● Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Efforts to analyze and manage the risk of disasters, including preparedness, mitigation, and early warning systems.
● Paradigm Shift: A fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions.
● Hazard: A dangerous phenomenon, substance, or condition that could cause damage or loss. (UNISDR Terminology)
● Vulnerability: The characteristics and circumstances of a community, person, or system that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard. (UNISDR Terminology)
● Risk: The potential for loss, damage, or injury arising from a hazard. Risk is often calculated as the probability of a hazard occurring multiplied by the likely consequences. (UNISDR Terminology)
● Early Warning Systems: Systems that provide timely and effective warnings to people in potentially affected areas about impending hazards. (UNISDR Terminology)
● Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR): An approach that empowers local communities to identify and reduce their risks to disasters and strengthen their resilience. (UNISDR Terminology)
● Sustainable Development: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (UN Sustainable Development Goals)
● Resilience: The ability of a system, community, or person to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of essential basic structures and functions. (UNISDR Terminology)
Examples from the Passage:
● Cell Broadcast Alert System: An Indian early warning system that delivers real-time alerts to citizens during disasters.
● Local Disaster Management Committees: Indian committees at the community level that enhance awareness and develop strategies for disaster preparedness.
● Sannadha Sena: A platform in Kerala, India, that unites volunteers and organizations for disaster response efforts.