Disaster Risk Management For Coastal Tourism Destinations - DTIE

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Disaster Risk Management
Frameworks And Approaches
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3.1
Introduction
A systematic approach to managing disasters is fundamental for an effective and
proactive response. Following the shocks to the global tourism industry in the recent
past from both natural and man-made events, greater emphasis has been placed on
disaster preparedness planning at tourism destinations. The objectives are to reduce
risks, improve community resilience and preparedness, to fast track recovery of the
affected destination, and provide tangible evidence of the health, safety and security
arrangements for residents and tourists.
Disaster preparedness frameworks are typically public-sector focused given their
primary objective for public safety and security. They are also hierarchical by design,
of the local disaster management and coordination (i.e. vertical integration). They
including neighboring jurisdictions (i.e. horizontal integration). This hierarchical span
of control is dependent upon the level of institutional complexity at the destination
(e.g. national, state, provincial, county, municipal or local government, NGOs, private
industry, community), the levels of vulnerability and exposure, and the nature,
frequency and severity of hazards.
This chapter introduces the disaster management cycle and provides examples of
disaster preparedness frameworks at the international, regional and national levels.
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The Disaster Management Cycle
major disruptive event or crisis resulting from either natural or man-made causes
that exceed the capacity of a community to recover. This Handbook adopts the
(UNISDR): a disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or
a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses
which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own
resources. A disaster can be the main source of or manifestation of risk. It results
or measures to reduce the potential negative consequences of risk.
A disaster involves hazards which can be detrimental to human life and property
hazards can affect the entire community or selective areas, such as the coastline
disastrous when the capacity of the responders is severely tested or exceeded, as in
a catastrophic event.
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