Community based disaster risk reduction approach: making disaster resilient community
Course Content:
1. Introduction and Overview of basic concepts
2. Hazards in Bangladesh
3. Community base disaster risk management
4. Community risk assessment; Risk Analysis & Risk Evaluation
5. Community risk assessment tools
6. Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction
7. Risk Reduction Plan
8. Delivery and application of locally relevant actionable early warnings
Learning Objectives
Training course on Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Approach: making disaster resilient community is designed to increase the learners’ ability to facilitate various aspect of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction process. At the end of training, the participants will have
1. Explained concepts of community managed risk reduction and facilitation;
2. Demonstrated facilitation skills to conduct participatory vulnerabilities, capacities and needs assessment based on the identified priority hazards pattern within the community;
3. Examined use of selected tools for CMDRR centered participatory planning, and learning;
4. Considered approaches to sustainability of the CMDRR process;
5. Prepared an action plan to initiate or promote CMDRR in his/her own work settings.
Learning Methodology
The course will be based on the concept of ‘experiential learning”, the bridging of theory and practice. Using a framework for critical analysis and learning, participants are encouraged to reflect upon their own experiences guided by the inputs provided during the course. The course follows both a sequential flow of contents and iterative reflections. The synthesis of learning by the participants - both individually and in teams - helps them generate concepts based on their own context. The self-assessment and action plan that is prepared by each participant helps undertake active analysis. The course uses a variety of methodologies including literature review, individual and group exercises, field project and practicum, task specific work groups, informal setting reflections, case study and role-plays.