• Higher incidence of social problems:
• Divorce, domestic abuse
• Suicide, drug, and alcohol abuse
• Greater need for psychological
services
• Chronic economic problems:
• Unemployment and homelessness
• A new focus of psychological research is called “Resilience”
Why do some communities or individuals recover more quickly
and with fewer long-term problems?
• Resilience is enhanced by several factors:
prior preparedness, stronger bonds to
community, social support, and a stronger
sense of self efficacy
39. In most cases, survivors return
and rebuild following disasters
San Francisco San Francisco
1906 2010
40. And unlike 79 AD, at least the new,
rebuilt city of Pompei has a McDonald’s!
42. Incident notification solutions address
common communication challenges
• Communicate quickly, easily, and • Reduce miscommunications and
efficiently with large numbers of control rumors with accurate,
people in minutes, not hours, making consistent messages
sure that the lines of communication
are open
• Satisfy regulatory requirements
• Use all contact paths to reach with extensive and complete
constituents wherever they are reporting of communication attempts
and two-way acknowledgements
• Ensure two-way communications from recipients
to get feedback from message
receivers
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43. Key evaluation criteria for an
incident notification system
• Experience and expertise
• Ease of use
• Ability to reach all contact paths,
including voice, email, native SMS
(over SMPP and SMTP), IM,
and more
• Ease of integration
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44. Missed anything?
Q&A Slides are currently
available on
blog.everbridge.com
Use the Q&A
function to
submit your
questions.
45. Communication resources
Contact information White papers, literature, case studies
www.everbridge.com/resources
Upcoming webinars:
• System Demo (September 28)
Professor Matt “Disaster Man” Davis • Conquering Challenges for More Effective
Emergency Communication (October 21)
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