disaster preparedness.ppt drragennertion man

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1. Introduction to Disaster
Preparedness
DIPESH GURUNG
1 JULY, 2018

2. Namaste and Welcome to National Training
Center, Kavre! I hope everyone’s journey
was pleasant.
So, I have a first question for you all! You all
made a bag pack while coming to NTC.
So, can you write on a piece pf paper,
what are there in the bag pack and we
shall start our discussion.

3. Anyone brought?
Medicines
Umbrella
Raincoat
Suit
Others
Why?

4. What is Preparedness?
Preparednessrefers to a very concrete set of
actions that are taken as precautionary measures
in the face of potential situations.

5. Disaster
Adisasterisanextremedisruptionofthefunctioningofa
societythatcauseswidespreadhuman,material,or
environmentallossesthatexceedtheabilityofthe
affectedsocietytocopeusingonlyitsownresources.
Eventssuchasearthquakes,floods,andcyclones,by
themselves,arenotconsidereddisasters.Rather,they
becomedisasterswhentheyadverselyandseriously
affecthumanlife,livelihoodsandproperty.Disaster
preparedness,therefore,seekstoprepareforandreduce
theseadverseeffects.

6. Hazard
Ahazard,ontheotherhand,referstothepotential
occurrence,inaspecifictimeperiodandgeographic
area,ofanaturalphenomenonthatmayadverselyaffect
humanlife,propertyoractivitytotheextentofcausinga
disaster.Ahazardoccurrence(theearthquake,theflood,
orthecyclone,forexample)becomesadisasterwhenit
resultsininjuries,lossoflifeandlivelihoods,
displacementandhomelessnessand/ordestructionand
damagetoinfrastructureandproperty.Acyclonethat
surgesoveranuninhabitedislanddoesnotresultina
disaster;however,itwouldbeadisasterifithitthe
populatedcoastofBangladeshandcausedextensive
lossoflivesandproperty.

7. Disaster Preparedness
Disasterpreparednessreferstomeasures
takentoprepareforandreducetheeffectsof
disasters.Thatis,topredictand—where
possible—preventthem,mitigatetheirimpact
onvulnerablepopulations,andrespondto
andeffectivelycopewiththeirconsequences.

9. Preparedness now

10. Reflection and Discussions

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12. Earthquake sharing by the Village directors and
their response

13. Thank you!