There has been relatively little research on the economic impacts of natural disasters to date. This paper reports findings of a sUidy of the Philippines which is intended as a contribution in filling that gap. Findings include the following: • The Philippines experiences all major types of naUiral hazard and is widely acknowledged as one of the most hazard-prone countries in the world. Moreove...

in recent years, natural disasters and the accompanying health risks have become more frequent, and rehabilitation work has become an important part of government performance. on one hand, social networks play an important role in participants' therapeutic community participation and physical & mental recovery. on the other hand, therapeutic communities with widespread participation can also co...

in the response phase the most important step is to assess disaster after occurrence. by disaster assessment, we can obtain all the needed information for controlling, decision-making and also disaster planning. lack of disaster assessment causes you to make unsuitable decisions ba sed on limited or inadequate data which leads to imperfect disaster response. according to ifrc, disaster response...

The science of rehabilitation showed, in most cases, that repeated movements of human members can to help the patient regain the functions of the member injury. Robots for these tasks can be more efficient in performing these exercises than humans. Robotic systems for rehabilitation can be generally used to record information like position, trajectory, force and velocity exploiting the motor pe...

BACKGROUND Complex situations that follow war and natural disasters have a psychosocial impact on not only the individual but also on the family, community and society. Just as the mental health effects on the individual psyche can result in non pathological distress as well as a variety of psychiatric disorders; massive and widespread trauma and loss can impact on family and social processes c...

Abstract Natural disasters due to excessive rainfall often cause huge losses in the form of impacts including casualties and economic losses. To minimize casualties, disaster mitigation is needed, while financing for (emergency response) after (rehabilitation reconstruction) can be carried out with insurance. This paper aims determine efforts insurance premiums natural disasters. The method as ...

One of the severe global threats facing world today is flooding. Similarly, Malaysia faced with monsoon and flash floods which are most "climate-related natural disasters" for country. The Malaysian government main stakeholder provider aid in every stage disaster. Consequently, involvement flood risk communities said to be minimal overlooked. Researchers have also stated that there still a lack...