Hazard, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (HVCA)

Question 1

Which one does not correctly complete the sentence?Performing an HCVA with a community require?

Accepted Answer

Assertive behavior

Question 2

Which one does not complete the statement correctly? Capacity assessment helps communities ___

Accepted Answer

identify characteristic that make them vulnerable to hazard

Question 3

When disasters happen repeatedly, the poor becomes ____? its difficult to overcome poverty

Accepted Answer

Vulnerable

Question 4

A principle of HCV Assessment is focused learning ________. Select one:

Accepted Answer

with the people

Question 5

Lack of leadership in a community makes a community vulnerable.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

In participatory risk assessment, a community ______ and ______ its local risks for disasters.

Accepted Answer

identifies, analyzes

Question 7

Which one is not a component of risk assessment? Select one:

Accepted Answer

Assessment of Market Value

Question 8

In conducting HCVA, collect data from the Brgy alone because data from the LGU are not reliable

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

It takes long to formulate HCVA w/ various stakeholders so it’s best to work with expert groups

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The 3 components of PRA are capacity, health, and vulnerability assessment

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

A community’s capacity to overcome obstacles includes its strengths, ______, and resources.

Accepted Answer

Skills

Question 12

A hazard can be a natural or man-made event

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

People have__perceptions of the same situation, so it is wise to gain the perspectives of many?

Accepted Answer

Different

Question 14

In capacity assessment, the community attempts to _____ Select one:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 15

PRA is an approach with which a community identifies and analyzes its local risks for disasters

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 15