Disaster Preparedness and Planning Management

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Jaya Krishna Krishna Behera

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Course Name : Disaster Preparedness and Planning Management

Code(Credit) : ABC01(1-1-0) - IV

Course Objectives

  • To provide students an exposure to disasters, their significance, types & Comprehensive understanding on the concurrence of Disasters and its management.
  • To ensure that students begin to understand the relationship between vulnerability, disasters, disaster prevention, risk reduction and the basic understanding of the research methodology for risk reduction measures.
  • Equipped with knowledge, concepts, and principles, skills pertaining to Planning, Organizing, Decision-making and Problem solving methods for Disaster Management.

Structural and nonstructural elements of risk reduction and climate change adaptation

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Learning Outcomes

  • Students having acquired on the basic knowledge and information on DRR and CC are well prepared to respond to such hazards.
  • Students disseminate the acquired knowledge, skills and techniques with the people living in and around them.
  • Better safeguard their lives structural and nonstructural elements at risk in pre, during and post disasters situation with the knowledge acquired.
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Course Syllabus

Course content

 

Module I:

Title: Introduction to Disasters,  its concepts  & types and classification             (10 hrs)

 

Module II:

Title: Addressing the problem of climate change                                                 (10 hrs.)

 

Module III:

Title Disaster Risk Reduction and Planning Management                                   (14) hrs.

 

Module IV:

Title     Disaster Management Cycle                                                                     (10 hrs.)

 

Module V:

Title         Structural and nonstructural safety measures                                             (10 hrs.)

 

Module VI:

Title     Development vs Sustainable Development                                                    (16 hrs)

 

 Total                                       -  70 hours facilitation

Text Books:

  1. Name of Author, Title, CORDAID
  2. adpc.net

Reference Books:

  1. Publication, Edition Guide book on CMDRR by CORDAID, Nehtherlands
  2. CBDRRM for local authorities Participants work book, adpc, www.adpc.net
  3. Developing Guidelines and Standards for Disaster Resilience of the Built Environment: A Research Needs Assessment By  Therese McAllister
  4. Structural and Nonstructural mitigation measures in coastal area threats by   Saravanan

 

 

 

 

 

Note: 1 credit theory=10 hrs lecture, 1 credit practice/project=12.5 hrs lab/workshop/field work in a semester

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Session Plan

Introduction to Disasters,  its concepts  & types and classification (10 hours)
India vulnerable to multiple natural hazards
 Concepts and Definitions
Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability, Capacity, Disaster & Equations of Disaster Management
Factors responsible for disasters like flood, cyclone and Earthquake
Causes of disasters
Types & Classification of Disasters
Hydrological and Meterological related disasters, Geological related disaster, accident related disaster, Biological related disaster
Addressing the problem of  climate change (10 hours)
Global warming and  Climate Change
Causes, effect, consequences and how to say no to global warming.
Climate adaptation measures
Disaster Verses Development
Phases of Development

 

Disaster Risk Reduction and Planning Management   (14 hours)
 Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR)
CMDRR and its process of achieving it
Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity mapping and tools used for mapping
Community Contingency Plan
Rapid Need Assessment and its importance
Role and responsibilities of various stakeholders, PRI, Task Force, ODRAF, NDRF, SDMA, NDMA
Adaptation and disaster  risk reduction
Structural and non structural measures
o   Agriculture and food security:
o   Water sector
o   Health sector
o   Awareness raising and education
o   Environmental management
o   Early warning systems
o   Development  and planning and practices drawing on the Hyogo Framework, Sustainable Development Goal

 

Disaster Management Cycle (10 hours)
Phases of Disasters
Prevention, Mitigation Preparedness, Warning, Response, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction
Stress Management
First Aid  - support to life
Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Minimum Standard
Health in Emergency

 

Structural and non structural  safety measures (10 hours)
Introduction on fire safety and Chemistry and Physics of Fire
The three elements of a fire are
 Types Of Fires & Importance Of Fire Safety
Types Of Fire Extinguishers & Fire Extinguisher Components

 

Development vs Sustainable Development ( 16 hours)
 Disaster Resilient Development
Climate Change and Development
Sustainable Development Goal
Urban Disasters and its permanent measures
Disasters are the causes of destruction and its preparedness Measures
Building  a  Resilience structures
Global warming and climate change and how to say no to global warming
What are the preventive  and mitigation measures for disaster risk reduction - Reference to flood, cyclone and Earth quake
Road safety and  trafic rules
Building safety and its preparedness measures

Session 1

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Session 2

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