DRR

It is a harmful event, material, human behavior, or disease that may cause loss of life, injury or other health effects, harm to property, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disturbance, or damage to the environment.

• disaster

• hazard

• risk

• vulnerability

It signifies the possibility of adverse effects in the future. It is derived from the interaction of social and environmental processes, from the combination of physical hazard and the vulnerabilities of exposed elements.

• disaster

• hazard

• risk

• vulnerability

A serious disruption of the functions of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own. What is it?

• disaster

• hazard

• resiliency

• risk

It is the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.

• disaster

• disaster Risk

• hazard

• vulnerability

It refers to the element at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event.

• exposure

• hazard

• risk

• vulnerability

Which group belongs to the most vulnerable?

• employees

• professional

• indigenous people

• small entrepreneurs

Which of the following is not a man-made hazard event?

• drought

• wars and civil strife

• leakage of toxic waste

• environmental pollution

It is the action of reducing the severity, seriousness or painfulness of something.

• migration

• misconception

• mitigation

• mutation

Which is not belong to the General classification of elements at risk?

• population

• infrastructures

• essential facilities

• transportation facilities

Which among the following groups of people is more vulnerable in the event of disaster?

• women and children

• teenagers

• adult men and women

• women, children, old people