DRRR

• Disaster


  Anything that befalls of ruinous or distressing nature; any unfortunate event, especially a sudden or great misfortune
• Natural disaster


  Phenomenon caused by environmental factors such as typhoon, volcanic eruption, and earthquake
• Human-made disaster


  Phenomenon caused by man's behavior towards the environment and other people
• the “ element at risk “ from a natural or man made hazard events.

  Exposure
• A potentially dangerous physical occurrence, phenomenon or human activity that may result in loss in life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation.

  Hazard
• The condition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazard.

  Vulnerability
• Are processes or conditions often development-related that influence the level of disaster risk by increasing level of exposure and vulnerability or reducing capacity. 

  Risk factors
• Measure those who experience disaster first-hand which has the highest risk of developing future mental problems, followed by those in contact with the victims such as rescue workers and health care practitioners and the lowest risk are those most distant like those who have awareness of the disaster only through news.

  Severity of exposure
• The female gender suffers more adverse effects. This worsens when children are present at home. Marital relationships are placed under strain. 
• Adults in the age range of 40 – 60 are more stressed after disasters but in general, children exhibit more stress after disaster than adults do.
• Enumerate.

  A) Severity of exposure

  B) Gender and family

  C) Age

  D) Economic status of a country

  
• Can determine the ability od a person or a group to predict, cope with, resist and recover from the effects to natural or human-induced threat.

  Vulnerability
• As vulnerability increases, it means that population is at greater risk of suffering from a severe natural danger. 
• Vulnerability refers to the characteristics of a particular community or society that makes it susceptible to damaging effects of a hazard.
• Hazards refer to any source of potential source of damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone
• Exposure refers to the important assets of the society that might be affected by a hazard.
• Physical - it pertains to the materials used and processes of building infrastructures and different establishments within the society that makes it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
• Social - it pertains to the condition of the society like poverty, inequality, and marginalization that makes it more susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
• Economic it pertains to the financial capability and other economic activities that makes the society susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
• Environment it pertains to the behavior of man towards nature which affects the susceptibility of the society to damaging effects of a hazard.
• Political pertains to the way the government manages the society to protect its people from the damaging effects of a hazard