Centre
for Research on the Epidemiology of Disaster (CRED) classified disaster into;
for Research on the Epidemiology of Disaster (CRED) classified disaster into;
i.
Natural disaster
Natural disaster
ii.
Human generated disaster
Human generated disaster
iii.
Complex emergencies and global catastrophes
Complex emergencies and global catastrophes
Natural
disaster (acts of nature) is classified into four sub-categories;
disaster (acts of nature) is classified into four sub-categories;
a.
Hydro-meteorological
Hydro-meteorological
b.
Geophysical disaster
Geophysical disaster
c.
Drought and related disasters
Drought and related disasters
d.
Pandemics
Pandemics
a.
Hydro-meteorological disaster: Include whether-related events such as tropical
cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones) windstorms winter storms, tornadoes
and floods.
Hydro-meteorological disaster: Include whether-related events such as tropical
cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones) windstorms winter storms, tornadoes
and floods.
b.
Geophysical disaster: Are seismic events related to motion of the
earth’s tectonic plates — prominent among geophysical events are earthquake, tsunamis
and volcanoes.
Geophysical disaster: Are seismic events related to motion of the
earth’s tectonic plates — prominent among geophysical events are earthquake, tsunamis
and volcanoes.
c.
Drought and related disaster: Are group of disaster with additional events
including extreme hot and cold temperatures, wild fires forest fires and insect
infestation.
Drought and related disaster: Are group of disaster with additional events
including extreme hot and cold temperatures, wild fires forest fires and insect
infestation.
d.
Pandemic: Pandemic diseases are distinguished by global
spread of nearly emerging infectious diseases or well known foes such as influenza,
etc.
Pandemic: Pandemic diseases are distinguished by global
spread of nearly emerging infectious diseases or well known foes such as influenza,
etc.
Human generated disaster assumed various forms, however
poor judgment or human neglect may be precipitating or contributory factors.
CRED classifies human-generated event into transportation, industrial, or
miscellaneous accident and ecological and environmental events.
poor judgment or human neglect may be precipitating or contributory factors.
CRED classifies human-generated event into transportation, industrial, or
miscellaneous accident and ecological and environmental events.
It was further divided into;
i.
Intentional and
Intentional and
ii.
Non-intentional event.
Non-intentional event.
International acts of mass violence routinely occur
as an outcome of acts of terrorism, declared war, civil strife and ethnic
conflict, and may also eventuate from mass gatherings and demonstrations.
as an outcome of acts of terrorism, declared war, civil strife and ethnic
conflict, and may also eventuate from mass gatherings and demonstrations.
Complex emergencies and global catastrophes; some
disasters defy facile classification into the categories presented above based
on their scope, duration and capacity for producing humanitarian or threats to
global security and survival on a grand scale. Complex emergencies are multi-dimensional
events of long duration, frequency spawned by international human generated
events such as war and civil strife.
disasters defy facile classification into the categories presented above based
on their scope, duration and capacity for producing humanitarian or threats to
global security and survival on a grand scale. Complex emergencies are multi-dimensional
events of long duration, frequency spawned by international human generated
events such as war and civil strife.
Emergency is a humanitarian crisis in a country,
region, or society where there is considerable breakdown of authority resulting
from internal or external conflict which requires an international response
that goes beyond the mandate or capacity of any single agency. Complex emergencies
are typically characterized by excessive violence and loss of life, massive
displacement of people, wide spread damage to societies and economics; the need
for large scale multifaceted humanitarian assistance, the hindrance or
prevention of humanitarian assistance by political and military constraints,
and considerable security risks for humanitarian relief workers in United
Nation Development programme, global catastrophes endanger persons throughout
the world includes scenarios such as precipitous global warming, global
economic market collapse or massive planetary collision as well as extreme
forms of events such as a nuclear world war or highly virulent pandemic
influenza.
region, or society where there is considerable breakdown of authority resulting
from internal or external conflict which requires an international response
that goes beyond the mandate or capacity of any single agency. Complex emergencies
are typically characterized by excessive violence and loss of life, massive
displacement of people, wide spread damage to societies and economics; the need
for large scale multifaceted humanitarian assistance, the hindrance or
prevention of humanitarian assistance by political and military constraints,
and considerable security risks for humanitarian relief workers in United
Nation Development programme, global catastrophes endanger persons throughout
the world includes scenarios such as precipitous global warming, global
economic market collapse or massive planetary collision as well as extreme
forms of events such as a nuclear world war or highly virulent pandemic
influenza.