DISASTER MANAGEMENT
BY : PRAVEEN GUNASEKARAN
what is disaster management?
Disaster management can be defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters.
DISASTER IN JAPAN
Japan is the major country which is caused by disaster like earthquake,tsunami etc......
DISASTER CYCLE MANAGEMENT
This process aims to avoid disaster.The Disaster management cycle illustrates the ongoing process by which governments, businesses, and civil society plan for and reduce the impact of disasters, react during and immediately following a disaster, and take steps to recover after a disaster has occurred
FLOOD IN UTTARKHAND!!!
In 2013, uttarkhand was hit by flood. 92 foreign nationals among 4,120 persons missing
Types of disasters
- Natural disasters. These disasters include floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcano eruptions that can have immediate impacts on human health, as well as secondary impacts causing further death and suffering from floods causing landslides, earthquakes resulting in fires, tsunamis causing widespread flooding and typhoons sinking ferries
- Environmental emergencies. These emergencies include technological or industrial accidents, usually involving hazardous material, and occur where these materials are produced, used or transported..
- Complex emergencies. These emergencies involve a break-down of authority, looting and attacks on strategic installations. Complex emergencies include conflict situations and war.
- Pandemic emergencies. These emergencies involve a sudden onset of a contagious disease that affects health but also disrupts services and businesses, bringing economic and social costs.