The document defines key terms related to disaster management, including hazard, disaster, vulnerability, capacity, risk, elements at risk, response, relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, development, mitigation, preparedness, and prevention. It explains disasters as serious disruptions exceeding a community's ability to cope that are caused by natural or man-made events. Various terms are also defined, such as vulnerability, capacity, risk, and elements at risk. The disaster management cycle is depicted as involving disaster response/relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, development, prevention, mitigation, and preparedness. Key differences are also summarized, such as between recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, and between disaster management and disaster risk management.

1. Basic Concepts andBasic Concepts and
TerminologiesTerminologies
in Disaster Managementin Disaster Management
Adopted from 8th
EVRC Course Held in Feb
2009 in Bangkok

2. Basic
Definitions
& Terms
LearningLearning
ObjectivesObjectives
At the end of this session, you
should be able to:
Define disaster,hazard,
risk, elements at risk,
vulnerability, capacity,
response, relief,
rehabilitation,
reconstruction,
development,
mitigation,
preparedness and
prevention

6. HAZARDHAZARD
Phenomenon or situation, which has
the potential to cause disruption or
damage to people, their property, their
services and their environment
There is a
potential for
occurrence
of an event

7. DISASTERDISASTER
The serious disruption of the functioning of
society, causing widespread human, material
or environmental losses, which exceed the
ability of the affected people to cope using
their own resources.
An event, either man-made or natural, sudden or
progressive, causing widespread human,
material or environmental losses

8. VulnerabilityVulnerability
Is a condition or
sets of
conditions that
reduces
people’s ability
to prepare for,
withstand or
respond to a
hazard

10. CapacityCapacity
Those positive
condition or
abilities which
increase a
community’s
ability to deal with
hazards.

11. The probability that
a community’s
structure or
geographic area is to
be damaged or
disrupted by the
impact of a
particular hazard,
on account of their
nature, construction,
and proximity to a
hazardous area.
RiskRisk

12. Hazard Vulnerabilityx Disaster Risk
Capacity
=

13. Hazard Vulnerabilityx Disaster Risk
Capacity
=

14. Elements at RiskElements at Risk
Exposed Elements
Persons, buildings,
crops or other such like
societal components
exposed to known
hazard, which are likely
to be adversely
affected by the impact
of the hazard.

15. THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE
DISASTER
RESPONSE/RELIEF
REHABILITATION
RECONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPMENT
PREVENTION
MITIGATION
PREPAREDNESS

16. ResponseResponse
Actions taken
immediately
following the impact
of a disaster when
exceptional
measures are
required to meet the
basic needs of the
survivors.

17. ReliefRelief
Measures that are
required in search and
rescue of survivors, as
well to meet the basic
needs for shelter,
water, food and health
care.

18. What is difference between
1. Recovery
2. Rehabilitation
3. Reconstruction

19. Preparedness
Mitigation
Reconstruction
Rehabilitation
Relief
Disaster
impact
Recovery phase 19

20. RecoveryRecovery
The process
undertaken by a
disaster affected
community to fully
restore itself to
pre-disaster level
of functioning.

21. 21

22. 22

23. RehabilitationRehabilitation Actions taken in
the aftermath of a
disaster to:
• assist victims to
repair their
dwellings;
• re-establish
essential services;
• revive key economic
and social activities

24. ReconstructionReconstruction
Permanent
measures to repair
or replace damaged
dwellings and
infrastructure and to
set the economy
back on course.

25. DevelopmentDevelopment
Sustained
efforts intended
to improve or
maintain the
social and
economic
well-being of a
community

26. PreventionPrevention
Measures taken to
avert a disaster
from occurring, if
possible (to
impede a hazard
so that it does not
have any harmful
effects).

27. MitigationMitigation
Measures taken prior
to the impact of a
disaster to minimize
its effects
(sometimes referred
to as structural and
non-structural
measures).

28. PreparednessPreparedness
Measures taken in
anticipation of a disaster
to ensure that
appropriate and effective
actions are taken in the
aftermath.

29. Measures takenMeasures taken
prior to theprior to the
impact of aimpact of a
disaster todisaster to
minimize itsminimize its
effects (sometimeseffects (sometimes
referred to asreferred to as
structural andstructural and
non-structuralnon-structural
measures).measures).
MitigationMitigation
Measures takenMeasures taken
to avert ato avert a
disaster fromdisaster from
occurring, ifoccurring, if
possible (topossible (to
impede a hazardimpede a hazard
so that it doesso that it does
not have anynot have any
harmful effects).harmful effects).
PreventionPrevention

30. PreparednessPreparedness
Measures taken inMeasures taken in
anticipation of aanticipation of a
disaster to ensuredisaster to ensure
that appropriate andthat appropriate and
effective actions areeffective actions are
taken in thetaken in the
aftermath.aftermath.
Measures takenMeasures taken
prior to theprior to the
impact of aimpact of a
disaster todisaster to
minimize itsminimize its
effectseffects (sometimes(sometimes
referred to asreferred to as
structural andstructural and
non-structuralnon-structural
measures).measures).
MitigationMitigation

31. Preparedness
Mitigation
Mitigation
Preparedness

33. Sand dune fixation with bushes and trees along the
coast line as barrier against surges and strong
winds

34. Where feasible, Mangove forest along
the sea shore

35. …..for Life to continue…….
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SRI - system of rice intensification-
reducing water demand and making
crops more resistant to extreme weather
events

36. Seed stores - Access to disaster- resistant seed and
plants

38. Cyclone shelters in coastal areas or flood
shelters along major rivers

39. Mock drill on emergency/first aid

40. Early warning: international, national and
on a community level

41. Seed and food stocks/storage systems

42. DRR Committees and communal actions

43. DRR
Climate
Change
Adaptation
Climate Change Adaptation and DRR…
CC-adaptation…
•Does risk assessment in
the first place
•Looks at slow- and
sudden-onset disasters
•Has a long-term vision
•Takes the perpetrators of
CC into account
•Addresses GHG
reduction (mitigation)

44. What is the differenceWhat is the difference
between DM and DRMbetween DM and DRM

45. Disaster Management
A collective term
encompassing all
aspects of planning for
preparing and
responding to disasters.
It refers to the
management of the
consequences of
disasters.

46. Disaster Risk Management
A broad range of
activities designed to:
 Prevent the loss of lives
 Minimize human suffering
 Inform the public and
authorities of risk
 Minimize property damage
and economic loss
 Speed up the recovery
process

47. Disaster risk management - Stress on proactive
disaster management responses of prevention,
mitigation and preparedness
 Prevent, reduce, transfer or live with disaster risk
 Public safety, disaster resilience, sustainable development for all

48. THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE
DISASTER
RESPONSE
REHABILITATION
RECONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPMENT
PREVENTION
MITIGATION
PREPAREDNESS

49. Disaste
r
Preparedness
Prevention/Mitigatio
n Reconstruction
Emergency
Response
Early Warning
Rehabilitation
DisasterRiskManagement
Risk
Assessment
Awareness and
Capacity Building

50. ConclusionConclusion
• Clear cut distinction between different terminologies
• Difference between Preparedness, Mitigation, and
Prevention,
• Difference between Recovery, Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction
• Difference between DM and DRM
• Sharpen our knowledge about different terminologies

51. QUESTION &QUESTION &
DISCUSSIONDISCUSSION