Disaster Management and Mitigation
Disaster Management and Mitigation Disaster: A disaster is an event that is unexpected, sudden and causes significant destruction or adverse consequences. Disasters can be caused by natural, man-made, or technological hazards. They can have a serious impact on a community's ability to cope using its own resources, leading to widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses. Disasters are serious disruptions to the functioning of a community that exceed its capacity to cope using its own resources. Disasters can be caused by natural, man-made and technological hazards as well as various factors that influence the exposure and vulnerability of a community. Definition: Disaster Management can be defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to bring down the impact of disasters....