6th Disaster Risk Communication in the New Normal
Online
- English
Background and Rationale:
Disaster risk information is critical for building disaster resilience in all phases of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) cycle. It is equally as important for risk information to be communicated and understood for effective and risk-informed decision-making. Disaster risk communication aims to raise public awareness on hazards and possible disasters in communities to encourage preparedness and resilience.
The key challenges of risk communication are changing risks or future risks due to temporal and spatial changes in hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, and climate change impacts; a lack of good governance, limited efforts to redefine disaster risk communication beyond warning generation; inadequate emphasis on disaster risk communication at different levels of planning and agreements, etc. Another recent challenge is that most countries have experienced a new wave of ‘fake news’ and misinformation during COVID-19. The course will provide important inputs and insights to address these challenges.
Learning Objectives:
The overall learning objective of this course is to help participants enhance their practical skills and knowledge on disaster risk communication plan and effectively contribute to more in their organizations. The following are learning objectives of the course.
- Enhance awareness, knowledge and skills on effective disaster risk communication
- Draft disaster risk communication plans that help to communicate disaster risk information to vulnerable communities better and to prepare communities to undertake viable and effective solutions
- Identify initiatives and good practices on effective disaster risk communication in the New Normal for possible future replication.
Course Methodology:
This course will be delivered in Online modality from 4-22 July 2022.
Course fee is USD250.
Application Deadline:
June 20, 2022
Registration:
Interested persons can register for the course at www.adpc.net/apply.