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