An Overview of Disaster Management (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - United Nations Development Programme , 1992, 136 p.): PART ONE: HAZARDS AND DISASTERS: Chapter 2. Disaster terminology and phases: Disaster terms

An Overview of Disaster Management (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - United Nations Development Programme , 1992, 136 p.)

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Foreword to the 2nd edition

Introduction to this training module

PART ONE: HAZARDS AND DISASTERS

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Chapter 1. Introduction to disasters

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The disaster problem

Causal factors of disasters

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Poverty

Population growth

Rapid urbanization

Transitions in cultural practices

Environmental degradation

Lack of awareness and information

War and civil strife

Chapter 2. Disaster terminology and phases

Disaster terms

Phases of a disaster

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Rapid onset disasters

Slow onset disasters

Chapter 3. Linking disasters and development 1

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Introduction

Disruption of development by disasters

How development may cause disasters

Development opportunities afforded by disasters

Chapter 4. Natural hazards

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Characteristics of particular hazards and disasters 1

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Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Landslides

Tropical cyclones

Floods

Droughts

Environmental pollution

Deforestation

Desertification

Pest infestations

Epidemics

Chemical and industrial accidents

Chapter 5. Compound and complex disasters 1

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Socio/political forces

Displaced persons

The role of the UN in complex emergencies

Safety of relief teams in conflict zones

PART TWO: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

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Introduction

Chapter 6. The disaster management team, roles and resources

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The UN Disaster Management Team

Country Disaster Management Team

Tasks, roles and resources of the UN

Roles and resources of UNDP, UNDRO, and other UN agencies

Coordination: the resident coordinator and the UN-DMT

Chapter 7. Disaster preparedness

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Components of disaster preparedness

Preparedness for slow onset and sudden onset disasters

Preparedness within the United Nations 2

Checklist of basic information required by a UN-DMT 3

Chapter 8. Vulnerability and risk assessment 1

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Risk management

Risk probability

Acceptable levels of risk

Assessing risk and vulnerability

How is risk determined?

Vulnerability evaluation

Reducing vulnerability for displaced persons

PART THREE: DISASTER RESPONSE

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Chapter 9. Disaster response

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Aims of emergency and post-disaster assistance

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Warning

Evacuation/migration

Search and rescue

Post-disaster assessment

Emergency relief

Logistics and supply

Communication and information management

Survivor response and coping

Security

Emergency operations management

Rehabilitation and reconstruction

Chapter 10. Disaster assessment 1

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Objectives of assessment

The assessment process

Assessments for different disaster types

How assessment data is used

Chapter 11. UN response to disasters 1

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Principal elements and actions in response to a sudden disaster

Sitreps - exchanging information with UNDRO

Alert message and field sitreps

The importance of coordination and information

Chapter 12. Rehabilitation and reconstruction

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Priorities and opportunities in rehabilitation and reconstruction 1

Zenon hurricane: A case study 3

PART FOUR: DISASTER MITIGATION

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Chapter 13. Mitigation 1

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Targeting mitigation where it has most effect

Actions to reduce risk

The menu of mitigation actions

Classification of mitigation measures

Timing for mitigation

Chapter 14. UN assistance to disaster mitigation

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Disaster mitigation as a development theme

Appraising disaster mitigation needs, policies, and capacity

Sources of information: needs for technical expertise

Project identification and formulation

Disaster risk appraisal of all projects in hazardous areas

Disaster risk reduction planning checklist

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Disasters and Development (DAD) Project Review Form

Appendix - GA Resolution 46/182, Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian Emergency Assistance of the United Nations

Disaster terms

Some terminology of disaster management has already been introduced in this module. A brief glossary follows to highlight some of these working definitions.

This glossary lists the disaster management terms as used in the Third Draft of “A list of Disaster Management related terms with their definitions to be included in an internationally agreed multilingual glossary” prepared by UNDRO, and in the UNDP/UNDRO Disaster Management Manual. However, consensus does not exist among all disaster management practitioners or academicians regarding these definitions. A standardized and universally accepted glossary would obviously be desirable, but is not likely to exist within the next few years. Consequently, the following definitions represent one effort toward developing a consensus. Users of the DMTP training materials are encouraged to adopt these working definitions for the sake of uniformity and to be tolerant of other groups’ definitions.

Q. Can you think of an example of how to use each of these terms? Write your example in the space below each definition.

Disaster management

Disaster management is the body of policy and administrative decisions and operational activities which pertain to the various stages of a disaster at all levels.