1.5.1. Intensive Risk

They tried to classify into intensive risk when you say intensive risk major concentrations of the vulnerable populations and economic asserts exposed to the extreme hazard.

Intensive risk refers to the situations where vulnerable populations and their economic assets are significantly exposed to severe hazards. This means that areas with high vulnerabilities experience extreme impacts during disasters due to the concentration of risk factors.

Imagine a bustling city that is prone to earthquakes. If many people live in poorly constructed buildings in this city, when an earthquake occurs, the damage will be severe. This scenario showcases intensive risk because many people's lives and properties are at stake in one geographic area.

Whereas the extensive risk, when he talks about the extensive risk, he talks about the geographically dispersed exposure of vulnerable people and economic assets to low or moderate-intensity hazard.

Extensive risk differs from intensive risk. Instead of being concentrated in one area, extensive risk refers to populations spread out over a larger geographical area who are exposed to lower or more moderate danger. This means that while the risk is present, it may not affect as many people or assets in one single location, so the overall impact can be lower despite the widespread exposure.

Think of a rural region where farms are scattered across a wide area. These farms may experience moderate flooding or pests, which can impact crop yield. The risk is extensive because it affects many farms, but each farm is individually less severely impacted compared to a densely populated city facing a major flood.

Everyday risk, so when we say everyday risk, we are talking about households and communities exposed to foods, insecurity, disease, crime, accidents, pollution, lack of sanitation and clean water.

Everyday risks include routine challenges that people face in their daily lives, which can negatively affect their well-being. These risks may not arise from sudden disasters, but they include issues like food insecurity, diseases, safety concerns in communities, and environmental pollution, all of which can cumulatively degrade quality of life.

Consider a family living in a low-income neighborhood where access to clean water is limited. They worry daily about the safety of their drinking water and their children's health. This ongoing concern represents everyday risk, even if they are not facing any immediate natural disaster.

Poverty, economic poverty and other poverty factors such as powerlessness, exclusion, illiteracy and discrimination, limited opportunities to access and mobilise assets.

Poverty contributes significantly to risk and vulnerability during disasters. Poor individuals often lack access to critical resources and opportunities. Factors like powerlessness and discrimination can also exacerbate their situation by limiting their ability to respond effectively to risks or recover from disasters.

Think about a person living in a slum with limited education and no access to healthcare. If a natural disaster strikes, they may find it incredibly hard to recover because they lack the resources, such as money, knowledge, or even social support to rebuild their lives.

So disaster impacts because these people live in this kind of risk factors situations that is where the majority mortality and economic loss.

Disasters disproportionately affect poorer communities due to their existing vulnerabilities. When a disaster strikes, these communities face higher mortality rates and greater economic losses as they lack the means to prepare for or recover from such events.

After a flood, wealthier families may have insurance or the resources to relocate and recover quickly. In contrast, poorer families might lose their homes and livelihoods, having little to none in savings or support systems, resulting in lasting economic setbacks and vulnerability.

--