5. Disaster Management- Causes, Effects and Mitigation measures
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Disaster management refers to range of activities designed to mitigate the effects of disasters and to provide a framework to help people at risk There are four elements of disaster management:
- Preparedness
- Response
- Recovery
- Prevention
Preparedness includes a set of activities that community collectively takes before diaster occurs to reduce the impact of disaster. It includes
- Community awareness
- Preparation of disaster management Plan for community/school/individual
- Proper warning system
- Identifying the vulnerable groups.
Response includes a set of activities that community collectively performs in anticipation of during and immediately after diaster to minimise the effects of diaster. It includes
- Activate emergency operation centres
- setting up community kitchen
- mobilising resources
- Rescue or search teams
Recovery includes measures which support diaster affected communities in the reconstruction of physical infrastructure and restoration of emotional well being of the people..It includes
- Arranging for jobs
- Restoring essential services
- Reconstruction of buildings
- Developing awareness on health and safety measures.
- Providing financial support.
Prevention includes measure to eliminate the incidence of severity of diaster.It includes
- Planning of land use
- Construction of disaster resistant building
- Finding ways to reduce risk
- Preventing habitation in risk zones.