The Risk Profile of the Philippines

These are high-density mixtures of hot, dry rock fragments and hot gases that move away from the vent that erupted them at high speeds

• magma

• pyroclastic flows

• lava

It refers to the quantitative assessment of human and material resources.

  Example: number, volume, size.

• Capacity

• Disaster

• Mitigation

These are natural or man-made emergencies that cannot be handled by affected communities who experience severe danger and incur loss of lives and properties causing disruption in its social structure and prevention of the fulfillment of all or some of the affected community’s essential functions.

• archipelagos (archipelagoes)

• disasters

• risks

It is a feeble shaking to violent trembling of the ground produced by the sudden displacement of rocks or rock materials below the earth’s surface.

• earthquake

• flood

• tsunami

What are the three elements of fire?

• Sun, Moon, Stars

• Water, Air, Earth

• Heat, Fuel, Oxygen

It is the inundation of land areas which are not normally covered by water.

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Lahar Flow

It is any phenomenon that has the potential to cause disruption or damage to humans and their environment.

• Hazard

• Global Warming

• Deforestation

These are activities and measures taken in advance to ensure effective response to the impact of hazards, including the issuance of timely and effective early warnings and the temporary evacuation of people and property from threatened locations.

• Disaster Preparedness

• Disaster Recovery

• Disaster Mitigation

It is a country that lies in between two tectonic plates, whose movements create mountain ranges, islands, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis.

• Ecuador

• Australia

• Philippines

These are the expected number of lives lost, persons injured, damage to property and disruption of economic  activity due to natural phenomenon, and consequently the product of specific risk and elements at risk.

• Risk Assessment

• Risk Management

• Risk Reduction