1.2. Purpose and Objectives of the Session

Try these first

1. 1.

   Define Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

   Hint

   What does DRR focus on?

2. 2.

   What is meant by social construction of risk?

   Hint

   Consider community perspectives.

3. 3.

   What does DRR stand for?

   • Distributed Risk Reduction
   • Disaster Risk Reduction
   • Diverse Risk Reduction

   Hint

   Focus on disaster management strategies.

4. 4.

   True or False: Cultural perceptions of risk are the same across all communities.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about how different backgrounds influence views.

5. 5.

   Analyze a case where local knowledge impacted the outcome of disaster management efforts.

   Hint

   Think about specific disasters and responses.

6. 6.

   Evaluate the effectiveness of communication strategies for engaging diverse stakeholders in a disaster risk context.

   Hint

   Consider different types of engagement methods.