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Dealing with Disasters. What is a disaster? ‘You forget to hand in your coursework and fail all your exams’ ‘Your house burns down but you are fully insured’

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1 Dealing with Disasters

2 What is a disaster? ‘You forget to hand in your coursework 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’

3 Drought in the UK. Who helps? Glyn Baker [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

4 Drought in East Africa. July 2011 Who helps? Credit: Andy Hall

5 The impact of a disaster depends on… 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

6 Vulnerability Carrefour-Feuille, Haiti, before the 2010 earthquake Oxfam Words and Pictures

7 Resilience A grain store in a drought-affected area, Tanzania Oxfam Words and Pictures

8 Being Prepared Oxfam’s warehouse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Oxfam Words and Pictures

9 The impact of a disaster is influenced by… …the wealth and resources of a country’s government and people Both pictures: Wikimedia Commons London, UK Niamey, Niger

10 There are many types of disaster Floods Droughts Storms Earthquakes All pictures: Oxfam Words and Pictures

11 Food Crisis in East Africa

12 July 2011 – Crisis hits East Africa Anna Ridout/ Oxfam

13 Photo: Alun McDonald/Oxfam Shortage of water

14 The rising cost of food Photo: Alun McDonald/Oxfam

15 The rising cost of food Credit: Anna Ridout/ Oxfam

16 Responding to disasters Meet people’s basic needs just after a disaster – ‘humanitarian response’ Rebuild following a disaster – ‘development’ Support people to protect themselves against disasters – ‘adaptation’ Persuade governments to do more to support poor people at risk from disasters – ‘campaigning’

17 Humanitarian Response Water Sanitation Oxfam Words and Pictures

18 Development A school in Sri Lanka rebuilt following the 2004 Tsunami Oxfam Words and Pictures

19 Adaptation Camellones in Bolivia Oxfam Words and Pictures

20 Campaigning Demanding that rich countries take action to fix the global food system. Crispin Hughes/Oxfam www.oxfam.org.uk/grow

21 Get involved Organise a fundraising event www.dec.org.uk/ Campaign with Oxfam www.oxfam.org.uk/grow Oxfam Words and Pictures Oxfam

22 Thank you www.oxfam.org.uk/education Oxfam Words and Pictures

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