Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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Improvisation Following The World Trade Center Disaster” Disaster Research Center‚ University of Delaware Website‚ http://www.udel.edu/DRC/Wachtendorf_Improvising_9_11.pdf [Accessed: March 16‚ 2007] 2 5. Canadian Federal Legislation‚ “Emergency Preparedness Act R.S.‚ 1985‚ c. 6 (4th Supp.) [1988‚ c. 11‚ assented to 27th April‚ 1988]” Canadian Legal Information Institute Webpage http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/e-4.6/whole.html 6 | |advisory committee Count |1 | |Newfoundland |assistance agreement |the
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2014 REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF TYPHOON YOLANDA RELIEF OPERATIONS Commission on Audit 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. List of Abbreviations I. Introduction The Importance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) The Philippine Disaster Profile and Status of Major Disaster Occurrences Evolution of Disaster Related Statutes and Regulations Current State of Disaster Management System The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) Sources of Funds 1 1 2 3 3 7 9 II. An Overview
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NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM What is the National Service Training Program (NSTP) law? NSTP law or otherwise known as Republic Act 9163‚ is a program aimed at: Enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth Developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three (3) program components Enhancing the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare. What are the program components of NSTP? Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
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Bibliography: Barsky‚ Lauren‚ Joseph Trainor and Manuel Torres. 2006. Disaster realities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Revisiting the looting myth Berke‚ Philip R.‚ Jack Kartez and Dennis Wenger. 2008. Achieving sustainable development‚ mitigation‚ and equity Brunsma‚ David L.‚ David Overfelt and J. Steven Picou. 2007. The sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a modern catastrophe Dynes‚ Russell R. 1991. Disaster reduction: The importance of adequate assumptions about social organization
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“History shows that human-made disasters have consistently been caused‚ not by individuals‚ but by errors‚ misjudgments‚ failures or even negligence by senior management because they have failed to instill a culture of safety within an organization.” Critically discuss this statement‚ giving examples where appropriate. This essay question revolves around the one of the most pressing questions asked by media organizations at the scene or onset of a disaster‚ ‘what/who caused it?’ Was the disaster
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EARTHQUAKE HAZARD STUDY - PANAMA Aaron Lai + Eva Fong INTRODUCTION TO THE EVENT: Panama is a small country located in Central America‚ next to Costa Rica (refer to Map 1).1 This Latin American country has a population of 3‚608‚431 people.2 Panama is also located on a minor tectonic plate called the Panama Microplate. With reference to Map 2‚ the Panama Microplate is surrounded by four other tectonic plates: the Cocos plate‚ the Caribbean plate‚ the Nazca plate‚ and the South American plate. Due
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Sample Job Description Title: Executive Director Reports to: General Manager Based at: ……………Co. ltd. Job purpose: To direct‚ manage and control the project activity of ............................................... Responsibilities and accountabilities of ED: 1. Identify‚ develop and direct the implementation of project strategy. 2. Plan and direct the project activities to achieve stated/agreed targets and standards for overall project performance. 3. Recruit/select and develop
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Critical thinking is the objective evaluation and analysis of issues in order to draw conclusions(Desai‚ Berger and Higgs‚ 2016).The elements of critical thinking include remembering‚ understanding‚ applying‚ analyzing‚ evaluating‚ and creating. Critical thinking is a very important tool in our day to day activities as it enables us to make appropriate decisions concerning our lives and careers. Outsourcing is the contracting of other functions of a company that are not core in order to create more
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) INTRODUCTION 2) KEY OBJECTIVES 3) HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS ADOPTED BY WFP a) SHIPPING b) AVIATION c) SURFACE TRANSPORT 4) EMERGENCY RESPONSE 5) DISASTERS RELEIF EMERGENCY FUNDS (DREF) d) UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE DEPOTS IN DUBAI UAE 6) THE LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT OF DUBAI a) AIR PORT AND FREE ZONE AREA b) LEGAL FRAMEWORK c) INFORMATION ABOUT OPERATIONS i. IMPORTS ii. DOCUMENTATIONS FOR
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