Vulnerability

• Is a set of prevailing or consequential conditions, which adversely affect the community’s ability to prevent, mitigate, prepare for and respond to the hazardous events.

  Vulnerability
• Who are the so called Most Vulnerable Sectors?

  farmers, urban poor, laborers, indigenous people, PWD’s, women and children
• Who are those so called Less Vulnerable Sectors?

  professionals, small entrepreneurs
• Who are the so called not Vulnerable Sectors?

  Sectors in the society having high position in the community
• Name the 3 Categories of Vulnerability.

  Physical/Material Vulnerability

  Social Vulnerabilities

  Attitudinal Vulnerability
• What category of vulnerability include geophysical location and infrastructures?

  Physical/Material Vulnerability
• What category of vulnerability includes education, peace and order, good governance, health and nutrition, religion, and culture among others?

  Social Vulnerabilities
• What category of vulnerability are the people with low confidence in their ability to affect change and those who have sense of their ability to bring the changes they desire?

  Attitudinal Vulnerability