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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Vulnerability of the disabled during states of emergency

Vulnerability of the disabled during states of emergency

  • Lack of protection of the handicapped during disasters

Broader

Impoverished disabled persons
Presentable
Vulnerability of human organism
Unpresentable
Lack of protection for the vulnerable
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Destruction of civilian populations and institutions
Presentable

Aggravated by

Natural disasters
Excellent
Homelessness
Excellent
Immigration barriers for handicapped family members
Presentable
Human dependence
Presentable
Disasters
Presentable
Violation of rights of vulnerable groups during states of emergency
Unpresentable

Related

Vulnerability of women and children in emergencies
Presentable
Inadequate community care for handicapped persons
Yet to rate

Strategy

Providing protection for disabled during states of emergency
Yet to rate
Protecting vulnerable groups during disasters
Yet to rate
Protecting the handicapped
Yet to rate
Abstaining from protection of the handicapped during disasters
Yet to rate

Value

Vulnerability
Yet to rate
Protection
Yet to rate
Overprotectiveness
Yet to rate
Lack
Yet to rate
Invulnerability
Yet to rate
Handicapped
Yet to rate
Disaster
Yet to rate
Disability
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Health care » Handicapped
  • Societal problems » Emergencies
  • Societal problems » Protection
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D0098
    DOCID
    11400980
    D7NID
    152449
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020