Community Based Risk Management

Description

Communities are the first to suffer from emergencies and the first to respond. Many initiatives, programs, and projects have proven successful through active community participation in community-based models. This course uses case studies to cover qualitative and quantitative risk, hazard, vulnerability, and capacity assessments in community settings.

It also emphasizes the integration of the concept of risks in resource assessment, hazard mapping, simulation exercises, potential disaster loss, and levels of acceptable risk assessments. Lastly, it includes training on how to utilize risk and vulnerability assessments to formulate prevention and mitigation strategies on national, provincial and local scales.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Appreciate the importance of the community-based disaster risk reduction approach
  2. Plan and implement Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) projects
  3. Conduct community-based risk assessment
  4. Evaluate the CBDRR projects
  1. Introduction to Community-Based Disaster Risk Management.
  2. Participatory Community Disaster Risk Reduction Plan.
  3. Participatory Risk Assessment Tools.
  4. Risk Perception and Community Participation in Risk Management.
  5. Community Participation in Risk Management.
  6. Public Awareness.
  7. Volunteers Management in Disasters.
Duration: 30 Learning Hours
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Certificate

Participant who complete the stand alone course will be awarded a Certificate of Successful Completion.

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