Q4 Importance of DRR in one's life

• Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)


  Systematic efforts to minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks, to avoid, or to limit the effects of hazards

  
• Hazard types in the Asia Pacific Region


  • Severe flooding
  • Storms
  • Volcanic eruptions
  • Tsunamis
  • Earthquakes
• The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the latest DRR progress the Philippines has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework
• Disaster Management Cycle


  1. Mitigation - to prevent future emergencies and take steps to minimize their effects

  2. Preparedness - to take actions ahead of time to be ready for an emergency

  3. Response - to protect people and property in the wake of an emergency, disaster, or crisis

  4. Recovery - to rebuild after a disaster in an effort to return operations back to normal
• Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) education is crucial for all communities living in disaster prone areas
• The Asia Pacific Region, where Philippines is located, is considered as the most disaster prone region in the world
• Disaster Management Cycle

  1. Mitigation - to prevent future emergencies and take steps to minimize their effects
  2. Preparedness - to take actions ahead of time to be ready for an emergency
  3. Response - to protect people and property in the wake of an emergency, disaster, or crisis
  4. Recovery - to rebuild after a disaster in an effort to return operations back to normal
• Disaster   Risk   Reduction   (DRR)   education   is   crucial   for   all  communities living   in  disaster   prone  areas.  Asia   Pacific  Region,   where   Philippines  is located,   is   considered   as   the   most   disaster  prone   region   in   the   world,facing   numerous   hazards,   from   severe   flooding   to   storms   to   volcanic eruptions to tsunamis and earthquakes.