Disaster Management Ppt NEW

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Disaster RiskManagement

By:

Aakansha,104

Shikha,111


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DEFINITIONS OF DISASTER

A disaster can be defined as any occurrence thatcause damage, ecological disruption, loss of humanlife, deterioration of health and health services on a

scale, sufficient to warrant an extraordinary responsefrom outside the affected community or area.(W.H.O.)

A disaster can be defined as an occurrence eithernature or manmade that causes human suffering and

creates human needs that victims cannot alleviatewithout assistance.American Red Cross (ARC)


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TYPES OF DISASTER

NaturalDisasters

Meteorological

Topographical

Environmental

Man-madeDisasters

Technological

Industrialaccidents

Securityrelated


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RISK MANAGEMENT

Risk management is the identification,

assessment, and prioritization of risks

followed by coordinated and economical

application of resources to minimize, monitor,

and control the probability and/or impact of

unfortunate events or to maximize the

realization of opportunities.


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WHAT IS DISASTER RISK

MANAGEMENT

Disaster Risk Management is the systematic

process of using administrative directives,

organizations, and operational skills and

capacities to implement strategies, policies

and improved coping capacities in order to

lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the

possibility of disaster.


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DISASTER RISK = FUNCTION (HAZARD,

EXPOSURE, VULNERABILITY)


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COMPONENTS OF DISASTER

MANAGEMENT


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STEPS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT

Step 1. Identify hazards.

Step 2. Assess hazards to determine risks.

Step 3. Develop controls and make riskdecisions.

Step 4. Implement controls.

Step 5. Supervise and evaluate.


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PRINCIPLES OF RISK MANAGEMENT

Disaster management is the responsibility of allspheres of government

Disaster management should use resources that

exist for a day-to-day purpose Organizations should function as an extension of

their core business

Individuals are responsible for their own safety

Disaster management planning should recoginisethe difference between incidence and disaster


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Disaster management planning must take

account of the type of physical environment

and the structure of population

Disaster management arrangements must

recognize the involvement and potential role

of non-government agencies


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