Philippines Typhoon Credit: Tata Abella-Bolo/Oxfam
What is a disaster?
What is a disaster? 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. Page 3
Storms hit England Who helps? Wikimedia Commons Page 4
Inside Lebanon – where families Storms hit the Philippines live Who helps? Vincent Malasador/Oxfam Page 5
Super-typhoon Haiyan November 2013
Photo: Erik De Castro/REUTERS Page 7
Photo: EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN Page 8
Photo: Erik de Castro / Reuters Page 9
Photo: Kit Recebido/EPA Page 10
What makes some disasters worse than others?
There are many types of disaster Floods Droughts Storms Earthquakes All photos: Oxfam Words and Pictures Page 12
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. Page 13
Inside Lebanon – Vulnerability where children play Photo: Diana Hernandez Cordero/Oxfam Carrefour-Feuille, Haiti, before the 2010 earthquake. Page 14
Inside Lebanon – Resilience children’s chores A grain store in a drought-affected area of Tanzania. Photo: Geoff Sayer/Oxfam Page 15
Being Prepared Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam Inside Lebanon – not going to school Oxfam’s warehouse in Mindanao, Philippines – December 2012. Page 16
The human impact of a disaster Inside Jordan – Za’atari Refugee is influenced by… Camp Both pictures: Wikimedia Commons London, UK Niamey, Niger …the wealth and resources of a country’s government and people. Page 17
Inside Jordan – The human impact of a disaster arriving at is influenced by… the border Wikimedia Commons Rio de Janairo, Brazil …the degree of inequality within a country. Page 18
Responding to disasters
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 20
Humanitarian Response Photo: Justine Lesage/Oxfam Quebec Water Oxfam Words and Pictures Sanitation Page 21
Development Photo: Howard Davies/Oxfam A school in Sri Lanka rebuilt following the 2004 Tsunami. Page 22
Building resilience Photo: Shehab Uddin / DRIK/ Oxfam GB A latrine raised above the level of floodwater in Bangladesh. Page 23
Campaigning Oxfam Words and Pictures Demanding that rich countries take action on climate change at an Oxfam Climate Hearing. Page 24
Get Involved
Get involved • Organise a fundraising event www. dec. org. uk/ • Learn and campaign with Oxfam http: //bit. ly/1 f. Emw. W 8 John Mc. Laverty/Oxfam Page 26
Thank you Oxfam Words and Pictures www. oxfam. org. uk/education Page 27
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