DRRR LESSON 1 - 3

It is the sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, destruction and devastation to life and property.

• Risk

• Disaster

• Exposure

• Vulnerability

It is the probability that the community structure or geographic area is to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of a particular hazard, on account of its nature, construction and proximity to the hazardous area.

• Disaster risk

• disaster

• human-made

• natural

When disasters occur due to natural forces they are called ___________.

• Disaster risk

• disaster

• Human-made

• natural

When the disasters are due to carelessness of human or mishandling of dangerous equipment they are called_____________.

• Disaster risk

• disaster

• Human-made

• natural

It can increase disaster risk in a variety of ways – by altering the frequency and intensity of hazards events, affecting vulnerability to hazards, and changing exposure patterns is called____________.

• Climate change

• Poverty and Inequality

• Environmental degradation

• Weak governance

It is both a driver and consequence of disasters, and the processes that further disaster risk related to poverty are permeated with inequality.

• Climate change

• Environmental degradation

• Poverty and Inequality

• Weak governance

It is both a driver and consequence of disasters, reducing the capacity of the environment to meet social and ecological needs is called___________.

• Climate change

• Environmental degradation

• Poverty and Inequality

• Weak governance

These are investment environments in which public sector actors are unable or unwilling to assume their roles and responsibilities in protecting rights, providing basic services and public services is called___________.

• Climate change

• Globalized Economic Development

• Poverty and Inequality

• Weak governance

It resulted in increased polarization between the rich and poor on a global scale called______________.

• Weak governance

• Globalized Economic Development

• Climate change

• Poverty and Inequality

Agricultural diseases and pest

• Natural Disaster

• Human-made Disaster