40th Regional training on disaster management
Objective
The DMC participant will learn how to:
- Develop effective strategies and systems for disaster response and recovery
- Integrate disaster response and recovery arrangements with disaster reduction strategies and systems
- Apply risk management processed in order to identify, assess and deal with disaster risks
- Utilize an emergency coordination center to manage disaster events
- Assess key implementation issues and requirements in disaster management
Course
Conducted over a period of 3 weeks, it is divided into 5 following modules;
Module 1: Introduction to Disaster Risk Management
- Global disaster risk situation
- Basic concepts and terminologies used in disaster management
- Introduction to disaster risk management processes
- Introduction to hazards - Hazard, vulnerability, capacity and risk assessment
Module 2: Disaster Risk Reduction
- Disaster and development
- Prevention and Mitigation framework
- Mainstreaming DRR in development planning
- Disaster risk reduction practices
Module 3: Preparedness Planning
- Overview of preparedness planning processes and concepts
- Application of preparedness processes in key areas such as:
- information management
- early warning systems
- damage assessment and needs analysis
- emergency health
- evacuation and camp management
- nutrition, water and sanitation
Module 4: Emergency Response and Recovery
- Emergency response management principles and concepts
- Key response implementation considerations
- Use of emergency coordination centres
- Disaster recovery and reconstruction: concepts, practice and guidelines
- Damage and Loss estimation in recovery planning
Module 5: Making Disaster Management Work
- Cross-cutting considerations
- Leadership and management
- Strategic perspectives
- Policy, legal and institutional Frameworks
- Development of personal action plans
Note: The above content are shown for guidance only. ADPC's ongoing course improvement process may lead to some changes in topics in structure.