Outlines

• Disaster Management (Definitions and Terminology).
• Disaster Statistics.
• Incident Command System.
• Decision Making During Disasters.
• Working under stress.
• Disasters Preparedness.
• Communications and information sharing.
• Disaster Mitigation.
• Media Relations
• Evacuation in Disaster Management.

Program

Environment Protection and Crisis Management

Objectives

• Understanding the scope of the disaster manager job and development of several skills, and explanation of the role of a disaster manager in eliminating the underlying causes of disasters which would contribute to disaster prevention. Minimizing the people's vulnerability to disaster, and increasing the response to emergencies in positive ways.