This document discusses the concepts of disaster risk reduction and open data initiatives. It outlines 7 concepts related to risk, including how disasters are visible but risk is invisible. It also describes 7 open data initiatives for indexing risk management, developing a common language for humanitarian aid, creating risk terminology databases, and more. The overall goal is to promote open data, models, and knowledge to support more informed decision-making around disaster prevention.
This document discusses key concepts in ecology. It defines ecology as the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment. It explains that ecosystems involve energy and matter flows between biotic and abiotic factors. The principles of ecology include organisms like producers, consumers, decomposers and their interactions in food webs, food chains and populations. The document also discusses Islamic perspectives on ecology and humanity's role as stewards of the environment. It emphasizes the balance and interdependence between all living and non-living things in an ecosystem.
The document discusses various topics related to risk assessment and reduction. It notes that disaster losses have been increasing significantly in recent decades. Some key points made include: hazard x vulnerability = risk; risk is determined by the probability of an event and its consequences; vulnerability depends on factors like exposure, resilience, and coping capacity; and perceptions of risk can differ from actual measured risks.
Sample of revise daily lesson log in ap ekonomiks 3 daysOscar Edig
To all my co- teachers ,you can now download this sample of Daily Lesson Log in AP- Economics 4th quarter ,but you can give your comments or suggestions to improve this sample,thank you.
This document discusses the evolution of human societies from hunting and gathering to modern post-industrial societies. It outlines that as technology advanced, societies changed as well. Early societies like hunting and gathering groups relied on simple tools and family networks, while agricultural societies developed inequality, religion-backed elites, and money-based exchange. Industrialization led to rapid change through machinery, weakened community ties, and factories. Now, post-industrial societies are information-based, require less labor and more education, and focus on communication infrastructure, innovation, and solving global problems with technology. It also examines the evolution of early civilizations like Sumerian, Indus Valley, Shang, and Egyptian, which developed complex institutions, social classes
The document discusses the evolution of management theories from the Industrial Revolution to modern times, outlining important contributors like Henry Fayol and their principles of management. It also defines what management is, the roles and responsibilities of managers at different levels, and important concepts like competencies, values, and models of management. The GEMS management wheel is presented as a framework for goal setting, execution, measurement, and sustaining growth.
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN EDUCATION (PHILIPPINES)Leslie Valena
This document outlines a presentation on disaster risk reduction in education. It discusses mandates for DRR, impacts of conflicts and disasters on learners and teachers, and issues in education and risk management. Specific impacts include closure of schools as shelters, damage to equipment and records, access issues, lack of teachers and materials, and physical and emotional trauma. The document also outlines strategies for DRR in education such as ensuring school safety, enhancing emergency preparedness knowledge, and teaching children preparedness.
Plankton diversity and aquatic ecology of a freshwater lake (L3) at Bharti Is...GJESM Publication
The Larsemann Hills range is an ice-free oasis on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth
Land, East Antarctica, which includes Bharti Island, Fisher Island, McLeod Island, Broknes Peninsula, Stornes
Peninsula, and several other islands, promontories, and nunataks. The Larsemann Hills is an ice-free area of
approximately 50 km2, located halfway between the Vestfold Hills and the Amery Ice Shelf on the south-eastern
coast of Prydz Bay, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica. The ice-free area consists of two major peninsulas (Stornes and Broknes), four minor peninsulas, and approximately 130 near shore islands. The Larsemann Hills area contains more than 150 lakes at different Islands and peninsulas. Bharti Island of Larsemann Hills in east Antarctica was selected as a sampling site for the present study. Water sample was collected from a freshwater lake during XXXth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA) and analyzed for the physico-chemical parameters, major elements, trace metals and major plankton diversity in surface lake water by following standard methodology. The concentrations of metals Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn and Cr were measured using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Phytoplankton and zooplankton were also assessed in the aquatic ecosystem of Lake L3 at Bharti Island, Larsemann Hills over east Antarctica. Psychrophillic bacteria were found 71 cfu in lake water, while total bacterial count was found to be 5.4 × 102cfu.
A Presentation on "Disaster Preparedness and Management " Presented by Mr. Sh...CDRN
A Presentation on "Disaster Preparedness and Management " Presented by Mr. Shivaji Singh -Senior Specialist NDRF at Workshop on " Preparedness & Response for Emergencies and Times of Natural Disaster " Organised By :- Corporate Disaster Resource Network on 28th April 2011 , Patna, Bihar-India, For reports please go to www.cdrn.org.in
This document discusses key concepts in ecology. It defines ecology as the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment. It explains that ecosystems involve energy and matter flows between biotic and abiotic factors. The principles of ecology include organisms like producers, consumers, decomposers and their interactions in food webs, food chains and populations. The document also discusses Islamic perspectives on ecology and humanity's role as stewards of the environment. It emphasizes the balance and interdependence between all living and non-living things in an ecosystem.
The document discusses various topics related to risk assessment and reduction. It notes that disaster losses have been increasing significantly in recent decades. Some key points made include: hazard x vulnerability = risk; risk is determined by the probability of an event and its consequences; vulnerability depends on factors like exposure, resilience, and coping capacity; and perceptions of risk can differ from actual measured risks.
Sample of revise daily lesson log in ap ekonomiks 3 daysOscar Edig
To all my co- teachers ,you can now download this sample of Daily Lesson Log in AP- Economics 4th quarter ,but you can give your comments or suggestions to improve this sample,thank you.
This document discusses the evolution of human societies from hunting and gathering to modern post-industrial societies. It outlines that as technology advanced, societies changed as well. Early societies like hunting and gathering groups relied on simple tools and family networks, while agricultural societies developed inequality, religion-backed elites, and money-based exchange. Industrialization led to rapid change through machinery, weakened community ties, and factories. Now, post-industrial societies are information-based, require less labor and more education, and focus on communication infrastructure, innovation, and solving global problems with technology. It also examines the evolution of early civilizations like Sumerian, Indus Valley, Shang, and Egyptian, which developed complex institutions, social classes
The document discusses the evolution of management theories from the Industrial Revolution to modern times, outlining important contributors like Henry Fayol and their principles of management. It also defines what management is, the roles and responsibilities of managers at different levels, and important concepts like competencies, values, and models of management. The GEMS management wheel is presented as a framework for goal setting, execution, measurement, and sustaining growth.
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN EDUCATION (PHILIPPINES)Leslie Valena
This document outlines a presentation on disaster risk reduction in education. It discusses mandates for DRR, impacts of conflicts and disasters on learners and teachers, and issues in education and risk management. Specific impacts include closure of schools as shelters, damage to equipment and records, access issues, lack of teachers and materials, and physical and emotional trauma. The document also outlines strategies for DRR in education such as ensuring school safety, enhancing emergency preparedness knowledge, and teaching children preparedness.
Plankton diversity and aquatic ecology of a freshwater lake (L3) at Bharti Is...GJESM Publication
The Larsemann Hills range is an ice-free oasis on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth
Land, East Antarctica, which includes Bharti Island, Fisher Island, McLeod Island, Broknes Peninsula, Stornes
Peninsula, and several other islands, promontories, and nunataks. The Larsemann Hills is an ice-free area of
approximately 50 km2, located halfway between the Vestfold Hills and the Amery Ice Shelf on the south-eastern
coast of Prydz Bay, Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica. The ice-free area consists of two major peninsulas (Stornes and Broknes), four minor peninsulas, and approximately 130 near shore islands. The Larsemann Hills area contains more than 150 lakes at different Islands and peninsulas. Bharti Island of Larsemann Hills in east Antarctica was selected as a sampling site for the present study. Water sample was collected from a freshwater lake during XXXth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA) and analyzed for the physico-chemical parameters, major elements, trace metals and major plankton diversity in surface lake water by following standard methodology. The concentrations of metals Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn and Cr were measured using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Phytoplankton and zooplankton were also assessed in the aquatic ecosystem of Lake L3 at Bharti Island, Larsemann Hills over east Antarctica. Psychrophillic bacteria were found 71 cfu in lake water, while total bacterial count was found to be 5.4 × 102cfu.
A Presentation on "Disaster Preparedness and Management " Presented by Mr. Sh...CDRN
A Presentation on "Disaster Preparedness and Management " Presented by Mr. Shivaji Singh -Senior Specialist NDRF at Workshop on " Preparedness & Response for Emergencies and Times of Natural Disaster " Organised By :- Corporate Disaster Resource Network on 28th April 2011 , Patna, Bihar-India, For reports please go to www.cdrn.org.in
This year, the World Disasters Report takes on a challenging theme that looks at different aspects of how culture affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and how disasters and risk influence culture. The report asks, for example, what should be done when people blame a flood on an angry goddess (River Kosi, India, in 2008) or a volcanic eruption on the mountain god (Mount Merapi). After the tsunami in 2004, many people in Aceh (Indonesia) believed that Allah had punished them for allowing tourism or drilling for oil, and similar beliefs were widespread in the United States regarding Hurricane Katrina, showing God’s displeasure with aspects of the behaviour of the people who live in or visit New Orleans.
Most people who live in places that are exposed to serious hazards are aware of the risks they face, including earthquakes, tropical cyclones, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides and droughts. Yet they still live there because, to earn their living, they need to or have no alternative. Coasts and rivers are good for fishing and farming; valley and volcanic soils are very fertile; drought alternates with good farming or herding. Culture and beliefs, for example, in spirits or gods, or simple fatalism, enable people to live with risks and make sense of their lives in dangerous places. Sometimes, though, unequal power relations are also part of culture, and those who have little influence must inevitably cope with threatening environments.
Together with other organizations that engage in DRR, we in the Red Cross Red Crescent know about people’s beliefs and cultures and their different interpretations of risk. However, we find it challenging to fit these seamlessly into our organizational framework and funding models. Instead we tend to assume (or hope) that the people we want to support use the same logic and rationality as we do and that they will want to reduce the disaster risk. Sometimes there is also an institutional reluctance to deal with the issues of inequality and power that make people vulnerable in the places where they make a living.
The one thing that is certain is that we will have less sustained impact if we do not adequately take account of people’s cultures, beliefs and attitudes in relation to risk. With climate change leading to damaged livelihoods, and therefore more vulnerability, and making hazards more extreme and/or frequent, we have to get this right.
One important goal of this edition of the World Disasters Report is to bring these complex issues and clashes of cultures into the open for discussion, so that they can be much better incorporated into DRR work.
This document outlines disaster preparedness and emergency response plans for the Philippines, specifically the island of Miagao. It establishes councils at the national, municipal, and barangay (smallest administrative division) levels to reduce risks from natural disasters like storms, earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis which frequently impact the archipelago. The barangay of Guibongan's committee is reconstituted due to risks of water-related incidents and vehicular accidents. Evacuation centers are designated and emergency procedures are provided, including conducting awareness drives, not panicking, applying first aid, informing authorities, and assessing damage after an emergency occurs.
Ecology is defined as the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment. The biological spectrum shows the hierarchy of biological systems from genes to ecosystems. An ecosystem is a biological community that interacts with its non-living environment, resulting in clearly defined trophic structures and material cycles. For example, a pond ecosystem includes abiotic factors like water and nutrients that support producer organisms like algae and plants. These are then consumed by primary and secondary consumer organisms like zooplankton and fish. Saprotrophic bacteria and fungi break down dead organic matter.
The document provides an overview of a workshop on disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) for schools, including an opening prayer, welcome remarks, presentations on DRRM programs and policies, earthquake and tsunami preparedness, and an actual drill evaluation. It also discusses Philippines' hazardscape, earthquake and tsunami hazards like from the Manila Trench, and the importance of schools having a DRRM plan.
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center is an NGO working to prepare communities at risk in Asia to help them deal with disasters and emergencies. Find out about our projects and programs in Disaster Risk Reduction.
The document outlines the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' framework for disaster risk reduction in South-East Asia. It begins by providing background on the Red Cross' work in disaster risk reduction and commitments to building more resilient communities. It then discusses hazard and vulnerability trends specific to South-East Asia, noting that the region experiences many disasters and has populations at high risk. The framework aims to enhance National Societies' disaster risk reduction capacities and provide guidance for building safety and resilience through integration into policies and programming, mitigation activities, and risk-informed humanitarian work.
This document outlines a disaster management and communications protocol for UMC Philippines. It defines key disaster response terms and phases. It also establishes guidelines for different levels of disaster response from the local to national level. The goal is to create an organized structure and ham radio communication system to better coordinate UMC Philippines' disaster relief efforts and reduce reliance on external assistance. The protocol provides contact directories and forms to facilitate response across the various regions impacted by natural hazards in the Philippines.
This document discusses integrating disaster risk reduction education into school curricula in the Philippines. It provides details on disaster preparedness plans and programs that were found in a 2010 study of schools in Luzon, including that 95% had disaster committees and conducted annual drills. The document then outlines components of developing a school disaster management plan, including designating emergency responders and evacuation procedures. Diagrams show examples of school layouts, evacuation routes, and organizing an emergency response team.
The Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management PlanBarangay Hall
The document is the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan for Barangay 465 in Manila for 2013-2016. It was submitted by Punong Barangay Alexander T. Tasarra. The plan outlines the barangay's profile, history of past calamities, contingency and evacuation plans, priority projects, and inventory of disaster equipment. It aims to educate residents and prepare for potential natural disasters to minimize their impact on the community.
Disaster risk reduction management plan of dongon national high schoolJenita Guinoo
Students safety and security is one of the vision of our department, good management will be emphasized through an action plan as our guide for achieving our goal for this school year.
Are you prepared, tips for safety in schools- Disaster ManagementArvin Dey
This document outlines the importance of developing disaster management plans for schools. It discusses past incidents where school disasters killed large numbers of students. Developing a plan can help schools prepare for both natural hazards like earthquakes and floods, as well as human-caused incidents like fires and stampedes. The plan should include hazard identification and mapping, forming response teams, conducting drills, and reviewing the plan regularly. Key components are creating awareness, developing evacuation routes, identifying safe areas and resources, and training first aid, search and rescue, and other teams to respond effectively if a disaster occurs. Regular practice drills are essential to test the plan.
Topic 4 school drrm and contingency planning newRichard Alagos
The document outlines a framework for school disaster management and contingency planning in the Philippines. It discusses establishing a School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Group (SDRRMG) to coordinate the school's disaster response. The SDRRMG is responsible for creating a School Disaster Management Plan (SDMP) that involves conducting a hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment of the school. The SDMP also includes developing an early warning system and contingency plans, such as an evacuation plan, to prepare the school community to respond to different disaster scenarios.
The document discusses the role of businesses in the economy. It states that businesses allow for specialization of production and economies of scale, which lower costs. They also coordinate trade and commerce through markets. Markets allow buyers and sellers to discover information and exchange goods and services voluntarily. This benefits consumers by providing access to desired goods and services and transmitting price information. It increases standards of living by enabling specialization and trade beyond self-sufficiency. Businesses thus play a key role in production, trade, and economic growth.
Management involves directing and coordinating the work of others to efficiently achieve organizational goals. It includes five core functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. Planning involves setting goals and strategies. Organizing determines how work will be done and who will do it. Staffing involves recruiting and maintaining staff. Leading motivates people. Controlling monitors progress to ensure plans are followed. Management aims to maximize efficiency in resource use and effectiveness in goal achievement.
This document summarizes several key concepts related to conformity, deviance, and theories of deviance. It discusses conformity as behaving according to social norms and deviance as violating norms. It then outlines several theories of deviance, including Merton's strain theory, which links deviance to a gap between cultural goals and legitimate means to achieve them. Labeling theory holds that deviance results from being labeled as such rather than inherent acts. Social control theory suggests people conform due to social attachments. The document also discusses concepts like human rights and dignity.
This document summarizes the biological and cultural evolution of early humans from Australopithecus to Homo Sapiens. It describes biological evolution as genetic changes from generation to generation that are studied through physical remains. Cultural evolution refers to developments in human culture studied through analyzing lifestyle changes. Key hominid categories discussed are Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, and Homo Sapiens. Traits like upright walking, increasing brain size, tool use, and shelter building are noted as major developments.
This act strengthens the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system by establishing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to replace the National Disaster Coordinating Council and setting up Regional, Provincial, City, Municipal, and Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of these councils as well as the Office of Civil Defense.
This document discusses risk communication and outlines factors that can raise or lower public outrage about risks. It presents a formula that risk equals hazard plus outrage. Certain risk characteristics are identified as more likely to induce outrage, such as risks that are imposed, controlled by others, provide no benefits, and are unfairly distributed. The document recommends that risk communicators acknowledge and address public outrage to effectively communicate about risks.
This document discusses the importance of emergency preparedness for organizations. It begins by noting that disasters occur annually in the U.S. and asks organizations to consider if they are prepared to continue operations if a major disaster struck. It then poses questions for organizations to evaluate their preparedness plans, staff willingness and ability to return to work, and arrangements with partners. The document emphasizes that preparing now can help reduce impacts on individuals, society, and the economy during a disaster. It asks community organizations to make emergency plans, share preparedness information, work with public health, and plan for vulnerable populations' safety.
This year, the World Disasters Report takes on a challenging theme that looks at different aspects of how culture affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and how disasters and risk influence culture. The report asks, for example, what should be done when people blame a flood on an angry goddess (River Kosi, India, in 2008) or a volcanic eruption on the mountain god (Mount Merapi). After the tsunami in 2004, many people in Aceh (Indonesia) believed that Allah had punished them for allowing tourism or drilling for oil, and similar beliefs were widespread in the United States regarding Hurricane Katrina, showing God’s displeasure with aspects of the behaviour of the people who live in or visit New Orleans.
Most people who live in places that are exposed to serious hazards are aware of the risks they face, including earthquakes, tropical cyclones, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides and droughts. Yet they still live there because, to earn their living, they need to or have no alternative. Coasts and rivers are good for fishing and farming; valley and volcanic soils are very fertile; drought alternates with good farming or herding. Culture and beliefs, for example, in spirits or gods, or simple fatalism, enable people to live with risks and make sense of their lives in dangerous places. Sometimes, though, unequal power relations are also part of culture, and those who have little influence must inevitably cope with threatening environments.
Together with other organizations that engage in DRR, we in the Red Cross Red Crescent know about people’s beliefs and cultures and their different interpretations of risk. However, we find it challenging to fit these seamlessly into our organizational framework and funding models. Instead we tend to assume (or hope) that the people we want to support use the same logic and rationality as we do and that they will want to reduce the disaster risk. Sometimes there is also an institutional reluctance to deal with the issues of inequality and power that make people vulnerable in the places where they make a living.
The one thing that is certain is that we will have less sustained impact if we do not adequately take account of people’s cultures, beliefs and attitudes in relation to risk. With climate change leading to damaged livelihoods, and therefore more vulnerability, and making hazards more extreme and/or frequent, we have to get this right.
One important goal of this edition of the World Disasters Report is to bring these complex issues and clashes of cultures into the open for discussion, so that they can be much better incorporated into DRR work.
This document outlines disaster preparedness and emergency response plans for the Philippines, specifically the island of Miagao. It establishes councils at the national, municipal, and barangay (smallest administrative division) levels to reduce risks from natural disasters like storms, earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis which frequently impact the archipelago. The barangay of Guibongan's committee is reconstituted due to risks of water-related incidents and vehicular accidents. Evacuation centers are designated and emergency procedures are provided, including conducting awareness drives, not panicking, applying first aid, informing authorities, and assessing damage after an emergency occurs.
Ecology is defined as the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment. The biological spectrum shows the hierarchy of biological systems from genes to ecosystems. An ecosystem is a biological community that interacts with its non-living environment, resulting in clearly defined trophic structures and material cycles. For example, a pond ecosystem includes abiotic factors like water and nutrients that support producer organisms like algae and plants. These are then consumed by primary and secondary consumer organisms like zooplankton and fish. Saprotrophic bacteria and fungi break down dead organic matter.
The document provides an overview of a workshop on disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) for schools, including an opening prayer, welcome remarks, presentations on DRRM programs and policies, earthquake and tsunami preparedness, and an actual drill evaluation. It also discusses Philippines' hazardscape, earthquake and tsunami hazards like from the Manila Trench, and the importance of schools having a DRRM plan.
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center is an NGO working to prepare communities at risk in Asia to help them deal with disasters and emergencies. Find out about our projects and programs in Disaster Risk Reduction.
The document outlines the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' framework for disaster risk reduction in South-East Asia. It begins by providing background on the Red Cross' work in disaster risk reduction and commitments to building more resilient communities. It then discusses hazard and vulnerability trends specific to South-East Asia, noting that the region experiences many disasters and has populations at high risk. The framework aims to enhance National Societies' disaster risk reduction capacities and provide guidance for building safety and resilience through integration into policies and programming, mitigation activities, and risk-informed humanitarian work.
This document outlines a disaster management and communications protocol for UMC Philippines. It defines key disaster response terms and phases. It also establishes guidelines for different levels of disaster response from the local to national level. The goal is to create an organized structure and ham radio communication system to better coordinate UMC Philippines' disaster relief efforts and reduce reliance on external assistance. The protocol provides contact directories and forms to facilitate response across the various regions impacted by natural hazards in the Philippines.
This document discusses integrating disaster risk reduction education into school curricula in the Philippines. It provides details on disaster preparedness plans and programs that were found in a 2010 study of schools in Luzon, including that 95% had disaster committees and conducted annual drills. The document then outlines components of developing a school disaster management plan, including designating emergency responders and evacuation procedures. Diagrams show examples of school layouts, evacuation routes, and organizing an emergency response team.
The Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management PlanBarangay Hall
The document is the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan for Barangay 465 in Manila for 2013-2016. It was submitted by Punong Barangay Alexander T. Tasarra. The plan outlines the barangay's profile, history of past calamities, contingency and evacuation plans, priority projects, and inventory of disaster equipment. It aims to educate residents and prepare for potential natural disasters to minimize their impact on the community.
Disaster risk reduction management plan of dongon national high schoolJenita Guinoo
Students safety and security is one of the vision of our department, good management will be emphasized through an action plan as our guide for achieving our goal for this school year.
Are you prepared, tips for safety in schools- Disaster ManagementArvin Dey
This document outlines the importance of developing disaster management plans for schools. It discusses past incidents where school disasters killed large numbers of students. Developing a plan can help schools prepare for both natural hazards like earthquakes and floods, as well as human-caused incidents like fires and stampedes. The plan should include hazard identification and mapping, forming response teams, conducting drills, and reviewing the plan regularly. Key components are creating awareness, developing evacuation routes, identifying safe areas and resources, and training first aid, search and rescue, and other teams to respond effectively if a disaster occurs. Regular practice drills are essential to test the plan.
Topic 4 school drrm and contingency planning newRichard Alagos
The document outlines a framework for school disaster management and contingency planning in the Philippines. It discusses establishing a School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Group (SDRRMG) to coordinate the school's disaster response. The SDRRMG is responsible for creating a School Disaster Management Plan (SDMP) that involves conducting a hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment of the school. The SDMP also includes developing an early warning system and contingency plans, such as an evacuation plan, to prepare the school community to respond to different disaster scenarios.
The document discusses the role of businesses in the economy. It states that businesses allow for specialization of production and economies of scale, which lower costs. They also coordinate trade and commerce through markets. Markets allow buyers and sellers to discover information and exchange goods and services voluntarily. This benefits consumers by providing access to desired goods and services and transmitting price information. It increases standards of living by enabling specialization and trade beyond self-sufficiency. Businesses thus play a key role in production, trade, and economic growth.
Management involves directing and coordinating the work of others to efficiently achieve organizational goals. It includes five core functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. Planning involves setting goals and strategies. Organizing determines how work will be done and who will do it. Staffing involves recruiting and maintaining staff. Leading motivates people. Controlling monitors progress to ensure plans are followed. Management aims to maximize efficiency in resource use and effectiveness in goal achievement.
This document summarizes several key concepts related to conformity, deviance, and theories of deviance. It discusses conformity as behaving according to social norms and deviance as violating norms. It then outlines several theories of deviance, including Merton's strain theory, which links deviance to a gap between cultural goals and legitimate means to achieve them. Labeling theory holds that deviance results from being labeled as such rather than inherent acts. Social control theory suggests people conform due to social attachments. The document also discusses concepts like human rights and dignity.
This document summarizes the biological and cultural evolution of early humans from Australopithecus to Homo Sapiens. It describes biological evolution as genetic changes from generation to generation that are studied through physical remains. Cultural evolution refers to developments in human culture studied through analyzing lifestyle changes. Key hominid categories discussed are Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, and Homo Sapiens. Traits like upright walking, increasing brain size, tool use, and shelter building are noted as major developments.
This act strengthens the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system by establishing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to replace the National Disaster Coordinating Council and setting up Regional, Provincial, City, Municipal, and Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of these councils as well as the Office of Civil Defense.
This document discusses risk communication and outlines factors that can raise or lower public outrage about risks. It presents a formula that risk equals hazard plus outrage. Certain risk characteristics are identified as more likely to induce outrage, such as risks that are imposed, controlled by others, provide no benefits, and are unfairly distributed. The document recommends that risk communicators acknowledge and address public outrage to effectively communicate about risks.
This document discusses the importance of emergency preparedness for organizations. It begins by noting that disasters occur annually in the U.S. and asks organizations to consider if they are prepared to continue operations if a major disaster struck. It then poses questions for organizations to evaluate their preparedness plans, staff willingness and ability to return to work, and arrangements with partners. The document emphasizes that preparing now can help reduce impacts on individuals, society, and the economy during a disaster. It asks community organizations to make emergency plans, share preparedness information, work with public health, and plan for vulnerable populations' safety.
There are several key challenges in risk communication and management. Theorem 1 notes that 50% of problems result from different meanings assigned to the same words. Theorem 2 notes the other 50% comes from using different words with the same meaning. Further, risk has different meanings depending on if it is used in a colloquial, technical, or insurance sense. Proper risk analysis requires understanding hazards, consequences, likelihoods, and vulnerabilities. Determining what is a hazard, disaster, or safe level of risk depends greatly on context. Effective risk communication requires addressing different risk perceptions while building community partnerships.
The document discusses the concept of human security, which takes an individual-centered view of security rather than focusing on the state. It defines human security as consisting of economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community, and political security. It discusses two schools of thought on human security - freedom from fear, which focuses on protecting individuals from violent conflicts, and freedom from want, which broadens threats to include hunger, disease, and natural disasters. The document also examines the relationship between human development and human security, how different countries rank on human development and security indices, and how Indonesia's government deals with human security issues through policy interventions.
Existential Risk Prevention as Global PriorityKarlos Svoboda
This document discusses existential risk, which is defined as risks that could cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail the potential of humanity. The author makes the case that existential risk reduction should be a top global priority for the following reasons:
1) Even small reductions in existential risk have enormous expected value due to the astronomical potential for future human life and development.
2) The largest existential risks are anthropogenic and linked to potential future technologies like advanced biotech, nanotech, and AI.
3) A moral argument can be made that existential risk reduction is more important than any other global issue due to the infinite value of the future of humanity.
4) Efforts should
Preparing for Microbial Threats to Health: What Every Professional Should KnowTomas J. Aragon
In this presentation I introduce the "SFDPH Population Health Division Controlling Infectious Diseases Model." This model integrates concepts from understanding transmission mechanisms, transmission dynamics, and transmission containment. The Model is most useful when facing novel microbial threats and we need simple framework for public health action.
The document discusses different aspects of hazards, risk, and responses. It examines why people place themselves at risk, including a lack of alternatives, changing dangers over time and space, and an optimistic outlook. It also looks at three aspects of vulnerability: peoples' preparedness, resilience, and health as related to social, economic, and political factors. The document then discusses hazard perception and how scientists' and the general public's perceptions may differ, as well as why decision makers' perceptions are important. Finally, it analyzes different responses to hazards, including prevention, prediction and warning, hazard-resistant design, changing attitudes, and the role of insurance.
The document discusses different aspects of hazards, risk, and responses. It examines why people place themselves at risk, the three aspects of vulnerability, and how human perception and past experiences influence views of hazards. It also looks at different approaches to hazard response, including technological fixes, hazard-resistant design, changing attitudes, prediction and warning systems, and sharing losses through aid or insurance. Decision-makers' perceptions are important when determining hazard responses.
This document summarizes a workshop on radiation risk communication with the news media during an emergency response. It outlines key principles for effective risk communication, including keeping messages simple, telling the truth, listening to concerns, and placing risk in perspective by comparing to everyday exposures. The document recommends preparing, understanding audience needs, and practicing delivery. It also discusses news media goals and questions, and cites the Kemeny Commission report on Three Mile Island for lessons learned about poor communication during that incident.
Considerations of the Ebola Outbreak, Haddon's Matrix and Reason's Swiss Chee...Wes Chapman
In 1970, Dr. William Haddon wrote a brilliant editorial that changed forever how we evaluate accidents and other failures in complex systems. The paper was titled, On the Escape of Tigers: An Ecological Note, and it looked at accidents through an etiological rather than descriptive approach. The work was immediately applied to automotive and aviation safety, beginning the enormous reduction in accidents in both fields that continues to this day. In 1990, Dr. James T. Reason published his first work on the role of barriers to sequential failure, and how they fail in truly catastrophic accidents. Together, their combined work forms the basis for much of the best practice for risk mitigation in the automotive, airline, oil & gas and healthcare industries. In this article, I take a look at the failed efforts to control the Ebola outbreak relative to the concepts of Drs. Haddon and Reason.
A Pluralistic Understanding of Sustainable Engineering ScienceThomas P Seager
A seminar delivered to the Ecological Science and Engineering graduate program at Purdue University in Oct 2013, this set of slides shows the evolution of environmental thinking that resulted in sustainability, and presages the next wave called "resilience."
Natural disasters are increasing in intensity and frequency. Preparing for disasters requires understanding how risks differently impact men and women. Disaster preparedness is most effective when communities have inclusive plans and communication with government. However, women's roles in mitigation and preparation are often overlooked. To ensure gender-inclusive preparedness, experts recommend conducting gender analysis, including women in assessments and response coordination, and developing common assessment tools.
Near term applications of AI towards advancing the SDGsITU
AI impact on the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
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On 12-13 February 2024, a wide range of stakeholders, including governments, industry, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and academics came together to discuss various topics related to PFAS. These topics covered areas such as country risk management approaches, innovation challenges for finding safer alternatives, effective risk communication strategies, monitoring techniques, waste management, and approaches to managing contamination.
The document presents a formalized version of the precautionary principle that distinguishes between regular risk and the risk of total ruin or systemic harm. It argues the precautionary principle should only be applied in cases of potential ruin, not regular risk. Ruin involves irreversible harm to an entire system, while regular risk involves localized harm. The risk of ruin justifies a precautionary approach rather than cost-benefit analysis, since the potential harm of ruin is effectively infinite. The document also discusses how complex systems can exhibit unpredictable "fat tail" behaviors that increase the risk of unforeseen ruin.
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Government weather warnings are often ineffective due to numerous factors not considered in their design. These factors include successfully reaching the target audience, the credibility of the warning source, differences in expert and public risk perceptions, and the social processes involved. More effective warnings would comprehensively address these issues and have a centralized warning system. This would help ensure warnings are received, trusted, properly interpreted according to risk, and can ultimately save more lives.
In this presentation, I will try to achieve 4 objectives.
I will discuss that there seems to be some emerging consensus on the scope of “Human Security.”
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Do elements of globalization, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), negatively affect the ability of countries in the Global South to preserve their culture? This research aims to answer this question by employing a cross-sectional comparative case study analysis utilizing methods of difference. Thailand and Cambodia are compared as they are in the same region and have a similar culture. The metric of difference between Thailand and Cambodia is their ability to preserve their culture. This ability is operationalized by their respective attitudes towards FDI; Thailand imposes stringent regulations and limitations on FDI while Cambodia does not hesitate to accept most FDI and imposes fewer limitations. The evidence from this study suggests that FDI from globally influential countries with high gross domestic products (GDPs) (e.g. China, U.S.) challenges the ability of countries with lower GDPs (e.g. Cambodia) to protect their culture. Furthermore, the ability, or lack thereof, of the receiving countries to protect their culture is amplified by the existence and implementation of restrictive FDI policies imposed by their governments.
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With all due respect to my friends and colleagues working in disaster response (I worked 10 years in humanitarian assistance) Humanitarian response is NOT what I am here to speak about today
At the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Our message is simple: disasters are bad, and preventing them is in our best interest.
We all regularly see disaster reports on the news For those affected they are horrific. Consequences are often felt in families for generations.
But risk is mostly Invisible. This is a beautiful beach in Brittany called La Baule that I was lucky enough to visit this summer It was partially formed by a tsunami. In fact there are 34 tsunamis recorded in France since 1700, and certainly many more before that.
So that is the first fairly obvious, but important concept. In our society, neither the public, nor politicians get excited (or elected) about rare, low probability catastrophic events. Until they happen...
So what is Disaster risk - a simple word with very complex implications
Components of risk include: Hazard - earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis -that are likely to happen Exposure - refers to the assets that we construct - or put in the way Vulnerability - is the ability of things (including social constructs) to withstand an event (Resilience is an appropriate buzzword that I will avoid, as it is currently being misappropriated in almost all development contexts)
The second concept I would like to introduce is very dear to us at UNISDR Landslides like this one in Venezuela get a lot of attention and international assistance
But Landslides like this one in Nepal are largely unrecorded Unless you were on that road on that day you would not have heard about it
We refer to this as Intensive vs. extensive risk Intensive events get a lot of attention Extensive events get very little
The problem is that on a global scale, the hundreds of thousands of small events can cumulatively outweigh the larger events This chart shows that over 90% of events are the small often unrecorded ones - but their effect on development gains is Huge
Obviously, the first thing people in a disaster affected area worry about is not losing a family member of friend to the disaster
The good news is that we have evidence that mortality is decreasing in many regions for many types of hazards
The bad news is that economic damage is increasing at an alarming rate
We are just coming to terms with the amount of actual loss. 2.5 trillion of loss in the 21st century is almost unfathomable The real news is that we are discovering that disaster loss is at least 50% more than we previously thought
There is currently a 180 billion dollar leak in the global economy And the trend is upward, not downward
Perhaps similar to the global financial industry, the concepts of private gain and socialized loss also apply to disaster risk.
The profits of construction (which often means constructing risk) have been taken long before a disaster hits
This often leads to the local population bearing the costs of a disaster, and the poorest families are often hit the hardest We speak of stakeholders in the DRR domain, but it not always clear who is holding what stake
So while we now know the extent of direct loss, we are also getting a better understanding of indirect loss due to disaster events
This is the port of Kobe Japan Kobe has been prosperous since the 1800s, as is was one of the only ports open to foreign trade during the Meiji era.
In 1985, a devastating earthquake hit Kobe, killed over 5000 people and destroyed large parts of the city including the port facilities
While Japan is extremely good at rebuilding, and if you visit Kobe today, you would never know that it had been destroyed. However, the port of Kobe went from being the 3rd busiest in Japan to the 19th busiest port Business moved away, and never came back...
Lastly, I would like to refer to the social and conceptual framework of risk Are disasters an exogenous and unpredictable disruption to "normal" society Or are disasters simply the consequence of poor development choices
Perhaps the etymology is a clue to our attitude Disaster comes from the Latin = bad star = bad luck Catastrophe on the other hand comes from the Greek = down turn Down turns are much more related to what we construct rather than simple bad luck
This is Kathmandhu, well known as the site of an upcoming major earthquake event. How do we choose to deal with that fact?
So the real reason I am here is to tell you about some great open initiatives to deal with these issues
The fist is the Index for Risk Management project led by the UN agencies and the European Commission
This index is designed to use a large array of open datasets to give a global picture of the relative risk in all countries While previous models relied on private sector "black box" algorithms, the InforRM is being developed as an open model InfoRM will show both seasonal changes in the risk index and also scale to sub national and regional effects This is NEW - steering group meeting in October, and the first report in early 2014
The OHRI will show both seasonal changes in the risk index and also scale to sub national and regional effects This is NEW - steering group meeting in October, and the first report in early 2014
In order to improve the availability and interoperability of disaster data, OCHA is also developing an Open schema known and the Humanitarian Exchange Language, or HXL
In a complex working environment with hundreds of actors, HXL will help data exchange without the need for a single system.
The Open nature of HXL will result in the generation of linked open data that can be used by anyone.
In the complex world of sustainable development, there are many silos and the very words we use can be a barrier to effective effort
The Reeep Open thesaurus is beginning to bridge the gaps. It is an RDF compatible map of concepts. For example, while coming from the renewable energy and environmental side of climate change thinking, it is already including terms used in climate change adaptation (the getting ready for change part) And we are working with them to extend it to the words and concepts we use in disaster risk reduction, as while it is closely related to climate change adaptation, there is little communication or linking between the two.
Reep is a well known champion of Open Data and I would like to give them credit for their work in bridging across development silos. Perhaps together we can build an ontology of resilience
As I mentioned, small disaster events are rarely recorded or counted in national risk assessments. In order to invest in risk reduction however, it is essential to understand the extent of current losses. We are trying to change that
The DesInventar.net project is an Open source, open standard which has now been used in over 70 countries to collect detailed loss data With the European Commission we are developing a global open standard for loss indicators
Often we find that a single disaster reported globally is actually often hundreds of smaller events, each with local consequences. One global database lists disaster 1200 events in the U.S. but local recording shows over 700,000 events. This desegregation is extremely important, as countries need to know the extent of their losses, and make real decisions at the local level.
As part of the GAR, UNISDR is developing an open global risk model This probabilistic model is emerging and for the first time ever, it is giving us real value estimates of possible disaster losses for every country
Previous models have been deterministic, based on limited and imperfect data collection Probabilistic risk takes into account all of the possible hazard events. This is very different as it is based on all future possibilities of hazard events, rather than on our limited record keeping of recent disasters. It is especially important as most events have not happened yet... Or they happened so long ago that they are not part of our historic memory
Like the tsunami that destroyed the Lebanese (at the time Phoenician) coast 1500 years ago... and could possibly happen again.
This probabilistic model is emerging and for the first time ever, it is giving us real value estimates of average annual disaster losses and the probable maximum loss for every country
A risk model is also dependent on exposure The Global Exposure Database has been developed by UNEP and divides the world into pixels that represent a 5 X 5 kilometer area. Housing and other built assets and determined using various sources, and each pixel has a set of values for exposure
Excellent new hazard models are now being developed to give us a precise picture of the potential events. The Global Earthquake model is an excellent example and will launch the Open Quake service in early 2014
Probabilistic risk is determined according to a time frame or return period
The CAPRA viewer can show the relative risk for any return period. A 100 year return period represents a 1% chance of that event happening in a given year. Psychologically, we have issues with that idea, as we consider it highly unlikely to occur.
But would you buy a lottery ticket if you knew you had a 1 in 100 chance of winning?
I need to pre- empt a question about climate change... This map has become quite famous. It comes from the IPCC report on extreme events, and demonstrates that according to the best climate models available that extreme events (such as Hurricane Sandy) will happen more often than before
The Open Data for Resilience initiative of the World Bank is an attempt to crowd source, downscale and distribute the ownership of exposure data.
While the hazard models for earthquakes, cyclones and other events are getting more precise, exposure data remains relatively coarse and limits our ability to make finer risk estimates.
So the World Bank is using crowd sourcing, combined with tools like Geo Node and Open Street Map to get actual data on exposed assets. This picture was taken in Kathmandhu Nepal
The Open DRi Field Guide will be available in November this year.
Lastly I want to introduce a personal project that has not quite started yet It is all well and good to be speaking at this conference (in English) about this topic. But this is an issue of global concern, and needs to be understood everywhere.
At UNISDR we have managed to translate around 30 terms into 19 languages, but that still represents a fraction of the earth's population Right here, I would like to launch an effort to get 100 terms into the 100 most spoken languages. Anyone that has expertise in crowd sourcing, translation, or is just interested in this project - please contact me.
So here we are - living with risk We are in a relationship with risk and we need to manage that relationship In fact, as humans, we like risk in many ways but need to make sure we are risk aware.
We can either reduce risk, transfer it through things like insurance, or accept it ...or ignore it at our peril
But in order to do these things, we need access to the best possible information Open knowledge leads to risk informed decision making The underlying concepts and issues need to be openly known, and through the initiatives I have shown we hope to be providing the best possible information ...so we can have the best possible relationship with our risk
Thank you. All references and contacts for this presentation are available at: www.preventionweb.net /opendata