DRRR

• characteristics and circumstances of a community, system, or resource.

  VULNERABILITY
• refers to any source of danger. It is a threat.

  Hazard
• system or individual to withstand and recover from the impacts of a disaster.

  Resilience
• – actions taken to reduce or prevent the impacts

  Mitigation
• – the degree to which individuals, communities, or assets are susceptible to potential or loss from a disaster.

  Exposure
• – may affect the whole country or a community

  Disasters
• – the lack of power to be safe in times of disaster. It is one of the factors that determines a hazard’s effect and impact.

  Vulnerability
• – events that disrupts the functions of individuals in a community.

  Disasters
• what are three FACTORS AFFECTING VULNERABILITY

  Social

  Physical

  Motivational
• WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF VULNERABILITY

  Hazard-Specific

  Setting-Specific
• makes an element more susceptible to the forces.

  Hazard-Specific
• – a place or an area more susceptible to hazards.

  Setting-Specific
• – potential damages a hazard can do to physical structures. (buildings, houses, and transportation of systems).

  Physical
• – people’s capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from the impacts.

  Social
• driving force behind human actions.

  Motivational
• WHAT ARE THE FACTORS AFFECTING VULNERABILITY

  Socioeconomic Factors

  Demographic Factors
• – refers to the number of young people and seniors in a community

  Age of Population
• most commonly identified during emergencies

  Marginalized or Excluded Groups
• WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURE

  Engineered Buildings

  Non-engineered Buildings

  Owner-Built Structures