disaster management
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What is disaster ?A disaster is a serious disruption
of the functioning of a community the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of
What is man made disaster?
Threats having an element of human intent, negligence, or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system are known as man
made disasters.
NUCLEAR DISASTER It has been defined to mean the
accidental melting of the core of a nuclear reactor, and is in common usage a reference to the core's either complete or partial collapse. Its main cause is nuclear meltdown. A nuclear meltdown is an informal term for a severe nuclear accident that results in core damage from overheating. Example Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident.
BIOLOGICAL DISASTERBiological disasters are causative of process
or phenomenon of organic origin or conveyed by biological vectors, including exposure to pathogenic micro-organisms, 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.
CHEMICAL DISASTERS"chemical accident" means an accident involving a fortuitous, or sudden or unintended occurrence while handling any hazardous chemicals resulting in continuous, intermittent or repeated exposure to death, or injury to, any person or damage to any property.
DISASTER-EFFECTS DISASTER-EFFECTS Deaths
Disability
Psychological problems
Food shortage
Socioeconomic losses
Shortage of drugs and medical supplies.
Environmental disruption
WHAT IS DISASTER MANAGEMENTDisaster management is a process or
strategy that is implemented before, during or after any type of catastrophic event takes place. This process can be initiated whenever anything threatens to disrupt normal operations or puts people's lives at risk. Governments at all levels create their own disaster plans that make it possible to overcome various catastrophes and return to functioning normally as quickly as possible.
What it involves ??Dealing with and avoiding both natural and
man made disasters. Preparedness before disaster.Rebuilding and supporting society after
natural disasters.
DISASTER PREPAREDNESSPreparedness should be in the form of money,
manpower and materials
Evaluation from past experiences about risk
Location of disaster prone areas
Organization of communication, information and
warning system
Ensuring co-ordination and response mechanisms Development of public education programme
DISASTER RESPONSEDisaster response is the second phase of
disaster the management cycle. It consists of a number of elements, for example; warning/evacuation, search and rescue, providing immediate assistance, assessing damage, continuing assistance and the immediate restoration of infrastructure . The aim of emergency response is to provide immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health and support the morale of the affected population.
DISASTER RECOVERYDisaster recovery (DR) involves a set of policies and procedures to enable the recovery or continuation of vital technology infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery focuses on the IT or technology systems supporting critical business functions, as opposed to business continuity, which involves keeping all essential aspects of a business functioning despite significant disruptive events.
Disaster mitigation This involves lessening the likely effects of emergencies.
These include depending upon the disaster, protection of vulnerable population
and structure.
Eg. improving structural qualities of schools, houses and such other buildings
so that medical causalities can be minimized.
Similarly ensuring the safety of health facilities and public health services
including water supply and sewerage system to reduce the cost of rehabilitation
and reconstruction.
This mitigation compliments the disaster preparedness and disaster response
activities.