Disasters and Consequences
What are the two types of human-induced disasters according to the WHO classification?
technological and societal disasters
When talking about the US organization that made several rules under the Risk Management Program, what does EPA stands for?
Environmental Protection Agency
What year did the Deepwater Horizon Spill occur?
2010
What are three short-term consequences to a human-made disaster?
Loss of life, health issues and infrastructure damage
Can you provide one type of social inequality and explain quickly how it contributes to further marginalizing vulnerable communities?
Economic class shapes whether people can afford safe housing, evacuate when warned, or rebuild afterwards. Race and ethnicity intersect with class as low-income communities of colour are more likely to be located near toxic facilities because of historical discrimination, market pressures, and less political representation.
What toxic dispersant did BP use during the spill, and why was it controversial?
Corexit 9500
It made the oil slick less visible but increased toxicity to marine life and humans.
What happened to the Rana Plaza building?
The Rana Plaza was a building in Bangladesh in which thousands of workers were producing clothes for major fast-fashion brands like Zara and H&M. Despite workers pointing out visible cracks in the building the day before the disaster, they were pressured to enter under threat of losing their wages. When the building collapsed in 2013, it killed over a thousand people, injured at least two thousand, and exposed the exploitation and unsafe working conditions behind the global fashion industry.
Name one global framework or principle that can help prevent or better respond to disasters like Deepwater Horizon.
Sendai Framework, Paris Agreement, UN Sustainable Development Goals, or the Indigenous Seventh-Generation Principle.
What systemic issue caused the federal compensation process to exclude many Indigenous and immigrant families?
Bureaucracy and lack of accessible, inclusive procedures