Content Standard

The learners demonstrate understanding

of:
1. The concept of disaster and disaster
risk, and the nature and effects of
disasters.
Performance Standard
The learners shall be able to:
1. Relate the concept of disaster with daily
life;
Learning Competencies
The learners are able to:
1. Explain the meaning of disaster
(DRR11/12-Ia-b-1)
2. Differentiate the risk factors underlying
disasters (DRR11/12-Ia-b-2)
3. Describe the effects of disasters on
one’s life (DRR11/12-Ia-b-3)
Learning Competencies
The learners are able to:
4. Explain how and when an event becomes
a disaster (DRR11/12-Ia-b-4)
5. Analyze disaster from the different
perspectives (physical, psychological,
socio-cultural, economic, political, and
biological) (DRR11/12-Ia-b-6)
Motivation
Week 1\Grim Disasters Philippines.mpg.mp4
HAZARD

DISASTER
 HAZARD
A dangerous:
Human Activity, Phenomenon, Substance, or
Condition
that may cause: loss of life, injury or other
health impacts, property damage, loss of
livelihoods and services, social and
economic disruption, or environmental
damage.
 DISASTER
A serious disruption of the functioning
of a community or a society involving:
■ widespread human ■ material
■ economic, or
■ environmental losses and impacts
which exceeds the ability of the
affected community or society to cope
using its own resources.
Typhoon
Yolanda
Victims
in
Tacloban
Leyte
 RISK
The possibility that something bad
or unpleasant (such as an injury or a
loss) will happen (Merriam-
Webster)- “Panganib”
 RISK
The probability that community
structure or geographic area is to
be damaged or disrupted by the
impact of a particular hazard, on
account of their nature,
construction, and proximity to a
hazardous area.
 NATURE OF RISK
EXPOSURE (to hazard) x VULNERABILITY
CAPACITY TO COPE

Summarized with: “Disasters are often described

as a result of the combination of:

I. The exposure to a hazard;

II. The conditions of vulnerability that are present,

III. Insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or

cope with and the potential negative
consequences.”
 VULNERABLE
Is a condition or sets of condition that
reduces people’s ability to prepare for,
withstand or respond to a hazard
 A disaster
occurs when a
hazard impacts
on vulnerable
people.
The combination of hazards,
vulnerability and inability to reduce
the potential negative
consequences of risk results in
disaster.
 Disaster Risk factors
are variables that either aggravate or
mitigate the effects of hazards,
affecting the degree or scope of a
disaster.
 Disaster Risk factors
1. Physical factors
would pertain to tangible objects or
infrastructure, like the availability of fire
exits, or the sturdiness of the building,
or the presence or absence of objects
that can harm you or help you, etc.
 Disaster Risk factors
2. Psychological factors
include state of mental capacity and
health (e.g. are we dealing with babies?
Kids? Adults? People with special
needs?), perception of self (e.g. self-
assessment of capability to respond to
disasters, fear), etc.
 Disaster Risk factors
3. Socio-cultural factors
include religion, social status,
traditions, perception by society, etc.
 Disaster Risk factors
4. Economic factors
include assets and liabilities, income,
economic class, etc.
(5) Political factors
include government structure,
diplomatic issues, etc.
 Disaster Risk factors
(6) Biological factors
include flora and fauna in environment,
health, diseases, etc.
ACTIVITY:
Write an essay about how the risk factors concern them
personally.

I. Physical,
II. Psychological,
III. Socio-cultural,
IV. Economic,
V. Political, and
VI. Biological risk factors that either affect or not affect them
Each group should come up with a summary of each
category addressing the following key points:

I. Definition for the category

II. Examples that of factors that directly affect them and
possible effects
III. Examples of factors that might not necessarily affect
them
Ways to address the factors to be ready for disasters