DRRR

a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses and impacts

RISK FACTORS - LONG LASTING FACTORS

A CRISIS SITUATION CAUSING WIDE SPREAD DANGER WHICH FAR EXCEEDS OUR ABILITY TO RECOVER

THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION IN RESPONSE TO UNEXPECTED EVENTS

TERMS USED FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

GENERAL INTENT IS TO PROTECT THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN TIMES OF PEACE AS WELL AS IN TIMES OF WAR

REFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT-APPROVED SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES WHOSE TASK IS TO PROTECT THE CIVILIAN POPULATION

IT EMPHASIZES THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY DIMENSION RATHER THAN MEASURES TO SATISFY THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION

AN ACADEMIC TREND TOWARDS USING THE TERM IS GROWING PARTICULARLY FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN A DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CONTEXT

IS A THREAT OF NATURALLY OCCURRING EVENT WHICH WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON HUMANS