Disaster Risk Management

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Topics 

  1. Assessing Disaster Risk – disaster risk and damage potential of disasters; case studies on some major disasters and lessons learned (identification of the gaps causing the disasters); assessment of disaster risk.
  2. Ways of Minimizing Disaster Risk – preparedness, mitigation and prevention – definition, specific interventions required for each, procedure to be followed and role of various stakeholders.
    • Preparedness – awareness generation; information management; early warning dissemination system; community participation – task force formation; training and capacity building; preparedness plan preparation; simulation.
    • Mitigation – knowledge of disaster specific risk; analyzing the mechanism of disaster damages and possible interventions for minimizing the impact of disaster; preparation of mitigation plans.
    • Prevention – analyzing the nature of a hazard and ways of minimizing its intensity; preparation of disaster prevention plans.

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