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43rd regional training course on disaster management
Course objectives:
By completing the course, participants should gain a sound grasp of disaster management processes and be able to apply this knowledge to:
- Identify and assess disaster risks using risk management approached
- Plan and develop effective strategies and systems for disaster risk reduction
- Develop effective processes for preparedness planning in order to improve disaster response and recovery activities
- Effectively and efficiently set up and utilize an emergency coordination center to manage disaster events
- Address and assess key implementation issues and requirements in disaster management
Course contents:
Conducted over a period of three weeks, the course is divided into eight modules following the flow of the disaster management process:
Module 1: Introduction to Disaster Management
- Global disaster risk situation
- Basic concepts and terminologies used in disaster management
- Overview of disaster management
Module 2: Disaster Risk Identification and Assessment
- Introduction to disaster risk management processes
- Introduction to hazards, vulnerability, and capacity
- Hazard, vulnerability, capacity and risk assessment
Module 3: Disaster Risk Reduction
- Disaster and development
- Prevention and Mitigation framework
- Mainstreaming DRR in development planning
- Disaster risk reduction practices
Module 4: Disaster Preparedness Planning
- Overview of preparedness planning processes and concepts
- Preparedness planning processes in key areas such as:
- Setting up a preparedness planning committee
- Achieving agreement on preparedness arrangements
- Documenting preparedness arrangements
- Conducting preparedness training
- Testing preparedness arrangements
Module 5: Emergency Response
- Emergency response management principles and concepts
- Key response implementation considerations
- Use of emergency coordination centers
- ICT in emergency responses and management
Module 6: Disaster Recovery
- Disaster recovery and reconstruction: concepts, practice and guidelines
- Damage and loss estimation in recovery planning
Module 7: Making Disaster Management Work
- Cross-cutting considerations
- Working with multi-agency teams
- Policy, legal and institutional frameworks
- Public communication
- Media in disaster management
Module 8: Re-entering the Real World: Making a Difference
- Development of personal action plans
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