N342 - Week 8 questions with correct answers
What is the World Health Organization's definition of a disaster? Correct
Answer-An occurrence disrupting the normal conditions of existence
and causing a level of suffering that exceeds the capacity of adjustment
of the affected community
What is the UNDRR Correct Answer-United Nations Office for Disaster
Risk Reduction
They bring governments, partners and communities together reduce
disaster risk and losses to ensure a safer, sustainable future.
What is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction? Correct
Answer-2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) was the first major agreement
of the post-2015 development agenda and provides Member States with
concrete actions to protect development gains from the risk of disaster.
Advocates for:
The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods
and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and
environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries.
Responsibility should be shared with other stakeholders including local
government, the private sector and other stakeholders.
,Disaster Preparedness plan Correct Answer-Establishes arrangements in
advance to enable:
Timely, effective and appropriate responses to specific potential
hazardous events or emerging disaster situations that might threaten
society or the environment
Disaster Readiness Correct Answer-Describes the ability to quickly and
appropriately respond when required
Disaster Structural measures Correct Answer-Any physical construction
to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards
◦application of engineering techniques or technology to achieve hazard
resistance and resilience in structures or systems
Disaster Non-structural measures Correct Answer-◦Not involving
physical construction
◦ The use of knowledge, practice or agreement to reduce disaster risks
and impacts, in particular through policies and laws, public awareness
raising, training and education
◦Examples:
Building codes
Land-use planning laws and their enforcement
Research and assessment
, Information resources
Public awareness programmes
Nepal earthquake findings Correct Answer-Occurred April 2015
Findings from UNDRR:
◦Kathmandu is not the most at-risk location
◦Focusing on Kathmandu overlooks considerable risk elsewhere in
Nepal
◦Damage to buildings (22,000) and casualties (9,000 people)
Vulnerable to
◦Extreme weather events
◦Floods
◦Storm
◦Drought
◦Damage to buildings
◦Casualties
◦Melting glacial waters
in the Himalayas
Capacity Correct Answer-The strengths, attributes and resources
available within a community, organization or society that can be used
to achieve agreed goals.
What is the World Health Organization's definition of a disaster? Correct
Answer-An occurrence disrupting the normal conditions of existence
and causing a level of suffering that exceeds the capacity of adjustment
of the affected community
What is the UNDRR Correct Answer-United Nations Office for Disaster
Risk Reduction
They bring governments, partners and communities together reduce
disaster risk and losses to ensure a safer, sustainable future.
What is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction? Correct
Answer-2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) was the first major agreement
of the post-2015 development agenda and provides Member States with
concrete actions to protect development gains from the risk of disaster.
Advocates for:
The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods
and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and
environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries.
Responsibility should be shared with other stakeholders including local
government, the private sector and other stakeholders.
,Disaster Preparedness plan Correct Answer-Establishes arrangements in
advance to enable:
Timely, effective and appropriate responses to specific potential
hazardous events or emerging disaster situations that might threaten
society or the environment
Disaster Readiness Correct Answer-Describes the ability to quickly and
appropriately respond when required
Disaster Structural measures Correct Answer-Any physical construction
to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards
◦application of engineering techniques or technology to achieve hazard
resistance and resilience in structures or systems
Disaster Non-structural measures Correct Answer-◦Not involving
physical construction
◦ The use of knowledge, practice or agreement to reduce disaster risks
and impacts, in particular through policies and laws, public awareness
raising, training and education
◦Examples:
Building codes
Land-use planning laws and their enforcement
Research and assessment
, Information resources
Public awareness programmes
Nepal earthquake findings Correct Answer-Occurred April 2015
Findings from UNDRR:
◦Kathmandu is not the most at-risk location
◦Focusing on Kathmandu overlooks considerable risk elsewhere in
Nepal
◦Damage to buildings (22,000) and casualties (9,000 people)
Vulnerable to
◦Extreme weather events
◦Floods
◦Storm
◦Drought
◦Damage to buildings
◦Casualties
◦Melting glacial waters
in the Himalayas
Capacity Correct Answer-The strengths, attributes and resources
available within a community, organization or society that can be used
to achieve agreed goals.
