MODULE 3 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

1.       It know as the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Act 2010”

• Republic Act No. 11021

• Republic Act No. 10121

• Republic Act No. 11121

• Republic Act No. 10211

Leading the collaborative efforts in disaster preparedness planning and mitigation, as well as a disaster response operations and rehabilitation both in the government and private sectors.

• NDRRMC

• LDRRMO

Its mission is to provide leadership and administration of a comprehensive national civil defense and disaster reduction and management program.

• CHED

• Office of Civil Defense

• DRRM

• DENR

  It is established in every Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee in every barangay.

• NDRRMC

• RDRRMC

• LDRRMO

• BDRRMC

A situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property or environment.

• Hazard

• Exposure

• Vulnerability

• Risk

  A probability or threat of a damage, injury, loss, or other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal vulnerabilities, and that may be neutralized through preemptive action.

• Hazard

• Exposure

• Vulnerability

• Risk

  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.

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Vulnerability

• Risk

  The level of susceptibility or resiliency of the people and communities against the impact of the prevailing hazards based on the stat of physical, social, and economic conditions in a given area.

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Vulnerability

• Risk

This is a sustained measure taken before disaster occurs and is aimed to minimize the potential impacts of a disaster or reduce disaster risks.

• Mitigation and Prevention

• Preparedness

• Risk assessment

The information generated by this is essential to the development of non-structural mitigation measures (e.g. institutional and capacity building, information sharing and dissemination, land use planning).

• Mitigation and Prevention

• Preparedness

• Risk assessment