Disaster 036


Disaster 036 : "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 is a function of the risk process. It results from the combination of hazards, conditions of vulnerability and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce the potential negative consequences of risk". (UN/ISDR, Terminology: Basic Terms of Disaster Risk Reduction, March 31, 2004)
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