DRRR-Week 1
DRRR-Week 1
Interactive Discussion
1. Ask learners to identify the intrinsic property or conditions of for each of the three elements that made it vulnerable to the hazard. Teacher does this for all three
hazards.
2. Summarize learners’ explanations under the Vulnerability Column.
3. Ask learners to identify the intrinsic property or conditions of for each of the three elements that made it resilient to the hazard. Teacher does this for all three
hazards.
4. Summarize learners’ explanations under the capacity column. Sample answers are shown below:
5. Ask a learner to explain what their concept of vulnerability, capacity and resilience as based on the demonstration. Accept all ideas as learner will eventually
discover if their answers are correct.
6. Ask learners to volunteer reading the definitions of
vulnerability, capacity and resilience based on the
UNISDR Terminology.
7. Emphasize the fact that vulnerability or capacity
are affected by many factors depending on the
exposed element. These factors are generally
classified under four (4) categories namely:
physical, social, economic and environmental.
Show the table with examples under each of the
four categories for humans/people, structures and
businesses. Then, ask learners to suggest
additional factors for each category and exposed
element that can be added to the table.
Group Work
1. Organize the class into groups of 5 and instructs each group to elect a facilitator and scribe.
2. Then, instruct each group to do one of the following:
a. Each group thinks of a disaster that all group members have first-hand knowledge of;
b. Each group thinks of a disaster that all group members are familiar although may not have first-hand information;
c. Read a news clipping provided by the teacher about a disaster.
3. Ask learners to identify the hazards and exposed elements. For each exposed element, write down the specific factor they think may have made this
exposed element vulnerable/resilient to the hazard. Have learners identify if the vulnerability/capacity is physical, social, economic or environmental. Have
the elected facilitator manage the discussion.
4. After 15 minutes, have the elected scribe of each group present the group’s work to the class. Learners from other groups can comment and give
suggestions regarding either additional elements at risk or the corresponding vulnerabilities or capacities.