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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13042158/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- A diagrammatic framework for disaster risk management.
- Creator:
- Piper, Chris
- Publisher:
- TorqAid
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Copyright Date:
- 2011
- Language:
- English
Notes
- Summary:
- This paper outlines the Disaster Risk Management Cycle (DRMC) and Effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) diagrams as developed by TorqAid. While the main focus of these diagrammatic representations is emergency management in Australia, throughout the document references are also made to other significant global disaster events within the past decade. The document begins with a presentation of the three phases of a disaster, and the associated Disaster Risk Management Cycle. The initial stage is referred to as the normal period, before the immediate threat of a disaster exists. This is when governments, communities, and civil society organizations should engage in DRR activities. The second encompasses the disaster itself, and corresponding emergency response. This period involves the dissemination of early warnings, evacuations, and search and rescue. It also includes re-establishing logistical routes for the provision of food, water, medicine, shelter and other basic needs; setting up an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to ensure effective and efficient coordination of the response effort; and the development of an information sharing system that empowers communities to take actions that could potentially save their lives. A final component of the response period is the initial damage and needs assessments critical to determining what needs to be done in the next phase of a disaster, recovery. Recovery activities include the clearing of rubble and debris, the provision of targeted early recovery assistance, temporary shelters, the repair and rebuilding of homes, restoration of critical infrastructure, the reestablishment of livelihoods, and most importantly, ‘Building Back Better’ through the incorporation of DRR principles. The next section goes into greater detail by presenting the Effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) diagram. The five components of this framework are: security and good governance, socioeconomic development and poverty reduction, food and water security, environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation, and disaster risk management. While media exposure during the period of emergency response is important, efforts must be made to ensure that interest in the topic of disasters and DRR is maintained both during the recovery phase and non-crisis conditions. It is during these periods that the media can play a significant role in helping to increase public awareness and educate communities about the risks they face and what can be done to counteract their potential negative consequences. This places pressure on important stakeholders in government, the private sector, and communities to remain actively engaged in the long-term effort of making communities safer from disaster. ( English )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Management ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Piper, C. (2011). A diagrammatic framework for disaster risk management. TorqAid.
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