Disaster risk reduction

Environment Protection and Waste

Management Seminar 2012(D.R.R.)

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

OVERVIEW

1DISASTER RISK

REDUCTION

2DISASTERRISK

MANAGEMENT

3COMMUNIT

Y DISASTERRESPONSE

DISASTERRISKREDUCTION

1Kahulugan at Pangunahing

Kaalaman

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Disaster♥Kalamidad ♥Sakuna ♥Delubyo

Risk♥Panganib ♥Peligro ♥Kapahamakan

Disaster Risk Reduction

Ito ay tumutukoy sa mga pamamaraan

kung paano mababawasan ang dalang

kapahamakan at masamang epekto ng mga

kalamidad, natural man o tao ang nagsanhi.

NATURAL• LINDOL• BAGYO• BUHAWI• TSUNAMI

• LANDSLIDE• VOLCANIC ERUPTION•MUDFLOW

Sanhi at Halimbawa ng mga Kalamidad

NATURAL

KMAN-MADE• BAHA OIL SPILL• POLUSYON• DEFORESTATION

HAZARDS

2DISASTERRISKMANAGEMENT

Paano tayo kikilos?Sino ang ating kasama?

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Disaster Risk Management

Ito ay tumutukoy sa lahat ng mga gawain

na naglalayong maiwasan (prevention) at

limitahan ang mga epekto ng kalamidad sa tao,

komunidad at kalikasan.

Ito rin ay ang sistematikong pamamahala

ng mga desisyong administratibo, at

kakayahang magpatupad ng mga patakaran,

stratehiya upang maihanda ang komunidad sa

mga kalamidad.

Disaster Risk Management (Balangkas)

Components- Activities

•Risk Identification - Hazard and Vulnerability Studies•Risk Reduction - Prevention and Mitigation •Risk Transfer - Insurance and Risk Financing •Preparedness, Response - Forecasting, dissemination of warnings, implementing preparedness measures •Recovery - Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

• Multi-sectoral, multidisciplinary strategic users which include a broad range of Disaster Risk Management stakeholders.

• Governmental and nongovernmental organizations at– Community, National and

Regional levels, • National Disaster

Organizations• Professional Associations.

Sino ang kasama natin?

3Community Disaster Response

Paano tayo kikilos?

Categories of Disaster Risk Reduction measures:

Physical -Structural-Non-structuralSocio-economic

Disaster Risk Reduction Measures

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Physical Risk Reduction Measures

-Physical risk reduction measures are structural and non- structural measures that are undertaken to help avoid or alleviate the damage and losses that result from hazards.

Physical Measures

-Refer to any physical construction to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards, which include engineering measures and construction of hazard-resistant and protective structures and infrastructures.

ExamplesConstruction;Strengthening of facilities;Altering of the environment

Structural Measures

-Refer to policies, awareness, knowledge development, public commitment, and methods and operating practices, including participatory mechanisms and the provision of information, which can reduce risk and related impacts.

Examples:Policy BillsSeminars

Non-Structural Measures

VSocio-economic risk reduction measures are those that are designed to address gaps and weaknesses in the systems whereby communities and society as a whole prepare to respond to disaster events.

Socio-economic Measures

Examples:-Build awareness of hazards and vulnerabilities at the community level-Create community mutual assistance networks-Develop employment protection programs

Socio-economic Measures

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IMPORTANCE-Risk reduction reduces vulnerability-Reduced vulnerability reduces impact of future hazardous events-Reduced impact means quicker recovery-Quicker recovery allows return to development activities

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