People, the main actors in the field of disasters management
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Frequent floods and heavy rains caused by climate change can cause drowning, injury, heart attacks, and infectious diseases. Frequent droughts and fires caused by climate change can lead to suffocation, burns, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, injuries, and mental health problems.
Climate change has stronger and longer-lasting effects on people’s mental, welfare, and social health. The climate crisis has caused deadly waves of heat, floods, malnutrition, and infectious diseases.
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She added: The first step in disaster preparedness is to identify the dangers that threaten society. Is the community prone to winter storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, and so on? A local, regional, and national hazard map should be developed to identify community threats. In addition to raising public awareness and preparedness, this risk plan will provide operational solutions, such as not buying a home in flood-prone areas.
Dehghani continued: The next step is to make the public aware of the warning messages issued by disasters and city managers. Sometimes these messages are for shelter and sometimes for evacuation of the house or even the city where they live, so families should prepare before the accident or disaster, because when the evacuation arrives, it may be too late to collect even the most necessities. has been. Therefore, the citizens should prepare and make available the necessary equipment so that this can be done in the shortest possible time if there is a need to evacuate the house. 90 / 5,000 Translation results Evacuation periods can last for hours, days, or even longer after a major disaster. For part or all of this time, citizens may be responsible for providing their food, clothing, and other emergency supplies.
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