module 1: The Nature of Disasters & Disaster Risk

• Disaster - any event that cause widespread human, economic, and environmental losses that seriously disrupt the normal functioning of a community.
• Hazard- a threat or harm that has the potential to cause damage.
• disaster risk - may be specific to a location or condition of a community.
• TYPES OF DISASTERS:

  Natural Disaster- devastating outcomes that from result from natural hazards

  Man-made Disaster- also called Technological Disasters, are distraction from man-made Hazard
• Effects of Disasters- mostly depending on the severity of the effects of a disaster is higher in the community directly affected by the hazard.
• EFFECTS OF DISASTER:

  Primary effects- direct situation arising from the disaster it self

  Secondary effects- are situation resulting from the primary effects

  Tertiary effects- those that are experienced as disaster is taking place that can be felt sometimes after the disaster has occur.