What is Disaster management? What preparedness will you consider for Disaster management at the school level.
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Explanation:
Disasters are seen as the effect of hazards on vulnerable areas. Hazards that occur in areas with low vulnerability do not result in a disaster.
Great damage, loss, destruction and devastation to life and property are the results of Disasters. The immeasurable damage caused by disaster varies with the geographical location.
In the concerned areas disasters have the following effects:
It completely upsets the normal day to day life.
Harmfully persuade the emergency systems
Depending on the intensity and severity of the disaster the normal needs and processes are badly affected and deteriorated.
Disasters are the effect of hazard on vulnerable or defenseless areas. Hazards that occur in areas with low vulnerability do not result in a disaster.
Types of Disasters:
Disasters can be classified as:
Natural disaster
Human-Made disaster
1) Natural Disasters:
Natural disasters are the result of biological, geological, seismic, hydrologic or meteorological conditions. They are a threat to, people, structures and economic assets
Few examples are:
Earthquake
Cyclones
Hurricanes
Floods
Landslides
2) Human-Made Disasters:
Human-made disasters are Emergency situations which are the results of deliberate human actions. They involves situations in which people suffers casualties, losses of basic services and means of livelihood.
Few examples are:
Oil Spill
An airplane crash
War
Civil strife
Major fire
What is Disaster Management?
Main idea:
To prevent disasters wherever possible or to mitigate or lessen those disasters which are inevitable.
Through Public awareness and Hazard management disasters could be prevented or mitigated.
Disaster preparedness refers to measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters. That is, to predict and, where possible, prevent disasters, mitigate their impact on vulnerable populations, and respond to and effectively cope with their consequences.
Disaster preparedness provides a platform to design effective, realistic and coordinated planning, reduces duplication of efforts and increase the overall effectiveness of National Societies, household and community members disaster preparedness and response efforts. Disaster preparedness activities embedded with risk reduction measures can prevent disaster situations and also result in saving maximum lives and livelihoods during any disaster situation, enabling the affected population to get back to normalcy within a short time period.
Disaster preparedness is a continuous and integrated process resulting from a wide range of risk reduction activities and resources rather than from a distinct sectoral activity by itself. It requires the contributions of many different areas—ranging from training and logistics, to health care, recovery, livelihood to institutional development.