Contact Person : sammy ; Last Date for the submission of abstract : 05/11/2018; IntroductionThe Indian Ocean Tsunami and the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami; recent earthquakes in Kashmir, China and New Zealand; cyclone Nargis; typhoon Haiyan; the floods in Pakistan and Thailand; and the Afghanistan blizzards highlight the level of devastation that disasters can bring to the region. This training course aims to provide necessary and useful fundamental kledge and skills in disaster risk management in order to enhance the capabilities of disaster managers who wish to reduce the impact of disastrous events in communities.The topics covered cut across multi-hazard, multilevel, multi-agency, and multi-disciplinary facets, and address both event-related activities as well as those activities that need to be undertaken on a daily basis in order to mitigate the impact of natural hazards.Duration5 daysWho should attend?The course will benefit government officials responsible for disaster management policy and planning; IFRC ICRC; international and local NGOs; NGOs involved in the areas of disaster risk reduction, response and recovery; staff from training institutes and other agencies responsible for kledge dissemination on disaster risk reduction and management as well as training of trainers; persons involved in coordination of disaster management activities e.g., defense forces and emergency services; UN agencies.Course objectivesUpon completion of the course, participants will have a sound grasp of disaster risk management processes and will be able to:oDiscuss the basic concepts, terminology and models of disaster risk managementoIdenty and assess disaster risks using a risk management approachoPlan and develop effective strategies and systems for disaster risk reductionoDevelop effective processes for preparedness planning in order to improve disaster response and recovery programsoEffectively and efficiently set up and utilize an emergency coordination center to manage disaster eventsoSet up an incident command system to a given scenariooDiscuss disaster recovery frameworks and policies appropriate to the countryoAddress and assess key implementation issues and requirements in disaster managementCourse contentoIntroduction to Disaster Risk ManagementoDisaster Risk Identication and AssessmentoDisaster Risk ReductionoDisaster Preparedness Planning ProcessoEmergency ResponseoIncident Command SystemoDisaster RecoveryoMaking Disaster Management WorkRequirementsoProficiency in use of English languageoMeet admission criteriaMethodologyThe trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach such as presentations, group work, guided sessions of practical exercise and web based tutorials. COURSE Training Center: Datastat Training Center, Nairobi, KenyaStart Date: 11052018End Date: 11092018Fee: Ksh 80000, $900APPLY ONLINE: https:bit.ly2yfZXbvWEBSITE: www.datastatresearch.orgEMAIL: [email protected] : 254724527104