4 types of vulnerability and exposure

Vulnerability to natural disasters refers to ____.

• The likelihood of a disaster occurring

• The geographic location prone to disasters

• The capacity to predict disasters accurately

• The inability to resist or recover from a disaster's impacts

Economic vulnerability relates to ____.

• The physical aspects of vulnerability

• The financial stability of a community or society

• The social dynamics within a community

• The environmental factors contributing to vulnerability

What does social vulnerability refer to?

• The likelihood of a disaster occurring

• The financial stability of a community or society

• The social dynamics within a community

• The environmental factors contributing to vulnerability

What is the significance of preparedness in reducing vulnerability?

• It increases the likelihood of a disaster occurring

• It enhances the capacity to resist or recover from a disaster's impacts

• It decreases the financial stability of a community or society

• It has no impact on vulnerability

How does environmental vulnerability affect communities?

• It has no impact on vulnerability

• It increases the likelihood of a disaster occurring

• It decreases the capacity to resist or recover from a disaster's impacts

• It enhances the financial stability of a community or society

How does social vulnerability differ from economic vulnerability?

• It focuses on the financial stability of a community

• It relates to the social dynamics within a community

• It has no impact on vulnerability

• It enhances the capacity to resist or recover from a disaster's impacts

In what ways can preparedness contribute to reducing vulnerability?

• It enhances the capacity to resist or recover from a disaster's impacts

• It decreases the financial stability of a community or society

• It has no impact on vulnerability

• It increases the likelihood of a disaster occurring

Why is it important to consider social vulnerability in disaster management?

• It has no impact on vulnerability

• It enhances the capacity to resist or recover from a disaster's impacts

• It decreases the financial stability of a community or society

• It increases the likelihood of a disaster occurring

What role does economic vulnerability play in shaping disaster outcomes?

• The physical aspects of vulnerability

• The financial stability of a community or society

• The social dynamics within a community

• The environmental factors contributing to vulnerability

How can environmental vulnerability be mitigated to reduce disaster risks?

• By increasing the likelihood of a disaster occurring

• By enhancing the capacity to resist or recover from a disaster's impacts

• By decreasing the financial stability of a community or society

• By having no impact on vulnerability