DRRR Lesson 2

a set of prevailing or consequential conditions, which adversely affect the community’s ability to prevent, mitigate, prepare for and respond to hazardous events.

• HAZARDS

• VULNERABILITY

• DISASTER

• EXPOSURE

________ is present in the community or society even before a disaster happens. It precedes disaster, contributes to its severity, impedes disaster response, and may continue to exist long after a disaster has struck

• DISASTER

• SHARKS

• FACILITIES

• VULNERABILITY

Who are the so-called Most Vulnerable Sectors?

• • farmers •Urban poor •Laborers •Indigenous people •PWDs •Women •Children

• • Professionals • Small entrepreneurs •Those who belong to the higher levels of society

• sectors in society having high positions in the community.

They are the community members whose capacities are low and not sufficient to withstand and overcome the damaging and adverse effects of disasters

• Not Vulnerable Sectors

• Less Vulnerable Sectors

• Most Vulnerable Sectors

They are the community members whose capacities start from their own ability to acquire material resources; skills and trainings; and position in society

• Most Vulnerable Sectors

• Less Vulnerable Sectors

• Not Vulnerable Sectors

Their role in disaster management activities is to extend assistance and support to vulnerable sectors.

• Less Vulnerable Sectors

• Not Vulnerable Sectors

• Less Vulnerable Sectors

They are sectors in society having high positions in the community.

• Less Vulnerable Sectors

• Most Vulnerable Sectors

• Not Vulnerable Sectors

❑Physical/Material Vulnerability

❑Social/Organizational Vulnerability

❑Attitudinal/Motivational Vulnerability

are the categories of vulnerabilities

• TRUE

• FALSE