Certificate in community-based disaster risk reduction online course

Background

The Community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) course provides an opportunity for practitioners to learn essential skills and knowledge in community based disaster risk management to address implementation challenges in a systematic manner. CBDRR participants acquire tools and obtain knowledge on “how to” design and implement programs for reducing disaster risks and vulnerability and building community capacity to promote a ‘culture of safety.’

Through exercises and simulations participants practice risk assessment and risk management planning. The participants will have a chance to learn about globally acknowledged programs and projects on community based disaster risk management from leaders of these initiatives, with a particular focus on examples from South and South East Asian and Pacific regions.

The CBDRR course tackles the issues in disaster risk management from a developmental perspective, discusses the issues and problems concerning sustainability, replication/ adaptation of CBDRR practice and integration of risk management plans with government and non‐government development plans.

Objectives

• Examine various models of disaster risk management;
• Design and conduct community based disaster risk assessment;
• Identify measures for hazard & vulnerability reduction & community capacity building;
• Prepare a risk reduction plan & understand how to integrate it into development activities;
• Analyze problems in the implementation of community based risk reduction plans;
• Describe areas of professional development to become a good CBDRR practitioner;