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This is a process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.
Risk
Calamity
Hazard
Disaster
This is the conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets or systems to the impacts of hazards.
Risk
Capacity
Vulnerability
Exposure
This is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability, and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts.
Risk
Hazard
Vulnerability
Disaster
This is the situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas.
Risk
Disaster Risk
Vulnerability
Exposure
Which of the following hazards is not associated with volcanism?
Debris Avalanche
Tsunami
All of the above
None of the above
A people-centered early warning system includes all the following, EXCEPT:
Risk Knowledge
Preparedness
Response Capability
Dissemination and Communication
It refers to the systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Dissaster Risk Reduction and Management
Disaster Risk Reduction and Manegemant
Disaster Risk Riduction and Management
the pillars of prevention and mitigation includes all the following, EXCEPT:
Monitoring and Warning Service
Prevention and Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
It refers to the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period.
Exposure Risk
Vulnerability Risk
Hazard Risk
Disaster Risk
It refers to the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for addressing all aspects of disasters and emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and initial recovery steps. Also referred to as emergency management.
Risk Reduction Management
Hazard Management
Disaster Management
Risk Management
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