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:

1.   Setting up a preparedness planning committee
2.   Achieving agreement on preparedness arrangements
3.   Documenting preparedness arrangements
4.   Conducting preparedness training
5.   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