PRESENTERS:
KIBET J. NELLY
MAGAI N. DORCAS
BACHELOR OF ARTSPSYCHOLOGY
DISASTER?
 A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society causing
widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses.
 These loses exceed the capacity of the affected community, or society,
to cope using its own resources; without expecting any external
assistance.
NATURAL DISASTERS
Earthquake
Floods
Drought
Tornado
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
STRIKES
ACCIDENTS
AIR-CRAFT CRASH
DOES KENYA
EXPERIENCE
DISASTERS?
FLOODS
FOREST FIRES
DROUGHT
MINE
EXPLOSIONS
MAN-MADE DISASTERS IN KENYA
ROAD ACCIDENT
COLLAPSED BUILDING
COMMUNAL VIOLENCE
CURRENT STATISTICS ON DISASTERS IN KENYA
YEAR
Jan 2008
October
2008
Feb 2009
DISASTER
TYPE
Post Election
Violence
Floods
Fires
REGION/AREA
AFFECTED/CASUALTIES
COVERAGE
Rift valley, Western 1,339 Deaths
Nyanza Central
Over 350,000 People
displaced
Budalangi,
WestPokot,
Trans-nzoia,
Lower Tana River
Sachangwan
Business and Property of
colossal value destroyed
Over 5000 people displaced
16 killed by flash floods
Property destroyed
Over 150 people lost their
lives
Property destroyed
Psychological Trauma
STATISTICS ON DISASTERS IN KENYA
YEAR
June 2011
DISASTER
TYPE
Explosion
March 2010 Landslides
REGION/AREA
AFFECTED/CASUALTIES
COVERAGE
Nairobi
downtown 2 Deaths
area
Over 28 People injured
Bududa, Mt. Elgon
Property destroyed
Over 300 people
buried
feared
Property destroyed
By
December
2010
Road
accidents
Whole country
Over 3000 people lost their
lives
Physical disabilities & injuries
Psychological Trauma
Miyagi earthquake
Fukushima nuclear explosion
EFFECTS OF DISASTER
LOSS
OF
LIVES
LOSS OF FINANCIAL
RESOURCES
DESTRUCTION OF
INFRASTRUCTURE
DESTRUCTION OF
ASSETS
Psychological trauma & distress
Physical injury
Disasters interrupt both health and socio-economic networks of individuals
and countries.
Any disaster can interrupt essential services, hence, the need for disaster
management.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Disaster management
Refers to the management and organization of
resources and responsibilities meant to deal
with humanitarian aspects of emergencies,
including mitigation, preparedness, response,
recovery so as to reduce the impact of disaster.
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Goals of disaster management
Reduce, or avoid,
losses from
hazards;
.
Assure prompt
assistance to
victims;
Achieve rapid and
effective recovery
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Disaster management cycle
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MITIGATION
NON-STRUCTURAL MEASURES
INSURANCE COVER
LEGISLATION
STRUCTURAL MEASURES
RETRO-FITTING
PROPER LAND- USE
TREE-PLANTING
THE MITIGATION PROCESS
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Hazard, risk and vulnerability
assessment,
Early warning systems,
Response mechanisms and strategies
Resource mobilization
Preparedness plans & Coordination
Public education training and rehearsals
Information management
Community based disaster
preparedness.
DISASTER RESPONSE
 Involves minimizing the number of hazards caused by the
disaster.
Aim
 To ensure survival of the highest number of victims
possible in the best health,
 To re-establish the self-sufficient and essential services as
quickly as possible for all populations,
 To restore damaged infrastructure and regenerate viable
economic activities.
 In a situation of a civil war, the aim is to protect and assist
civilian population.
DISASTER RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
Evacuation
Logistic & Supply
Search & Rescue
Communication & Coordination
DISASTER RECOVERY
SHORT-TERM MEASURE
Provision of Basic Needs
LONG-TERM MEASURE
Counseling of Victims
…continue
Disaster recovery plans has seven steps:
 gathering of basic information,
 organization,
 mobilizing resources ,
 administration,
 regulation,
 coordination of activities and
 evaluating recovery.
KENYA’S DISASTER MANAGEMENT
• Natural Disaster Operation Centre
• Kenya Red Cross
• Kenya Psychological and Counseling Associations
• Hospitals along the highway
• Ministry of forestry
• Ministry of irrigation
CHALLENGES FACING KENYA TOWARDS
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Inadequate information and data,
Inadequate finances, human resources and equipment,
Inadequate integration and co-ordination,
Inadequate Regional and International linkages,
Inadequate policy, legal and institutional frameworks,
Weak disaster management capabilities within communities and institutions.
LESSONS KENYA CAN LEARN ABOUT DISASTER
MANAGEMENT FROM JAPAN
Japan’s scientific and
technological advances in risk
assessment and disaster
mitigation could be used to
bridge knowledge gaps and
strengthen Kenyan’s disaster
management system.
Mainstreaming of climate
change issues and disaster
management into the
development planning process
of developing Kenya.
Improvement in community
preparedness through the
involvement of schools, voluntary
organisations, media and other
stakeholders in disaster mitigation
and risk reduction trainings and
capacity building programs.
Enhancing the scope of
collaboration between Kenyan and
Japanese scientists, which could
strengthen research and
development on disaster mitigation
and prevention, and the new
knowledge generated could be of
benefit to Japan, Kenya and other
countries.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
FOR SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE GLOBAL
DEVELOPMENT
EFFECTIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
Manageable
vulnerability
Reduced
hazard
impact
Sustainable
development
Controlled
development
and hazard
mitigation
DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR A HAPPY WORLD
…THANK YOU