Disaster: An Overview

Disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic losses which exceeds the ability of the affected community to cope using its own resources.

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Disaster is any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and health services, on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from the affected community or area.

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Disaster Risks are process or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury, property damage, socioeconomic disruption or environmental degradation

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Vulnerability refers to a set of prevailing conditions that could improve the susceptibility of a community to disasters.

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Exposure refers to the people and their properties that can be affected by a hazard or disaster.

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Children and women are more likely to survive or recover faster from disasters and its effects than men.

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Humans have nothing to do with the occurrence and intensity of disasters.

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Disasters can aggravate health conditions including our medical facilities.

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Capacities are resources that can be used to prepare, response, and recover from disasters.

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Science and technology plays an important role in understanding the nature of hazards and in monitoring it.

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