1.3 Hazard Management

• Mitigation involves actions taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk
• What is the goal of the recovery phase in hazard management?

  Restore affected areas
• What is the purpose of disaster drills and simulations in hazard management?

  Improve coordination and readiness
• What is a key example of a recovery action after a hazard event?

  Rebuilding damaged infrastructure
• Mitigation and adaptation are two complementary approaches in hazard management.


  True
• What is an example of a mitigation strategy?

  Building flood defenses
• Mitigation focuses on reducing the root causes of hazards, while adaptation focuses on adjusting to the consequences.


  True
• What is the primary focus of disaster relief efforts?

  Immediate assistance
• What is the primary goal of the response phase in hazard management?

  Protect lives and property
• Phases of hazard management in the correct order:

  1️⃣ Mitigation

  2️⃣ Preparedness

  3️⃣ Response

  4️⃣ Recovery
• Match the approach with its definition:

  Mitigation ↔️ Reducing long-term risk

  Adaptation ↔️ Adjusting to hazard impacts
• What does strengthening critical infrastructure ensure in the context of hazard management?

  Systems withstand hazards
• Disaster relief focuses on long-term recovery while community resilience aims at immediate assistance.

  False
• Hazard management is a comprehensive process that involves four key phases
• What is the primary goal of mitigation in hazard management?

  Reduce long-term risk
• What is the systematic process of hazard management aimed at reducing risks and impacts of natural or human-caused hazards?

  Hazard management
• Preparedness includes activities to handle hazard events before they occur.


  True
• Preparedness strategies are significant because they reduce the loss of life and property during hazard events.


  True
• Match the hazard management phase with its description.

  Response ↔️ Immediate actions during a hazard

  Recovery ↔️ Restoring affected areas
• The response and recovery phases are crucial components of hazard management.


  True
• What type of hazard affected the response and recovery efforts described after Hurricane Katrina in 2005?

  Hurricane
• What does the term "Community Resilience" refer to?

  Ability to withstand hazards
• Disaster relief is a short-term response, while community resilience aims to enhance long-term capacity
• Mitigation involves actions to reduce long-term risk, while preparedness focuses on readiness activities before a hazard event
• Match the preparedness strategy with its significance:

  Early warning systems ↔️ Allow timely evacuation

  Disaster drills ↔️ Improve response coordination

  Public education ↔️ Empower people to act
• What two types of techniques are often combined in a comprehensive hazard management strategy?

  Mitigation and adaptation
• Match the organization with its role in hazard management:

  United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) ↔️ Coordinates global efforts to reduce disaster risks

  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) ↔️ Provides humanitarian assistance and disaster relief

  World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ↔️ Facilitates the sharing of meteorological data
• Phases of hazard management

  1️⃣ Mitigation

  2️⃣ Preparedness

  3️⃣ Response

  4️⃣ Recovery
• Community resilience is built through measures like strengthening infrastructure and promoting social cohesion
• Order the four phases of hazard management.

  1️⃣ Mitigation

  2️⃣ Preparedness

  3️⃣ Response

  4️⃣ Recovery
• Response refers to immediate actions taken during a hazard event to protect lives, property, and the environment
• Early warning systems provide advance notice of impending hazards
• During the response phase, emergency evacuations are carried out to protect lives
• Mitigation involves actions taken to reduce long-term risk, while adaptation means adjusting to the impacts of hazards
• Mitigation involves actions to reduce long-term risk, while adaptation involves adjusting to the impacts
• The objective of mitigation is to minimize the likelihood and severity of hazard events
• Match the resilience measure with its example:

  Strengthening critical infrastructure ↔️ Ensuring power grids can withstand hazards

  Enhancing emergency preparedness ↔️ Conducting disaster drills

  Promoting social cohesion ↔️ Organizing community engagement activities
• Phases of hazard management in the correct order:

  1️⃣ Mitigation

  2️⃣ Preparedness

  3️⃣ Response

  4️⃣ Recovery
• Early warning systems are a key preparedness strategy for reducing hazard impacts.


  True
• Why are early warning systems important in preparedness strategies?

  Provide advance notice