Location

Integrated Simulator Complex

Objectives

• • Understanding the scope of the disaster manager job and development of several skills.• 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.• Increasing the response to emergencies in positive ways.

Outcomes

• Awareness of disaster management strategies and contingency planning.• Coordination among the involved agencies in disaster management.

Course Contents

• Disasters Management (Definitions and Terminologies)• Disasters in Numbers• Disaster Management Planning as National Agenda• Risk Reduction Management Framework• Incident Command System• Communications and Information Sharing• Media Relations• Role of Technology in Disaster Management: Geographic Information System• Role of Technology in Disaster Management: Predictive Mathematical Models• Evacuation in Disaster Management• Case Study