3.3. Management Aspects

Try these first

1. 1.

   Define disaster risk reduction.

   Hint

   Think about the overall approach to disasters.

2. 2.

   What is vulnerability in disaster management?

   Hint

   Consider factors that make communities weak against disasters.

3. 3.

   What does disaster risk reduction aim to achieve?

   • Increase disaster risks
   • Reduce and manage disaster risks
   • Ignore disaster risks

   Hint

   Consider what the term 'reduction' implies.

4. 4.

   True or False: The role of a planner in disaster recovery is limited to the reconstruction phase.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about the planning stages before and after a disaster.

5. 5.

   Evaluate the effectiveness of a specific disaster recovery framework used in your country.

   Hint

   Research the framework's application in recent disasters.

6. 6.

   Develop a risk communication strategy for a community prone to flooding. What key elements would you include?

   Hint

   Consider how different populations need different information.