21st regional learning workshop on community-based DRR

Objectives

The course aims to build the capacity of CBDRR practitioners who will be the main project implementers at the community level on essential skills and knowledge on community based disaster risk management including:

• Design and conduct community based disaster risk assessments;
- Identify measures for hazard, vulnerability reduction, and community capacity building;
•Prepare a risk reduction plans and its integration into developmental activities;
•Analyze problems in the implementation of community based risk reduction plans;
•Describe areas of professional development to become a good CBDRR practitioner;
•Build commitment and value systems to promote community empowerment

Course contents

The course is extended over 10 workdays structured around the following modules.

Module 1: Context of CBDRR
•Risks and trends of disasters in Asia
•Understanding terminologies and evolving concepts in disaster risk reduction
•Disaster risk reduction framworks and models relevant at community level
•Community based disaster risk reduction process

Module 2: Participatory Community Disaster Risk Assessment
•Introduction to participatory community risk assessment (PCRA)
•Hazard assessment, application and use of tools
•Vulnerability and capacity assessment, application and use of tools
•Disaster risk assessment at community level

Module 3: Participatory Disaster Risk Reduction Planning
•Participatory planning for risk reduction at community level
•Establishing monitoring & evaluation framework for CBDRR
•Stakeholders analysis and partnerships for community risk reduction planning and implementation
•Building and sustaining community based organizations
•Mobilizing resources for CBDRR planning and implementation

Module 4: Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Implementation
•Community-based disaster mitigation measures
•CBDRR in recovery - opportunity to build back better
•Mainstreaming DRR in community development & sustainable livelihood
•Public Awareness in CBDRR
•Advocacy for CBDRR
•Capacity building and training in CBDRR
•Linking DRR and climate change adaptation at community level
•Community early warning system
•Preparedness for community response