Disaster Risk Reduction

Overview

The number of natural and human-made disasters has increased drastically in the past decade.  While some of them cannot be at this stage prevented, their impact on populations can be controlled and reduced through disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices.

The course will focus on main concepts and practices of reducing disaster risks through analysis and management of disasters’ factors, i.e. reducing exposure, minimizing vulnerabilities and improving preparedness. The course will allow participants to understand global approaches to DRR, including International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) system.

 

Training methodology

The course will blend the theory of disaster risk reduction with practical approaches to reducing disaster risks. Participants will be presented with case studies, illustrating both success stories and challenges faced in effective disaster reduction. Participants will be encouraged to actively take part in group discussions as well as group work. The group exercises will seek to furnish participants with practical skills in DRR through designing DRR plan for selected case scenarios.

 

Who should attend?

Staff involved in emergency response and disaster management

 

Course objectives

By the end of the course the participants will:

• Develop an understanding of the humanitarian context and underlying principles that inform disaster risk reduction
• Gain understanding of disaster risk reduction concepts and DRR frameworks and mechanisms
• Be able to identify disaster risk reduction opportunities
• Understand concepts, methods, and tools for monitoring of DRR in Humanitarian response, emergency response and development  programs
• Identify ways to overcome barriers to conducting effective Disaster Risk monitoring.
• Be able to conduct a risk analysis that effectively identifies hazards, capacities and vulnerabilities
• Understand the stages of the disaster management cycle and appropriate DRR activities at each stage
• Understand and will be able to apply ways of strengthening the participation of local community and different organizations in overall mechanisms of disaster risk reduction
• Understand the impact and need for effectively management of resources relating to DRR
• Be able to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GPS to gather data, collaborate and share information.

 

Main topics

• Disaster management terms and concepts
• The Disaster cycle and disaster risk reduction
• Disaster reduction strategies and frameworks
• Disaster risk reduction and mitigation measures
• The Hyogo framework for implementation
• International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) system
• Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Framework for DRR
• Hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment (HVCA)
• Community participatory tools and techniques
• Planning context appropriate DRR strategies
• Monitoring and evaluating the impact of DRR strategies
• Incorporating DRR into humanitarian sectors

 

Number of participants  20

Duration  Two days

Documentation / Certification  Certificate of training by RASIL-International Humanitarian City and KDC
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