What is a hazard

• Are the potentials for damage to man and his

environment that may result from the occurrence of
natural events such as;
• Volcanic eruptions
•Earthquakes
•Floods
•Storm surge
•An event per se does not
constitute a hazard.
•It is only when man and
environment are threatened that
these events can be considered
hazards.
•Without a threat to a population,
the eruption of an isolated
volcano remains an event but
when volcanic activity occurs
close to or right at the center of a
populated area, a mere event
becomes a hazard.
the eruption of an isolated volcano
volcanic activity occurs close to or right at
the center of a populated area
The probabilities of occurrence of hazard
events may be estimated.
Floods for example have been
monitored and recorded over
many years and so the likehood
of occurrence of these is known.
ACTIVITY
•OBJECTIVE
Recognize what situations
constitute hazards and which
ones qualify as disasters.
•Answer the following by indicating
whether the situation involves a
natural phenomenon or hazard in
the space for answer in a, and b
whether it constitutes a disaster or
no disaster.
 1.
•Flooding occurs in an isolated island
with zero population. This situation is
illustrate below.

Flood in an
isolated area

• A. _______________________ B. __________________
2.
• A river flood occurs near a community whose
population is not known to be vulnerable. Flooding
is threatening to intensify and reach the population
area.

population
River flood

• A. _______________________ B. __________________
3.
• Flooding occurs near a community whose population is also
not known to be vulnerable. Population growth pushes
people farther into the flood prone areas.

flooding population

• A. _______________________ B. __________________
4.
• Flooding occurs near a community whose
population is known to be vulnerable. Flooding
threatening to intensify and reach the
population area.
• A. _______________________

Vulnerable
flood population

• B. ________________________
 5.
• Flooding occurs near a community whose
population is known to be vulnerable. Population
growth threatens to push people farther into the
flood prone areas.

Vulnerable
flood population

• A. ____________ B. _____________
6.
• Flooding occurs near a community whose population
is known to be vulnerable. Intensification of flooding
caused water level to rise toward the populated area.
Also population growth has people into the flood .

Vulnerable
flood population

• A. ____________________ B. _____________________