DRR: What works - Online training course with a meta-analysis of success factors

THE SNAPSHOT:  In this course participants will review a list of success factors specific to disaster risk reduction and preparedness. What works under which conditions, what does not and why? Case studies will be reviewed while the course seek to expand and validate the list based on participants' experience. They will learn new ideas and aspects for your practical DRR work.

THE DETAILS: The success of DRR and preparedness tends to be silent: ideally, it leads to non-events, to hazards not turning into disasters. But to what extent are different measures effective at reducing hazard-induced physical harm as well as economic damages and losses? 

Participants will collaboratively analyse success factors with the aim of informing practical DRR efforts. They will look at disaster preparedness of households, communities and organisations and schools, at mitigation, early warning/early action, and effective risk communication. The course will consider different hazard types and multi-hazard settings, as well as the implications of climate change and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

A conceptual impact chain will be used as our analytical framework. Together - in plenary sessions and teams -  participants will feed their information into that framework. As sources, the course will use a meta-analysis of evaluations, case studies, research, and - most importantly - participants' practical experience. 

This course goes beyond the identification of so-called ‘good practices’ - which tend to be difficult to transfer from one context to the next. Instead, the course seeks to distil the ‘ingredients’ of effective DRR, having the ultimate impact in mind. Gaining a better understanding of what works (and why), the course’s aim is to help participants design even more effective practical action.

THE FACILITATOR: Patrick Bolte has conducted or supported numerous DRR project evaluations, impact and cost-benefit studies for a broad set of clients, and helped design several DRR projects. For this course, he compiled a meta-analysis of success factors amongst 35 Banyaneer studies and did an extensive literature review.

REGISTRATION: Book your seat at www.banyaneer.com/book/drr  Two tracks are offered (so that most don't have to join at night) - Track 1 for those in Asia/Oceania and Track 2 for those in Africa and Europe. See the FAQ banyaneer.com/faq for more information on tracks and details (also, which track to join if you're based in the Americas). Course fee: EUR 99.00