Course Description

The development process does not necessarily reduce vulnerability to natural hazards. Instead, it can unwittingly create  new  forms  of  vulnerability  or  exacerbate  existing  ones,  impeding  efforts  to  reduce  poverty  and  promote growth,  sometimes  with  tragic  consequences.  ‘Win-win’  solutions  for  securing  sustainable  development,  reducing poverty  and  strengthening  hazard  resilience,  therefore,  need  to  be  explicitly  and  actively  sought,  particularly  as  climate  change  looks  set  to  increase  the  incidence  of droughts  and  floods  and  the  intensity  of windstorms.  Such solutions are best derived by integrating disaster risk reduction strategies and measures within the overall development framework, viewing disaster risk reduction as an integral component of the development process rather than as an end in its own right. This course does not just revolve on disaster risk reduction, but expound on useful assessment and analysis tools.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

•    Appreciate on the need for humanitarian interventions which are sensitive to development goals

•    Collect and using information on natural hazards

•    Understand proven poverty reduction strategies

•    Appreciate the project cycle management in disasters

•    Use logical and results-based frameworks for disaster risk reduction, assessment and analysis

•    Conduct environmental assessment, economic analysis as well as vulnerability and capacity analysis

•    Understand sustainable livelihoods approaches for disaster risk reduction

•    Conduct social impact assessment

•    Model construction design, building standards and site selection

•    Evaluate disaster risk reduction initiatives

Who should enroll?

This course is ideal for professional working in the management of disasters including decision makers, planning officials, governmental officials, and NGOs committed to disaster management. The course accommodates participants from all nationalities. 

Send an email to trainings@vitalextralearning.com to request a course training agenda

Why train with us

Vital Extra Learning guarantees our clients:

•    State-of-the-art facilities and training infrastructure

•    Extended tradition of hand-holding during post engagement

•    Service delivery through highly seasoned industry experts.

•    Value for money