Lets discuss about the definition: "Collection actions/measures taken before, during and after any situation to predict, prevent, reduce or cope with its impact. These measures may be taken at community or household levels."
1. Disaster Response:
Activities that take place when a disaster strikes to reduce loss of life and to deliver relief as quickly as possible to the affected people.
The following are the examples: ---
1. Search and Rescue
2. Need for assessment.
3. Provide the victims Psychological support.
4. Emergency food, water, medicines are required
5. There should a provison for temporary shelters and other relief activities.
6. There should also be a scope for restoring the family links.
2. Recovery (Rehabilitation):
After a disaster, there are scenes, which are very heart-rending. The people needs psychological support. Measures taken after a disaster, to bring back the condition within the community to normal even better than before are given below:
a. Psychological Rehabiltation:
The affected people needs counseling. Their primary needs have to be met. They will be best, when they are in surroundings of their relatives. The affected have to be slowly involved in matters which will help them to see Life in a new way. The best thing is proper follow up of the matter.
b. Financial Rehabilitation:
The most important thing is that if the disaster is big, then the affected victims loses all there finances and this result in more tension. Plans should be made in advance for 'DISASTER INSURANCE' in areas, where natural disasters are very common. It will help. The distribution of livelihood kits should be distributed.
c. Social Rehabilitation:
Places such as Welfare Centers should be established. More emphasis shoould be given to self help groups. Places like 'HOMES' should be built, so that the affected people can get traumatic councelling and make a new living.
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