Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction (PART 1)

What is the difference between a natural event and a hazard?

• Natural events are caused by human forces, while hazards are caused by natural forces.

• Natural events are unpredictable, while hazards are predictable.

• Natural events have human involvement, while hazards do not.

• Natural events are always dangerous, while hazards are not.

Which of the following statements describes a natural hazard?

• The taal volcano erupted back in January of 2020. This caused a major ashfall which covered the CALABARZON area in ash. This also reached Metro Manila and caused an increased demand in facemasks.

• Back in 2020, an ice-making plant exploded in Navotas, Metro Manila. This caused the leak of liquid ammonia which evaporated quickly into a gas. People in the surrounding communities had to evacuate because of the potential harm of the chemical.

• Recently, Metro Manila experienced an increased concentration of smog. This resulted in reduced visibility and irritability. The LGUs responded by suspending classes across all levels to keep children safe from pollution.

• A newsflash report on the television discussed a magnitude 5.5 earthquake at the Antarctic region. The report added that the earthquake caused a 10-km rift to open. This earthquake also destroyed 30 tons of glaciers to fall to the Antarctic ocean.

Which of the following statements describes a natural hazard?

• Typhoon Yolanda was one of the most severe weather disasters experienced by the Philippines. It caused storm surges which destroyed coastal communities in Leyte. This resulted in the death of thousands.

• The “Great Smog of London” was one of the worst pollution-related phenomena in European history. It inhibited vision and made breathing difficult. People were forced to stay indoors and had to use cloths as filters to go outside.

• Recently, Metro Manila experienced an increased concentration of smog. This resulted in reduced visibility and irritability. The LGUs responded by suspending classes across all levels to keep children safe from pollution.

• Back in 2020, an ice-making plant exploded in Navotas, Metro Manila. This caused the leak of liquid ammonia which evaporated quickly into a gas. People in the surrounding communities had to evacuate because of the potential harm of the chemical.

Which of the following statements describes a natural hazard?

• Typhoon Yolanda was one of the most severe weather disasters experienced by the Philippines. It caused storm surges which destroyed coastal communities in Leyte. This resulted in the death of thousands.

• The “Great Smog of London” was one of the worst pollution-related phenomena in European history. It inhibited vision and made breathing difficult. People were forced to stay indoors and had to use cloths as filters to go outside.

• Recently, Metro Manila experienced an increased concentration of smog. This resulted in reduced visibility and irritability. The LGUs responded by suspending classes across all levels to keep children safe from pollution.

• Back in 2020, an ice-making plant exploded in Navotas, Metro Manila. This caused the leak of liquid ammonia which evaporated quickly into a gas. People in the surrounding communities had to evacuate because of the potential harm of the chemical.

What is hazard mitigation?

• Actions taken to ignore the risks of hazards.

• Actions taken to reduce risks to life and property from various forms of hazards.

• Actions taken to increase the impact of hazards on communities.

• Actions taken to create more hazards in a community.

What does the Republic Act 10121 aim to do?

• Strengthen the capacity of the national government and the local government units (LGUs) to build the disaster resilience of communities.

• Provide maximum care, assistance, and services to individuals and families affected by disaster.

• Adopt a disaster risk reduction and management approach that is reactive and limited in scope.

• Develop, promote, and implement a comprehensive National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) that aims to ignore disaster risks.

What is disaster risk reduction and management?

• The systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies, and improved coping capacities in order to increase the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.

• The systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies, and improved coping capacities in order to create more adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.

• The systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies, and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.

• The systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies, and improved coping capacities in order to ignore the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.

What is community-based disaster risk reduction and management?

• A process of disaster risk reduction and management in which at-risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of disaster risks in order to increase their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities.

• A process of disaster risk reduction and management in which at-risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of disaster risks in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities.

• A process of disaster risk reduction and management in which at-risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of disaster risks in order to ignore their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities.

• A process of disaster risk reduction and management in which at-risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of disaster risks in order to create more vulnerabilities and reduce their capacities.

What is sustainable development?

• Development that meets the wants of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own wants. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of “needs”, in particular, the essential needs of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organizations on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs.

• Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of “needs”, in particular, the essential needs of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organizations on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs.

• Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of “wants”, in particular, the essential wants of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organizations on the environment’s ability to meet present and future wants.

• Development that meets the wants of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own wants. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of “wants”, in particular, the essential wants of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organizations on the environment’s ability to meet present and future wants.

What is the aim of the Republic Act 10121?

• To adopt and implement a coherent, comprehensive, integrated, efficient, and responsive disaster risk reduction program incorporated in the development plan at various levels of government adhering to the principles of good governance such as transparency and accountability within the context of poverty alleviation and environmental protection.

• To provide maximum care, assistance, and services to individuals and families affected by disaster.

• To adopt a disaster risk reduction and management approach that is reactive and limited in scope.

• To develop, promote, and implement a comprehensive National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) that aims to ignore disaster risks.