Disaster and Risk Management Training Course

Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is the application of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) policies and strategies, to prevent new disaster risks, reduce existing disaster risks, and manage residual risks through systematic efforts to analyze and reduce the causal factors of disasters contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of losses. The increasing magnitude and impacts of disasters calls for embedment of disaster risk management in an organization. The trainees of this course will acquire skills and understand concepts crucial to successful disaster and risk management.

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive Certificate of Participation.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Understand key concepts and principles of disaster and risk management.
Identify and assess various types of hazards and vulnerabilities in different contexts.
Develop effective risk reduction and disaster preparedness strategies.
Apply disaster response frameworks, including emergency planning and coordination.
Integrate early warning systems and community-based disaster risk management approaches.
Design recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction plans post-disaster.
Understand the role of international frameworks like the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Strengthen organizational and community resilience to disasters.
Conduct effective risk communication and stakeholder engagement.
Apply best practices for monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement in disaster risk management initiatives.

DURATION

This course will take 5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is intended for all individuals who want to develop a career in disaster risk management at both national and international levels i.e. from Local communities, local governments, national governments, International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the private sector as these skills are essential for every person because disasters can affect anybody globally.

COURSE OUTLINE

MODULE 1: Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction, concepts and practices

Definition of common DRR terminologies: Hazard, disaster, vulnerability, disaster risk, resilience, capacity, early warning, disaster preparedness, contingency planning, disaster mitigation and preparedness. (Key terminologies to be translated to local language)
Classification of hazards/disasters: natural, human-induced, geological, hydrological, biological, conflict, etc.
The disaster Risk Management cycle
The paradigm shifts
Profile of risks in the community-hazards/disasters in the world (Participatory exercise)

MODULE 2: DRM Architecture – Legislation, policies and institutional mechanisms

Introduction to policy formulation process
Overview and status of DRM Legislation and policies
Institutional arrangements and coordination structures at national and Global level
Introduction to coordination of DRM
Stakeholder mapping and roles/responsibility
Communication and information sharing
Global and regional strategies and policies on DRM
Broad DRM policies and legislation mechanisms
Institutional structures and coordination for DRM at national and county- including emerging institutions e.g. NDMU
Regional and global efforts and strategies in DRM –Include post Hyogo DRR outcomes, the Sendai Framework
Group exercise on conceptualization of DRR Policies
Challenges of coordinating DRM.

MODULE 3: Introduction to disaster and needs assessment

Introduction to damage, losses and needs assessment;
How assessment and needs vary with time
Humanitarian principles and indicators and standards for technical sectors- Keep this simple and practical
Damage and needs assessment methodology
Linking damage assessment to recovery and reconstruction needs programming

MODULE 4: Community preparedness and contingency planning

Community mobilization for DRR and sustainable development
Introduction to community preparedness and contingency planning process
Risk and hazard analysis
Hazard, Capacity, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments
Identifying, defining and prioritizing contingencies;
Scenario building
Preparing a contingency plan for each selected scenario;
Maintaining and updating the contingency plan.
Contingency planning, Mitigation and early warning systems
Group exercise on contingency planning

MODULE 5: Introduction to climate change, Livelihood analysis and mapping

Introduction to Climate, climate change and natural disasters
Climate Change Adaptation
Introduction to food security
The concept of food (in)security
The relationship between food security, gender and disaster management
Livelihood mapping- Include UNDP tool and FAO tool in training manual
Sustainable livelihood and livelihood diversification concept
Building resilience

MODULE 6: Mainstreaming DRR and cross-cutting issues into County and national Development planning process

Overview of national and global development plans- Vision 2030, CIDP (Resources for group exercise)
Development and disaster nexus-Is development at risk?
Introduction to DRR mainstreaming approaches- explore UNISDR tools and include in workbook- prevention web
Gender and DRR- Introduction to gender and gender mainstreaming
Gender equity, empowerment, equality and analysis
Other cross-cutting issues e.g. HIV/AIDs, Elderly persons, NRM, Migration, Peace issues, marginalized populations

GENERAL NOTES

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.
The participants should be reasonably proficient in English as all facilitation and course materials will be offered in English.
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate.
The training will be held at Kincaid Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments and lunch.
All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training coordinator at Email: training@kincaiddevelopmentcenter.org or Tel: +254 724592901
This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our Kincaid Training Centre or at a convenient location.

For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254 724592901 or send mail to training@kincaiddevelopmentcenter.org

Payments are due upon registration. Payment should be sent to our Bank account before commencement of training and proof of payment sent to training@kincaiddevelopmentcenter.org

Disaster and Risk Management Training Course

INTRODUCTION