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DRRR 2
DRRR 2
a. exposure b. hazard
c. risk d. vulnerability
PRE-TEST
3. Which of the following BEST describes hazard?
a. 16-20 b. 20-30
c. 30-40 d. 40-60
PRE-TEST
12. Which of the following risk factors is the result
in an increased polarization between the rich and
poor on a global scale?
a. climate change b. poverty and inequality
c. environmental degradation
d. globalized economic development
PRE-TEST
13. Which of the following is NOT a contributor to
the worst outcomes when a disaster happened?
The Philippines lies on the so-called Ring of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean
region where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
At least two people were killed and scores injured when
a 6.5-magnitude quake struck the central Philippines in
July last year.
Prevention Web. Editor, “Globalized Economic Development”, Prevention Web. The Knowledge Platform for
Disaster Risk Reduction, 12 November 2015 https://www.preventionweb.net/risk/globalized-economic-
development
4. Poverty and Inequality - Impoverished people are more likely to live in
hazard-exposed areas and are less able to invest in risk-reducing measures. The
lack of access to insurance and social protection means that people in poverty
are often forced to use their already limited assets to buffer disaster losses,
which drives them into further poverty. Poverty is therefore both a cause and
consequence of disaster risk (Wisner et al., 2004), particularly extensive risk,
with drought being the hazard most closely associated with poverty (Shepard et
al., 2013). The impact of disasters on the poor can, in addition to loss of life,
injury and damage, cause a total loss of livelihoods, displacement, poor health,
food insecurity, among other consequences. Vulnerability is not simply about
poverty, but extensive research over the past 30 years has revealed that it is
generally the poor who tend to suffer worst from disasters (DFID, 2004; Twigg,
2004; Wisner et al., 2004; UNISDR, 2009b).
Prevention Web. Editor, “Poverty and inequality”, Prevention Web. The Knowledge Platform for Disaster Risk
Reduction, 12 November 2015 https://www.preventionweb.net/risk/poverty-inequality
5. Poorly planned and Managed Urban Development - A new wave of
urbanization is unfolding in hazard-exposed countries and with it, new
opportunities for resilient investment emerge. People, poverty, and disaster risk
are increasingly concentrated in cities. The growing rate of urbanization and the
increase in population density (in cities) can lead to creation of risk, especially
when urbanization is rapid, poorly planned and occurring in a context of
widespread poverty. Growing concentrations of people and economic activities
in many cities are seen to overlap with areas of high-risk exposure.
Prevention Web editor, “Poorly planned and managed urban development “, Prevention Web. The Platform for Disaster Risk
Reduction, 12 November 2015 https://www.preventionweb.net/risk/poorly-planned-managed-urban-development
6. Weak Governance - weak governance zones are investment environments in
which public sector actors are unable or unwilling to assume their roles and
responsibilities in protecting rights, providing basic services and public services.
Disaster risk is disproportionately concentrated in lower-income countries with
weak governance (UNISDR, 2015a). Disaster risk governance refers to the
specific arrangements that societies put in place to manage their disaster risk
(UNISDR, 2011a; UNDP, 2013a) within a broader context of risk governance
(Renn, 2008 in UNISDR, 2015a). This reflects how risk is valued against a
backdrop of broader social and economic concerns (Holley et al., 2011).
Prevention Web. Editor, “ ”Prevention Web. The Knowledge Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. Nov. 12, 2015
https://www.preventionweb.net/risk/weak-governance
Certain factors are related to a survivor’s background and recovery is
hampered if survivors: were not functioning well before the disaster; have no
experience dealing with disasters; must deal with other stressors after the
disaster; have low self-esteem; feel uncared for by others; think they exercise
little control over what happens to them; and unable to manage stress.
A.Climate Change
B. Environmental Degradation
C. Globalized Economic Development
D. Poverty and Inequality
E. Poorly planned and Managed Urban Development
F. Weak Governance
SITUATION FACTOR UNDERLYING DISASTER
Unwillingness to assume their roles and responsibilities in
governing disaster risk department
rising sea levels
Cities located in low-altitude estuaries such as Marikina
City, Philippines are exposed to sea-level rise and flooding
houses are built with lightweight materials
effects in developing countries
Deforestation that can lead to landslide
Global warming
Garbage slide killed that over 200 people in an informal
settlement in Manila, the Philippines
Fragmented responsibilities for drought risk management
Stop and Reflect
Now review your previous activities 1.3. Do you think that the given
ideas/concepts are clear for you to differentiate risk factors underlying
disasters? Agree or Disagree?
Activity 1.4 Am I Ready?