Vulnerability

Frame the assessment, evaluate each component of vulnerability

2 SIMPLE APPROACHES TO VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

Exposure, sensitivity, potential impact, adaptive capacity

4 COMPONENTS OF VULNERABILITY

magnitude, frequency, duration, spatial extent

4 MEASURES SEVERITY OF THE STRESS

Women, children, elderly, differently-abled people, ethnic minorities

5 VULNERABLE SECTORS OF SOCIETY

intergovernmental panel on climate change

IPCC

Vulnerability

a concept which describes factors or constraints of an economic, social, physical, or geographic nature which reduces the ability to prepare for and cope with the impacts of hazards

adaptive capacity

ability of a system to adjust to hazards in order to moderate potential damages, take advantages of opportunities, or cope with consequences

coping mechanisms

actions resorted to by individuals of groups in face of adverse effects of a disaster in order to survive and move towards normalization

adaptive capacity assessment

addresses the degree to which a community can adjust to hazards

sensitivity assessment

addresses the degree to which a community is affected by hazards

hazard specific vulnerability

also known as exposure

setting specific vulnerability

also known as sensitivity

hazard specific vulnerability

geo-physical and locational attributes of the elements concerned

identify environmental conditions affected by the hazard

goal of exposure

sensitivity

how much the hazard affect the community

vulnerability assessment

is very important for decision makers in determining priority areas in disaster management planning

exposure

population, properties, economic activities, including public services, or any other defined values exposed to hazards in a given area

casual chain

various impact pathways