Disaster Management

'Disaster Management' is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing, supporting, and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. In general, any emergency management is the countinuous process by which all individuals, groups and communities manage hazards in an effort to avoid or ameliorate the impact of disasters resulting from the hazards. Actions taken depend in part on perceptions of risk of those exposed. Effective emergency management relies on through integration of emergency plans at all levels of government and non-government involvement. Activities at each level individual, group, community affect the other levels.