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Disaster Preparedness And Management Systems Question Paper

Disaster Preparedness And Management Systems

Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
ECD 407: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 23RD DECEMBER 2009
TIME: 11.00 A.M. - 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE (compulsory) and any other two questions.

Use well labelled illustrations and diagrams where necessary.

1.
a)
Define the following terms:
i)
Hazard
(2
marks)

ii)
Disaster

(2marks)

iii)
Risk

(2 marks)
iv)
Early
Warning
System (2
marks)

v)
Resilience

(2 marks)

b)
Describe the various phases of
a
disaster.
(10
marks)

c)
Identify any five myths and their corresponding realities concerning

individual and community reactions
to
disasters.
(10
marks)

2.
Describe the Strategic Goals, Priorities for Action and their relevant key

activities of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.

(20 marks)

3.
a)
Identify the four key objectives of Kenya’s National Disaster Policy.

(4 marks)

b)
Explain and illustrate the Institutional Linkages Framework in Disaster
Management
under
the
policy. (10
marks)

c)
Is the Institutional Linkages Framework adequate for the country’s

disaster management needs? If yes, why? If no, justify and how can

it be improved?

(6 marks)

4.
Identify and describe the three stages of the Disaster Risk Management

Framework.

(20 marks)

5.
Disasters may become opportunities for building back better development

practices. Discuss using Kenyan examples.

(20 marks)

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