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Philippine disaster profle

Philippine Disaster Situation

3rdmost accident prone country in the world

Philippine Geographical and Physical Characteristics

Large Archipelago 7,1 islands

!estern paci"c #asin $ %& typhoons per year'

Paci"c (ing o) *ire, % ma+or tectonic plates $ %%& olcanoes, 1- actie, %

earth.ua/es 0day'

ther pro"les

(apid enironment degradation $ de)orestation, 2ooding, landslide, soil erosion,

siltration '

Poerty situation $ Payatas Dumpsite0 risan dump site'

4uman5made disaster $ 6 Dona Pa8, 8one Disco'

Armed con2icts in the country $6L*, A#u Saya9, NPA'

Roles and responsibilities

Continuous education and training : ;LS, !ater sa)ety, rope sa)ety, #asic rescue training

Strengthen local Communities thru education and training

Disaster

Sudden catastrophic eent leading to disruption o) li)e patterns in a certain locality that

will lead to the loss o) li)e and property in addition to multiple in+uries

4a8ard & ulnera#ility

Hazards

Phenomenon or human actiity that poses threat to people, structure, and economic

assets

Potentially damaging phenomenon

Could #e natural or human made

Natural ha8ards

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Conditions which increase the suscepti#ility o) a community to the impact o) natural

or human induced ha8ards

!ea/ness, de)enselessness

Event leading to a disaster

%- o) population are a9ected and in need o) assistance

?- o) the means o) lielihood are destroyed

6a+or roads and #ridges are destroyed and impassa#le at least 1 wee/

!idespread destruction o) "shponds, crops, poultry and liestoc/, and other agricultural

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Geography o disaster

mpact Area : Place o) Disaster

*ilter Area : Periphery surrounding the impact area

ncident : occurrence or eent, natural or man made, that re.uires a response to protect

li)e or property