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    EXPOSURE AND

    VULNERABILITY

    ALWAYS FIRST ALWAYS READY ALWAYS THERE


    Always FIRST Always READY Always THERE

    Module II: Exposure and Vulnerability


    • Elements exposed to hazards
    • Social, environmental, and economic
    dimensions of exposure and vulnerability
    • Causes of vulnerability
    Always FIRST Always READY Always THERE

    EXPOSURE
    total population
    living in the affected
    area for each event
    EXPOSURE
    EXPOSURE
    Always FIRST Always READY Always THERE

    VULNERABILITY
    characteristics and circumstances
    (physical, social, economic and
    environmental factors) of a
    community, system or asset that
    makes it susceptible to the
    damaging effects of hazard
    VULNERABILITY

    The characteristics of a community


    that make it susceptible to a hazard.
    • Poverty
    • Disabilities
    • Poor health and sanitation
    • Hunger
    • Poor land use and planning
    • Overexploited and degraded natural
    resources
    • Poor infrastructures
    • Poor governance
    World Risk Index 2016
    Elements at Risk

    • People
    • Properties
    • Economic activities
    • Public and private
    services
    Physical Elements Exposed to Hazard

    1. Essential Facilities
    • Educational facilities
    • Medical and healthcare facilities
    • Emergency response facilities
    • Recreational or tourist facilities
    • Places of worship
    • Banks and financial centers
    • Markets and shopping centers
    • Cemeteries
    Physical Elements Exposed to Hazard

    2. Industrial and high potential loss


    facilities containing hazardous
    materials
    • dams and ponds
    • fuel reservoirs, pipelines, and pumps
    • power generating plants and lines
    • multi-purpose hydropower plants,
    water tanks, and lines
    • food processing facilities
    Physical Elements Exposed to Hazard

    3. Transportation lifelines
    • highways, bridges, railway tracks,
    and tunnels
    • bus facilities
    • port and harbor facilities
    • airport facilities and runways
    Physical Elements Exposed to Hazard

    4. Utility lifelines
    • potable water facilities, waste water
    facilities, pipelines, and distribution
    lines
    • oil and natural gas systems facilities,
    pipelines, and distribution lines
    • electric power facilities and distribution
    lines
    • communication facilities and
    distribution lines
    Dimensions of Exposure and Vulnerability

    Social

    V
    E
    Environmental Economic
    Dimensions of Exposure and Vulnerability

    SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC


    • Migration • Location • Business interruptions
    • Social groups • Built structures • Loss of jobs and access to
    • Health and well- • Low-lying areas work
    being • Coastal regions • Loss of government
    • Education • Mountainous areas income
    • Culture • Significant effect to gross
    • Institutions domestic product (GDP)
    • Governance
    • Demography
    Vulnerability

    The degree of loss to each element should a hazard


    of a given severity occur.

    Physical, social, economic and environment factors


    determine the likelihood and severity of damage
    due to a given hazard.
    Factors of Vulnerability

    SOCIAL
    • People with disabilities
    • Children
    • Seniors
    • Medication-dependent individuals
    • Women
    • Ethnic minorities, aboriginal or indigenous people
    • Homeless or street people
    • Incarcerated individuals
    • Marginalized groups
    Factors of Vulnerability

    ENVIRONMENTAL
    • Relative inability to adapt to changes
    • Rapid urbanization in hazardous areas
    • Quintupling of world’s urban population
    • Increasing number of informal settlers
    Factors of Vulnerability

    ECONOMIC
    Economic vulnerability is the susceptibility of individuals,
    communities, businesses, and governments to absorb or
    cushion the effects of a hazard event
    • Rural households are more vulnerable than those in
    urban because of greater number of people living in
    poverty
    • Women are more vulnerable than men because they
    lack access to livelihood
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    World Risk Index 2016
    World Risk Index 2016

    • The country is listed in the number three spot, making


    it one of the most disaster-prone countries on earth.
    • the higher a country is ranked in this index, the
    greater the chance that its inhabitants will die in a
    natural disaster
    Always FIRST Always READY Always THERE
    End of Module

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