Deepening Your Understanding
Supplementary Readings
Characteristics of hazards. The fourth question in the inclusion criteria above mentions specific components or characteristics to describe natural hazards in order to understand them better. These include magnitude or intensity, speed of onset, duration, and the area they cover (spatial scale).
United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and International Science Council (ISC). (2020). Hazard Definition & Classification Review: Technical Report. Geneva: United Nations.
Watch the video on, “Five types of hazards.” Presented by UNDRR, the video shows the major hazards countries should watch out for to be able to mitigate their effects and plan before a disaster occurs. Many of these as could be seen are highly influenced by human activity. United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, July 28, 2020. Five types of hazards.
Read the web article, “Time to say goodbye to “natural disasters,” by Mami Mizutori. The writer argues that …” there is no such thing as a natural disaster.” What explanation does the author give with this statement? What is the #NoNaturalDisasters Campaign all about? What does it seek to promote?
There is a lot of interesting history behind the disaster risk reduction efforts in the Philippines. You can read further on the brief historical background in the file below in addition to the linked slides.
Domingo, S. N., & Olaguera, M. D. (2017, May). Have we institutionalized DRRM? Policy Notes. Retrieved from https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidspn1712.pdf
In addition to the historical background, take note of the application of the NDRRM framework from the national level down to the barangay level. This is important for later application in the course especially for the fieldwork.