DISASTER PLANNING

Learning Objectives

After reviewing this module, you will be able to:

• Define what a disaster is

• Differentiate between the different types of disasters

• Understand how disasters lead to the loss of human lives

• Explain how disasters place vulnerable communities at a greater disadvantage than privileged communities

• Describe how disasters lead to displacement, and in turn the creation of refugees and a crisis of identity

• Comprehend how disasters leave a toll on the economic sector of societies

• Acknowledge that because disasters significantly hamper life, strategies must be proposed in advance to address them

• Learn what disaster planning constitutes

• Recognize that the crucial elements required to address disasters include a commentary on both mitigation and response strategies

• Study the specific core components of disaster mitigation and response activities