Community-based disaster risk management

This course introduces the significance, nature & scope of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, and further delves in to understanding the essentials of preparedness planning. Further, it explores the process of capacity and vulnerability analysis, participatory planning and risk assessment tools, predictability, forecasting and early warning systems, use of Sphere standards in community based disaster preparedness, family level preparedness and relief and rescue, long term disaster mitigation & preparedness measures and asset building for the same. It also covers a community-based approach to project and programme planning for relief, recovery and resettlement.