Disaster Recovery Management Introduction.ppt

Disaster Recovery Management Introduction 11th APAN @ Xi’an China on 27th August 2007 By Sagarika Wickramasekera Content What is Disaster Management Phenomenon of Natural Disaster in Asia Pacific Region Why we need Disaster Management Disaster Mitigation methods Application of Information Technology in Disaster Management Role Of Sahana in Disaster Management What is Disaster Management Discipline dealing with and avoiding risks Involves preparing, supporting, and rebuilding society when natural or man made disasters occur Continuous process by which all individuals, groups, and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid or ameliorate the impact of disasters resulting from the hazards Why We Need Disaster Management For Early Warning To foreseeing future disasters To Take prevention methods on reliable information To prohibit Natural disaster occurrence sources. Phenomenon of Natural Disasters Many Developing and Developed countries of Asia Pacific Region are situated in the hazard belts if the world and are subject to Floods Landslides Earthquakes Cyclones Droughts Volcanic eruptions Tsunami Epdemics Occurrence of Disasters Cyclones Philippines – 38 % of world total – 30 per year Bangladesh Vietnam Fiji Tonga Solomon Islands Samova Occurrence of Disasters Contd. Floods – India Annual floods inundate 40 million hectares Bangladesh One of the most flood prone countries in the region Sri Lanka Seasonal floods China Annual summer floods Occurrence of Disasters Contd. Droughts Afghanistan Iran Myanmar Pakistan India Sri Lanka Nepal Occurrence of Disasterscontd. Earthquakes 70% of the earthquakes are reported from this zone Japan – Once in every 10 years China- 28th July 1976 caused 240,000 deaths Philippines- Average 5 earthquakes per day India – Pacific ocean seismic zone or Indian ocean seismic Zone. Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran Pacific Islands Tsunami 1883 disastrous Krakatowa volcanic eruption caused 36,000 deaths 17th A