Commencing 2022/23

Recent impacts of disasters globally, regionally and nationally have emphasized the need to safeguard human lives and property. Demographic changes, urbanization, human settlement patterns, land-use practices and political and social dynamics have each exacerbated the vulnerability of SIDS to the effects of natural and man-made disasters. This course introduces students to the basic principles and techniques in disaster risk management. It examines how vulnerability and hazard interact to create disasters and how planning processes and interventions can help reduce disaster vulnerabilities and increase resilience at every stage of the disaster management cycle including disaster mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery.  The course further assesses the international, national and local frameworks, approaches, and methods for disaster prevention, preparedness and vulnerability reduction such as the Hyogo Framework for Action, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Framework and the Community based disaster risk management framework.