Training module on urban risk mitigation

This training module focuses on various aspects of disaster risks in urban areas, including factors like concentration of population, economic activities, building activities and networks, which can result in aggravated risk from disasters. In the five day full-time programme, the trainees are oriented towards the major facets of urban risks and their mitigation. The training is part of an interactive mode with 60:40 lecture activity orientation. It uses a “learning by doing” method, which intends to help participants implement the knowledge imparted in their own respective areas of work.

The module is entirely developed by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), which is the premier institute for training of officials from various states, central ministries and departments and autonomous organizations responsible for managing disasters.