disaster
Let an agent handle disasters of all causes by type, impact and response, with verified information first.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle disasters of all causes by type, impact and response, with verified information first.
A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses that exceed its ability to cope, from natural, technological or human causes.
What it is for: Disasters are managed through preparedness, response and recovery.
It can be prepare and reduce risk; respond and coordinate aid; investigate causes; recover and learn.
Distinguishing features
Exceeds local coping capacity
Natural, technological or human causes
Includes slow-onset crises such as famine
Natural disaster is a subset
What it looks like
Damage, casualties, displaced people and emergency response; famines and crises may be less visible but deadly.
How it is recognised
Official declarations of disaster or emergency
Disaster databases and ids
Types such as industrial, stadium or engineering disasters
Related models
has kind - kinds
results from - with exposure and vulnerability
is managed by - field
produces - impacts
In practice
Families and kinds
natural disasters
technological and industrial disasters
crowd disasters and crushes
humanitarian crises and famines
engineering failures
Identifiers
GLIDE number event code disasters
EM-DAT id numeric database
Standards and regulation
Sendai Framework
Civil protection law
Sphere humanitarian standards
Failure modes and hazards
Misinformation
Aid scams
Blaming victims
Neglect of slow-onset disasters
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.disaster
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Event What happened.
Facts first.
Type and cause
Classification.
Type
Type of disaster.
- What type of disaster is it, and what caused it? provenance
- Where and when? provenance
Scale
Extent.
Scale
Scale of impact.
- How many people are affected, according to official sources? measurement
- How uncertain are the figures? measurement
Response Help now.
Official channels coordinate response.
Instructions
What to do.
Instructions
Official instructions.
- What do authorities advise people to do? action
- Where are shelters and help? action
Aid
Humanitarian response.
Aid
Response organisations.
- Which organisations are responding? provenance
- How can people help safely? action
Causes Why it happened.
Causes guide prevention.
Investigation
Inquiry findings.
Findings
Investigation findings.
- What did investigations find? provenance
- Who was responsible, if anyone? provenance
Vulnerability
Why losses were high.
Vulnerability
Vulnerability factors.
- What made people vulnerable? definition
- How can that be reduced? action
Recovery After the disaster.
Recovery should reduce future risk.
Rebuilding
Reconstruction.
Recovery
Recovery progress.
- How is recovery progressing? measurement
- Who funds it? provenance
Lessons
Changes.
Lessons
Lessons learned.
- Which lessons were implemented? provenance
- Which were not? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should technological and natural disasters be linked under one parent?
- How should agents verify live information?
- How should famines be modelled?