Question

How many stages are there in the cycle of disaster management?
A. Two
B. There
C. Four
D. Five

Answer 1

Hint: Disaster Management may be defined as the strategic planning and execution of the same with necessary resources in case of natural or man-made disaster, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of the disaster. There are many government and non-government organisations adhering to the work of disaster management.

Complete Answer:
There are in total four stages of disaster management. They are enumerated as follows:
Mitigation which refers to the steps of the management that reduce the vulnerability to disaster impacts such as injuries or loss of life and property. This might include change of local buildings to protected areas; revision of zoning and land use management.
Preparedness is the step that focuses on the understanding of how a disaster might affect a community and how awareness through the spread of education and training the response and recovery from the disaster.
Response addresses the immediate threats presented by the disaster, that includes saving lives, meeting humanitarian needs like food, shelter, clothing, sanitary cleanliness, safety and security.
Recovery is the fourth and final stage of disaster management and it is the restoration of all the aspects of the disaster’s effects on the community and return of the local lives to normalcy.
Therefore, from the above discussion it can be seen that option, ‘C. Four’ is the correct answer.

Note: Some of the goals of disaster management are to reduce or avoid losses from hazard, be it lives or property; to assure prompt assistance to victims; to achieve rapid and effective recovery of the disaster affected lives and property.