DRRR Terminologies

Process or phenomenon of organic origin or conveyed by biological vectors, including exposures to pathogenic microorganisms, toxins, and bioactive substances that may cause loss of life, injury, illness or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

• GEOLOGICAL HAZARD

• HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARD

• TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD

• BIOLOGICAL HAZARD

A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

• exposure

• risk

• hazard

• disaster

Geological process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

• HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARD

• GEOLOGICAL HAZARD

• BIOLOGICAL HAZARD

• TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD

Earthquake, volcanic activity and emissions, mass movements, landslides, mudflows are EXAMPLES of ______________

• BIOLOGICAL HAZARD

• TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD

• GEOLOGICAL HAZARD

• HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARD

The combination of all the strengths, attributes, and resources available within a community, society or organization that can be used to achieve agreed goals.

• CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

• CAPACITY

• COPING CAPACITY

• CONTINGENCY PLANNING

Process or phenomenon of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

• GEOLOGICAL HAZARD

• HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARD

• TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD

• BIOLOGICAL HAZARD

The process by which people, organizations and society systematically stimulate and develop their capacities over time to achieve social and economic goals, including through improvement of knowledge, skills, systems, and institutions.

• CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

• CAPACITY

• CRITICAL FACILITIES

• DISASTER

The ability of people, organizations and systems, using available skills and resources, to face and manage adverse conditions, emergencies or disasters.

• CRITICAL FACILITIES

• COPING CAPACITY

• DISASTER

• DISASTER RISK

The level of potential losses that a society or community considers acceptable given existing social, economic, political, cultural, technical and environmental conditions.

• acceptable risk

• hazard

• capacity

• vulnerability

A hazard originating from technological or industrial conditions, including accidents, dangerous procedures, infrastructure failures or specific human activities, that may cause loss of life, injury, illness or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

• TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD

• HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL HAZARD

• BIOLOGICAL HAZARD

• GEOLOGICAL HAZARD