Drrr

• Disaster

  Sudden calamitous occurrence that causes great harm, injury, destruction and devastation to life and property.
• Natural Disasters -

  Natural phenomenon caused by natural forces such as earthquakes, typhoon, and volcanic eruption
• Hazard - Source or condition that has a potential to cause harm
• Types of natural hazard

  Geophysical-earthquake, plot movement, volcanic activity.

  Hydrological-flood, landslide, storm surge.

  Meteorological-fog, storm, extreme temperature.

  Climatological-drought, wildfire, tropical wind

  Biological-diseases, pollution, pandemic

  Extraterrestrial-planer collision, space weather
• Types of natural hazard

  -geophysical

  -hydrological

  -Meteorological

  -climatological

  -extraterrestrial

  -biological
• Geophysical - earthquake, volcanic activity, plot movement.
• Hydrological - landslide, storm surge, flood
• Meteorological

  -fog, extreme temperature, storm.
• Climatological - drought, wildfire, tropical wind.
• Biological - diseases, pandemic, pollution.
• Extraterrestrial - planet collision and space weather.
• Human-made induced hazard

  -terrorism/violence

  -complex humanitarian agencies
• Terrorism/violence - the threat of terrorism spread technologies involving nuclear, biological. Chemical agents to develop weapons of mass destruction
• Complex humanitarian agencies -

  the term comples emergency is usually used to describe the humanitarian emergency resulting from an international or civil war.
• Risk - has various connotations within different disciplines. In general, risk is defined as the "combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences
• Disaster Risk - s the product of the possible damage caused by hazard.
• Vulnerability -"the conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards.
• ITCZ - Intertropical Convergence Zone
• • Country is normally visited with 20 typhoons a year
• Two wind systems

  Northeast monsoon - Amihan

  Southeast monsoon - Habagat
• Natural Hazard – occurs when an extreme natural event is destructive to human life and property
• Risk – the combination of the probability of an event and its consequences
• Disaster risk – is a product of possible damage caused by a hazard
• Medical Effects – traumatic injuries, emotional stress, epidemic diseases indigenous diseases
• Damage to Critical Facilities – widespread disasters can destroy or damage facilities that may be critical
• Disruption of Transportation – almost all surface means of transportation within a community are disrupted
• Economic Impact – normal business operations and other economic activities are curtailed
• Global Environmental Change / Climate Change – increasing evidence of a global climate change brought about human activity and disasters
• Social and Political Impacts – a large segment of the population in developing countries consists the poor
• Vulnerability – increase the susceptibility of a community to the impacts of hazards
• Intertropical Convergence Zone ( ITCZ ) – serves as an additional source of rain
• Women ( or gender more broadly ) – prone to gender – based violence
• Children and Youth – prone to exploitation
• Older People ( Senior Citizens ) – prone to death and injury
• People with Disabilities (PWD's) - they often lack mobility, speed, and sufficient sensory input, which can mean more risk of injury or death usually left out of disaster management plans.
• Select Migrants - they often struggle to access resource and protection during disaster due to poverty, discrimination, or language barriers.
• Ethnic Minorities and Indigenous People - they lack access to resources that are abundant in major cities
• Sexual Minorities - people who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community are exposed to discrimination and hostility within the community, as well as a specific medical needs (HIV, sexual transmitted disease, among others)
• according to UNDRR, the sendai framework states that the following are part of the marginalized and minority sector
• Medication-dependent Individuals - have increased vulnerability due to disasters heredity or develop