Chapter 3.2: Disaster risk factors – hazards, exposure and vulnerability
Channel: WHO Kobe Centre
Date: 2022-01-20

Description: Chapter 3.2 explains the key factors to consider when developing a study to assess risk factors relevant to health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM), including:

1.   How hazards, exposure, and vulnerability/capacity create disaster risk.
2.   The unique challenges of defining, identifying and measuring risk in disaster research.
3.   Common issues of validity and quality in causal research in disasters.
4.   How to conduct a study to assess disaster risk factors.