RISK The probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses (deaths, inquires, property, livelihoods, economic activity disrupted or environment damaged)
Disaster Risk Described as a function of the hazard and the vulnerability context, including the resilience of the societal system under threat.
DISASTER RISKS IMPORTANT ELEMENTS Exposure – elements at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event. Hazard – a potentially dangerous physical occurrence, phenomenon or human activity that may loss of life or injury. Vulnerability – the condition determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes.
HUMAN EFFECTS OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS Displaced populations Health risks Food scarcity Emotional Aftershocks
RISK FACTORS UNDERLYING DISASTER
Severity Exposure Measures those who experience disaster first hand which has the highest risk of developing future mental problems.
VICTIMS RESCUE WORKERS/HEALTH CARE HAVE AWARENESS OF THE DISASTER ONLY THROUGH NEWS.
Gender and Family The female gender suffers more adverse effects. This worsens when children are present at home. Marital relationships are placed under strain.
AGE Adults in the age range of 40 to 60 are more stressed after disasters but in general, children exhibit more stress after disasters than adults do.
Economic status of country Evidence indicates that severe mental problem resulting from disasters are more prevalent in developing countries like the Philippines.
Factors which underlie disasters Climate change Environmental degradation Globalized Economic Development Poverty and Inequality Weak Governance Poorly planned and Managed Urban Development
VULNERABILITY The inability to resist a hazard or to respond when a disaster has occurred. Ex. People who live on plains are more vulnerable to floods than people who live higher up.
PHYSICAL VULNERABILITY Includes population density levels, place of a settlement, the site design, and materials used for infrastructure and housing. Ex. UP Visayas buildings were totally destroyed during the super typhoon Yolanda in 2008 leaving the structure totally damaged.
SOCIAL VULNERABILITY Happens due to inability of people, organization, and societies to prevent severe effects from hazards because of the expected behavior in social interactions, institutions, and system of cultural values. Ex. Line of communications were cut off when cell sites shutdown.
ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY It is based on the economic status of individuals, communities, and nations. The poorer the country, the more vulnerable to disasters because they lack the funds or budgets to build sturdy structures and put other engineering measures in place which protect them from being affected by disasters.
SOCIOECONOMIC VULNERABILITY It describes the relative socioeconomic characteristics of communities in terms of poverty, unemployment, educational attainment, and percent of income spent on housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY Is caused by natural resources depletion and destruction. Organisms like humans, animals, and plants are all dependent on the environment for survival.
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DIRECTION : Classify the following phrases and sentences whether it is PHYSICAL, SOCIOECONOMICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY.
1. Shutdown of telecommunication tower
2. Houses built near fault lines
3. Denudation of forests
4. Rest houses near Boracay shoreline
5. T wenty-story building constructed on soil mainly made up of clay.
6. Bridges with cracks
7. Over fertilization of agricultural soil
8. Lost of job due to COVID-19 pandemic.
9. Possible retrenchment of ABS CBN employees due to its shutdown.
10. Destruction of coral reefs that serves as barriers against storm surge.