Module 4: Disaster Risk Reduction and Development Planning
4 Credits

Rationale

One of the significant processes in disaster mitigation is to grasp the vulnerabilities and build the capacities of the state and communities, and indeed all actors, to reduce disaster risks. In this context, disaster management professionals require the knowledge and skill to understand and measure the different types of disaster risks. Moreover, they also have to develop the attitude and skill of working with different types of communities in disaster risk reduction. Disaster reduction processes are dependent on development planning. Any professional in the field of disaster management should have the ability to make the connections between development planning and disaster risks. Thus, students should be provided opportunities to grasp the linkages between existing planning process, policies and disaster threats. Moreover, disaster risk reduction should be based at the community level for greater effectiveness and sustainability of the process. In this regard the students also have to be exposed and trained in community based disaster risk reduction and people centered planning processes. This course is designed to provide the students the above-mentioned opportunities.

• To develop knowledge and critical outlook on the different frameworks, approaches and methods for disaster risk reduction.
• To acquire analytical skills in disaster risk reduction and development planning processes.
• To acquire the capability of preparing disaster risk reduction and management plans
• To develop capacities in identifying vulnerable groups and working with them in addressing disaster risks.

UNIT 1

• Conceptual Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Relationship of Developmental processes with disaster risk, dominant development models and risk, assumptions about risk reducing capacity of development, Incentives, cost benefit analysis of mitigation measures
• Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA)- Historical perspective, Yokohama Strategy. National institutional and legislative framework, community participation, risk assessment, early warning, identification of emerging risk, capacity development, reducing underlying risk factors, strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response

UNIT 2 Disaster Risk Reduction Measures

• Risk assessment methods-quantitative versus qualitative, Modelling approaches-developing indicators, variability of risk profile and monitoring of risk
• Early Warning- Integrated system, sustainability, review, public participation
• Environmental and Natural Resource Management: Land Use- Coastal Zone Management, Hill Area Development, Wetland Management, Forest Management. Structural and non structural mitigation measures, integration of climate variability
• Social and economic developmental practices- Awareness, food security, integration of DRR in health sector, education, gender. Protection of Key Infrastructure. Social Capital. Financial and Economic Tools- social safety nets, insurances etc.
• Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into Construction design and Building standards. Laws and Policies related to mainstreaming. Examples and case studies from various regions and countries.

UNIT 3 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Planning

• Preparation of Disaster Risk Management Plan at different levels - local, regional, state, industries, public agencies etc. Elements of the Plan, Institutional Mechanisms, Plan Implementation.

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