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Disasters and emergencies happen all over the world but some people and places are more vulnerable than others.People may have to live in situations and places that are more vulnerable to disaster and to the effects of disaster because of poverty.When disaster strikes many people may be unable to access basic rights such as shelter, education, food and water and healthcare and under similar circumstances these effects may be worse in some settlements than in others.
I can tell you some ways in which one settlement might be more vulnerable to disaster than another. I can tell you some ways in which a disaster might affect some people’s lives more than others. I can tell you how I felt when I imagined I had more/less access to my rights than my classmates. others.
Water Food Shelter Health care Education
Where do you think that most emergencies and disasters happen? • Why do you think this is? • What are the impacts of these events? • Who do you think will be affected most in the communities hit by the disasters? • What do people need when their community has been hit by disaster? • How long do you think it takes for communities to ‘get back to normal’?