Disaster Risk Management

By: Aakansha,104 Shikha,111

DEFINITIONS OF DISASTER
A disaster can be defined as any occurrence that cause damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and health services on a scale, sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area. (W.H.O.) A disaster can be defined as an occurrence either nature or manmade that causes human suffering and creates human needs that victims cannot alleviate without assistance. American Red Cross (ARC)

TYPES OF DISASTER
Natural Disasters
Meteorological

Man-made Disasters
Technological

Topographical

Industrial accidents

Environmental

Security related

RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities.

WHAT IS DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

Disaster Risk Management is the systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.

DISASTER RISK = FUNCTION (HAZARD, EXPOSURE, VULNERABILITY)

COMPONENTS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

STEPS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT

Step 1. Step 2. Step 3.
Step 4. Step 5.

Identify hazards. Assess hazards to determine risks. Develop controls and make risk decisions. Implement controls. Supervise and evaluate.

PRINCIPLES OF RISK MANAGEMENT

Disaster management is the responsibility of all spheres of government Disaster management should use resources that exist for a day-to-day purpose Organizations should function as an extension of their core business Individuals are responsible for their own safety Disaster management planning should recoginise the difference between incidence and disaster

 Disaster management planning must take account of the type of physical environment and the structure of population Disaster management arrangements must recognize the involvement and potential role of non-government agencies

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