SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPATTMENT
PEA 312 A/B/T- DISASTER MANAGEMENT
FINAL EXAM JANUARY SEMESTER 2012
                                                           TIME: 2HRS

Answer all the Questions in this Section (30 marks)

1.	Define the following concepts as applied in the study of disaster management. (4marks)

		a) Capacity building
                        b) Disaster Risk Reduction

2.	With disasters becoming a common phenomenon in the world today, describe at least two valid reasons for studying disaster management (4marks)

3.	Community based disaster management (CBDM) has certain key features that make it distinct from the traditional approaches to disaster management. Explain any four of them showing how they apply in a disaster context ( 8 marks)

4.	The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA; 2005- 2015) outlined various priorities to be acted upon within the specified period. Describe any of the three priorities (6 mark)

5.	Various tools have been used in undertaking the Participatory Assessment of Disaster Risk (PADR) process. Specify any four of those tools explaining how you would practically utilize them. (8 marks)

Answer any two questions in this section (40 marks)

6.	In a disaster situation certain categories of people are considered as vulnerable groups. Identify at least four of them and discuss how their vulnerability comes about. 
(20 marks)

7.	Using a well labeled diagram, identify the five components of the Crunch model, and explain what each component implies in disaster theory. (20marks)

8.	Various categories of analysis have been used in Participatory Assessment of Disaster Risk (PADR).Describe at least five categories, giving practical examples of each one of them in a disaster context. (20 marks)

9.	Discuss any five ways in which you can advise the governments in the third world countries to meet their responsibilities to realize the Hyogo Framework for Action -HFA; 2005- 2015. (20 marks)