Basic Concepts of Disaster & Disaster Risk | DRRR

This concept can be both destructive and informative.

• Disaster

• Hazard

• Vulnerability

• Exposure

This contributes to identifying the hazards present in an area.

• Pre-disaster Vulnerabilities

• Post-disaster Vulnerabilities

• Neither Pre- and Post-disaster Vulnerabilities

• Either Pre- and Post-disaster Vulnerabilities

• Both Pre- and Post-disaster Vulnerabilities

This risk factor pertains to risks that are manageable.

• Acceptable Risk

• Residual Risk

• Natipnal Disaster Risk

• Extensive Disaster Risk

• Intensive Disaster Risk

This risk factor refers to low-severity but high-frequency events. These risks occur very often.

• Acceptable Risk

• Residual Risk

• National Disaster Risk

• Extensive Disaster Risk

• Intensive Disaster Risk

This effect of disasters involves biophysical and ecological systems and processes.

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

This perspective in analyzing the effects of a disaster acknowledges the potential for disease outbreaks following an occurrence of a disaster.

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Psychological Perspective

• Biological Perspective

• Physical Perspective

This perspective in analyzing disaster effects pertains to how a disaster affects social norms, traditions, and practices.

• Physical Perspective

• Psychological Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Economic Perspective

Identify which perspective in analyzing disaster effects is being described.

After Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in 2013, thousands of homes, schools, and hospitals in Tacloban were destroyed, leaving communities without shelter or basic facilities.

• Pschological Perspective

• Physical Perspective

• Economic Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

Identify which perspective in analyzing disaster effects is being described.

In the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses (2020), criticisms arose regarding the delayed government response and poor coordination in rescue and relief operations.

• Political Perspective

• Economic Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Biological Perspective

Identify which perspective in analyzing disaster effects is being described.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many small businesses closed, and thousands of workers in Metro Manila lost their jobs due to lockdown restrictions.

• Economic Perspective

• Psychological Perspective

• Physical Perspective

• Political Perspective