Climate change can be seen through a disaster medicine lens

Description

The impact of a disaster is determined by three factors: the hazard itself (an extreme event that can be natural or man‐made), the vulnerability of the affected people, and the capacity or measures that can be taken to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences.

A disaster occurs when the hazard exposes the vulnerability of individuals and communities in such a way that their lives are directly threatened, or sufficient harm has been done to their community’s economic and social structure to undermine their ability to survive.

This MJA Perspective shares more.

 

 

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain key components of the perspective.
2. Identify the factors which determine the impact of disaster.
3. Recognise the imperative of this perspective.

 

Author: George Braitberg

Article Type: Perspective