DRRR Part 8

Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Disasters in Different Perspective

         A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth; examples include floods,volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes.
Man-made or human-made disasters are disastrous events caused directly and principally by one or more identifiable deliberate or negligent human actions, examples include political (tyranny, chaos), economic (depression, hyperinflation), martial (wars, terrorism, radioactive fallout), nutritional (low-fat, high carbohydrate diet), and others.

Different Perspective of Disasters

1. Biological - are outbreaks of diseases or contagious of plant and animal life on an epidemic or pandemic level or infestations of animal or insect life on an epidemic or pan academic level
example: influenza, dengue

2. Economic - destroy tangible assets such as buildings and equipment as well as human capital and thereby deteriorate their production capacity, adverse impacts may sometimes be fatal to the firms and results in them being forced to close down

3. Political - disaster governance is nested within and influenced by overarching societal governance systems

4. Physical - caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical (earthquake), hydrological (floods), or climatological or atmospheric (drought)

5. Psychological - extreme stress is common in the aftermath of a storm but when it persists for months, it can lead to post traumatic stress (PT SD)

6. Socio - Cultural - beliefs influence choices about livelihood, values, priorities, including people's understanding, perceptions and responses to natural hazards


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