List and describe the basic phases of disaster management


The basic phases of disaster management include mitigation or prevention, warning and preparedness, response, and recovery.

• Mitigation includes actions to reduce the harmful effects of a disaster, such as those that may prevent further loss of life, disease, disability, or injury.
• Warning, or forecasting, refers to monitoring events for indicators that signify when and where a disaster might occur and what its magnitude might be.
• In preparedness, officials or the public plan a response to potential disasters and, in so doing, lay the framework for recovery.

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