Philippines Typhoon Credit: Tata Abella-Bolo/Oxfam
What is a disaster?
Page 3 You don’t bother revising and fail all your exams. Your house burns down but you are fully insured. You lose everything in a flood. Thousands of people in your area are affected. Local roads and bridges have been swept away. What is a disaster? a disaster?
Page 4 Storms hit England Wikimedia Commons Who helps?
Page 5 Inside Lebanon – where families live Storms hit the Philippines Who helps? Vincent Malasador/Oxfam
Super-typhoon Haiyan November 2013
Page 7 Photo: Erik De Castro/REUTERS
Page 8 Photo: EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Page 9 Photo: Erik de Castro / Reuters
Page 10 Photo: Kit Recebido/EPA
What makes some disasters worse than others?
Page 12 There are many types of disaster Floods Droughts Earthquakes Storms All photos: Oxfam Words and Pictures
Page 13 The vulnerability of people living in a disaster area. The resilience of the people affected by a disaster. Whether governments, people and other organisations are prepared for a disaster. The impact of a disaster depends on…
Page 14 Inside Lebanon – where children play Carrefour-Feuille, Haiti, before the 2010 earthquake. Photo: Diana Hernandez Cordero/Oxfam Vulnerability
Page 15 Inside Lebanon – children’s chores Photo: Geoff Sayer/Oxfam Resilience A grain store in a drought-affected area of Tanzania.
Page 16 Inside Lebanon – not going to school Oxfam’s warehouse in Mindanao, Philippines – December Being Prepared Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam
Page 17 Inside Jordan – Za’atari Refugee Camp Both pictures: Wikimedia Commons London, UK Niamey, Niger …the wealth and resources of a country’s government and people. The human impact of a disaster is influenced by…
Page 18 Inside Jordan – arriving at the border The human impact of a disaster is influenced by… …the degree of inequality within a country. Wikimedia Commons Rio de Janairo, Brazil
Responding to disasters
Page 20 Responding to disasters Humanitarian response: meet people’s basic needs just after a disaster. Development: rebuild following a disaster. Building resilience: support people to protect themselves against disasters. Campaigning: persuade governments to do more to support poor people at risk from disasters.
Page 21 Humanitarian Response Water Sanitation Photo: Justine Lesage/Oxfam Quebec Oxfam Words and Pictures
Page 22 Development A school in Sri Lanka rebuilt following the 2004 Tsunami. Photo: Howard Davies/Oxfam
Page 23 Building resilience A latrine raised above the level of floodwater in Bangladesh. Photo: Shehab Uddin / DRIK/ Oxfam GB
Page 24 Campaigning Demanding that rich countries take action on climate change at an Oxfam Climate Hearing. Oxfam Words and Pictures
Get Involved
Page 26 Get involved Organise a fundraising event Learn and campaign with Oxfam John McLaverty/Oxfam
Page 27 Thank you Oxfam Words and Pictures