Disaster Risk Reduction

• Philippines - is located in the circum-pacific belt of fire and typhoon.
• Philippines - has always been subjected to natural disaster and calamities.
• Hazard - A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.
• Risk - The combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences.
• Vulnerability - The characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
• Disaster - A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
• Exposure - The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard- prone areas.
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Management - it is the systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.
• Four Phases of Disaster Management

  • Mitigation
  • Preparedness
  • Response
  • Recovery
• Mitigation - involves steps to reduce vulnerability to disaster impacts such as injuries and loss of life and property. This might involve changes in local building codes to fortify buildings; revised zoning and land use management; strengthening of public infrastructure; and other efforts to make the community more resilient to a catastrophic event.
• Preparedness - focuses on understanding how a disaster might impact the community and how education, outreach and training can build capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster. This may include engaging the business community, pre-disaster strategic planning, and other logistical readiness activities. The disaster preparedness activities guide provides more information on how to better prepare an organization and the business community for a disaster.
• Response - addresses immediate threats presented by the disaster, including saving lives, meeting humanitarian needs (food, shelter, clothing, public health and safety), cleanup, damage assessment, and the start of resource distribution. As the response period progresses, focus shifts from dealing with immediate emergency issues to conducting repairs, restoring utilities, establishing operations for public services (including permitting), and finishing the cleanup process.
• Recovery - phase takes place after a disaster. This phase is the restoration of an organization following any impacts from a disaster. By this time, the organization has achieved at least some degree of physical, environmental, economic and social stability.
• Philippines - is considered one of the most disaster- prone countries in the world. Its location makes it vulnerable to a variety of natural disasters.
• Disaster - are serious threat to people and economic assets, particularly in densely populated areas. At least 60 percent of the total land area of the country is exposed to multiple hazards, and as a result 74 percent of its population is vulnerable.
• R.A 10121 - Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management
• NDRRMP - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan
• R.A 10121 - was enacted in 2010 to shift the country's approach to disaster management from response to preparedness.
• NDRRMF - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework
• Youth Representative -  is expected to lead in preparing and implementing a local youth disaster plan, participate in the LDRRM budget process, and propose disaster-related policies.
• NYC - National Youth Council
• Additional Roles of Youth

  • Sharing the Message
  • Acting as change makers
  • Bringing Creativity
• Most active Volcanoes in the Philippines

  • Bulusan
  • Mayon
  • Canlaon
  • Taal
• PHILVOCS - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
• Flooding - Typhoons, tropical depression and continuing heavy rains are usually triggered by floods. They are also triggered by man-made causes such as dam failures, blockage of water ways by garbage and improper design of street drainage.
• Typhoon - are powerful cyclones that pose significant risks to coastal region in the western North Pacific.
• Typhoon Impact - Typhoon bring heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges, leading to flood, landslide, and damage to buildings and infrastructure.
• 5 categories of Typhoon

  • Tropical Depression
  • Tropical Storm
  • Severe Tropical Storm
  • Typhoon
  • Super Typhoon
• Tropical Depression - This is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 62km/h.
• Tropical Storm - A Tropical Depression can be Tropical Storm when maximum sustained winds of 62-88km/h.
• Severe Tropical Storm - This is tropical cyclone with maximum wind speed of 87 to 117 km/h.
• Typhoon - A meteorologist event is considered a typhoon when its wind speed reaches 118 to 184 km/h.
• Super Typhoon - This is an extremely Intense Typhoon with sustained winds exceeding 185 km/h. Super Typhoon can cause significant damage and pose a severe threat to coastal area.
• Signal No. 1 - This indicates that typhoon is expected to affect the area within the next 36 hours. It is the lowest level of warning and advices people to stay alert and monitor further updates.
• Signal No. 2 - Typhoon is expected within the next 24 hours. It signifies a higher level of alertness and people should be prepare for the potential impact of the typhoon.
• Signal No. 3 - Typhoon is expected within the next 18 hours. It indicates that the typhoon is approaching and people should take necessary precautions to ensure their safety.
• Signal No 4 - Typhoon is expected within the next 12 hours. It signifies a higher level danger and people should be prepared for strong winds, heavy rainfall and potential flooding.
• Signal No 5 - Typhoon is expected within the next 12 hours - 6 hours. This is the highest level of warning and raised when a typhoon is expected. It indicates that typhoon is imminent and people should take immediate action to protect themselves and their property.
• Precautionary Measure - are steps or action taken in advance to prevent or minimize potential risk or harm. They are proactive measures to aim, to ensure safety and preparedness in various situation.
• Fire - is a rapid oxidation of matter accompanied by heat or flame. Many people are injured and die because of this, which there are some instances that it could be prevented.