Leading the collaborative efforts in disaster preparedness planning and mitigation, as well as a disaster response operations and rehabilitation both in the government and private sectors.

Its mission is to provide leadership and administration of a comprehensive national civil defense and disaster reduction and management program.

  It is established in every Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee in every barangay.

A situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property or environment.

  A probability or threat of a damage, injury, loss, or other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal vulnerabilities, and that may be neutralized through preemptive action.

  A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

  The level of susceptibility or resiliency of the people and communities against the impact of the prevailing hazards based on the stat of physical, social, and economic conditions in a given area.

This is a sustained measure taken before disaster occurs and is aimed to minimize the potential impacts of a disaster or reduce disaster risks.

The information generated by this is essential to the development of non-structural mitigation measures (e.g. institutional and capacity building, information sharing and dissemination, land use planning).

This helps reduce severity of impact or certain disasters, particularly slow-onset disasters.

Which of the following is not an impact of disaster?

  Which of the following is an example of geological hazard?

Which of the following is NOT a result of a disaster?

The level of harm by a hazard is governed by ____

Examples of technological or man-made hazards are the following EXCEPT

______

What makes the Philippines prone to physical geohazards?

What is the reason why people live in dangerous areas?

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster?

Can we prevent natural disasters?

The level of risk of a disaster depends on ____

Which is not a three strategies in disaster management?

When does a hazard becomes a Disaster?

Which is not an element of Disaster Risk?

It is the second phase of the disaster management cycle..... The focus is on putting people safe, prevent next disasters and meeting the basic needs of the people until more permanent and sustainable solutions can be found.