DISASTER READINESS AND RISK

REDUCTION
 PHILIPPINE SCENARIO
Cited as among the top countries at risk to disaster.
While disasters can arise from man-made sources, the
most inevitable come from natural phenomena.
Filipino is familiar with the impacts of typhoons,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and fires to everyday
life and to national development.
This makes learning about disaster preparedness
aligned with everyone’s interests.
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction (DRRR) is
multi-disciplinary in nature, bringing together
biological, geopolitical, socio-cultural, political,
and economic factors.
 Basic Concept of Hazard
What is HAZARD?
-a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human
activity, or condition that may cause loss of life,
injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss
of livelihoods and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage.
What is DISASTER?
-a serious disruption of the functioning of a
community or a society involving widespread human,
material, economic, or environmental losses and
impacts with exceeds the ability of the affected
community to cope using its own resources.
Natural Hazard
-naturally-occurring physical phenomena caused either by biological,
geological and hydrological events.
a. Biological Hazard
-process of organic origin expose to pathogenic micro-organisms, toxins
and bioactive substances
e.g. disease epidemics and insect/animal plagues
b. Geological Hazard
-natural process originates from the solid earth-geosphere.
e.g. earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions
c. Hydro-meteorological Hazard
-natural process involved with the atmosphere and hydrosphere.
e.g. Avalanches, floods, drought, wildfire, cyclones, storms, wave surges
• What are examples of natural processes that
shape and change our environment?
1 Plate Tectonics- mountain building, volcanism,
ocean formation
2 Atmospheric Processes- cloud formation,
precipitation, wind
3 Biological Accumulation-reef building, colony
formation, forestation
4 Human Activities-urbanization, extracting
resources, geoengineering
Man-Made and Technological Hazards
- Originates from technological or industrial
conditions, including accidents, dangerous
procedures, infrastructure failures, or specific human
activities.
-e.g. conflicts/war
-famine
-displaced populations’
-industrial accidents
-transport accidents
-environmental degradation
-pollutions
 ACTIVITY
Classify the given phenomena in a table either as
Natural or Man-Made Hazard.
Describe the basis of your classification.
Group the class into 3.
Come up with answers written on a sheet of paper
with a leader from each group.
a. Ground shaking k. storm surge
b. Tornado l. tsunami
c. Landslide m. extreme rainfall
d. Flood
e. Indoor fire
f. Lava flow
g. Industrial pollution
h. Typhoon
i. Forest fire
j. liquefaction
 IMPACTS OF HAZARDS
Divide the class for a ROLE PLAY.
Imagine the impacts of certain phenomena assigned
to your group.
Role play guidelines
1. There should be one reporter, who will explain
what the group is representing.
2. The rest will take one on roles, whether of living or
non-living things caught in the given situation.
3. 5 to 20 minutes to make a depiction.
4. Grade will be based on the accuracy of the
depiction of possible impacts, not on the acting.
 scenario
1. Family in concrete house near the highway
far from river and mountain.
2. Mountain climbers going up the slope
3. Friends in an isolated beach
4. Fishermen on the open sea
 Post Activity Guide Questions
a. Are the impacts of each hazard the same?
b. What kinds of hazards affected everyone? What
kind of hazards did not?
c. What would you do if you were caught in one of
these hazards?
d. Summarize how the impact of certain hazards can
differ based on what is exposed to the hazard and
where.
 Homework
Think of one specific hazards that would fall
under Geological, Hydro-meteorological, or
Man-made/technological hazards.
 Disaster Risk Factors
1. Physical Factors-tangible objects or infrastructure
-availability of fire exits, sturdiness of the building
2. Psychological Factors-state of mental capacity and
health, perception of self
-deal with babies, kids, adults, self-assessment to respond
to disaster, fear
3. Socio-cultural Factors- religion, social status, traditions,
perception by society
4. Economic Factors- assets and liabilities, income,
economic class
5. Political-government structure, diplomatic issues
6. Biological-flora and fauna in environment, health,
diseases
Disaster Risk= Exposure to natural or man-made hazards
X vulnerability.

Exposure ( to hazard ) x Vulnerability

______________________________
Capacity to cope

“ Disasters are described as a result of the combination

of:
1. Exposure to hazard
2. Conditions of vulnerability that are present
3. Insufficient capacity to reduce with the potential
negative consequences.
 TASK
• Write an ESSAY about how the risk factors
concern you personally.
• Try to identify either as
a. Physical
b. Psychological
c. Socio-cultural
d. Economic
e. Political
f. biological
Identifying Classroom Hazards that can
Lead to Disasters
1. List 10 hazards in the classroom ( Activity
Notebook)
2. Groupings to discuss your hazards list.
3. Create a group Classroom Hazard Map based on
your answers. Hazards should be colored red,
and the safe areas , blue.
4. One will report the group output to the class.
5. Other groups may ask questions and make
constructive reviews of their classmates works.
 Guide Questions
• What will you do should an earthquake
happen?
• What can be done to prevent a disaster in the
classroom?
• Will a hazard always cause a disaster?
-Sample situation: There is a volcano in the
middle of an uninhabited desert? What is the
hazard? Will there be a human disaster if the
volcano erupts?