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Comprehensive Natural Disaster Risk Management Framework On-line course, Philippines
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| May 26 – June 27, 2008 |
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| | Description | This course is joint offering of Natural Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) of the Philippines, the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI), and the World Bank Institute. This course addresses basic questions such as “Why are disasters a development issue?” and “What are the components of comprehensive disaster risk management?” It provides an overview of all the major issues discussed in detail in the subsequent specialization courses. The course also reviews the institutional arrangements and financing mechanisms of disaster management systems, and identifies the role of national and local actors in the processes related to risk assessment, mitigation and financing. Language The language of the course is English. Course Format The course consists self-paced modules, discussion forums, exercises, readings, case studies, tests and learning via interaction with program faculty and peers. The course includes 3 audio sessions of expert lectures for 40–45 minutes each. Course Expectations Participants are expected to commit 8–10 hours per week in order to gain the most out of this course in addition to: Complete the required reading assignments
Participate in all online activities. Participation involves posting a minimum of two messages per week that are substantive in nature. The message can be either a new topic or a reply to someone else's message.
Participants are encouraged to post more often than twice a week in order to be involved more deeply into topics.
Participate in videoconferencing and asynchronous chat sessions (if applicable)
Complete assignments and end of course project
Complete course evaluation at the end of the course 
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The increased demand for both disaster assistance and mitigation capacity building calls for a structured, comprehensive and global risk management framework, one that can be used by regional and national authorities and by partner institutions. The World Bank Institute Natural Disaster Risk Management Program was developed to address the above needs. The WB Hazard Management Unit and ProVention Consortium supported the program development. The program comprises a series of five web-based courses, which aim at (i) awareness raising and (ii) advancing the participants’ analytical skills and professional knowledge in the specific area of disaster risk management. This course is the first in the series.
| | Agenda | The course consists of presentations, case studies, readings and an end of course exercise. During the course, instructors and facilitators from National Disaster Coordinating Council, Earthquake Megacities Initiative and the World Bank Institute will guide the participants and evaluate the project work.
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National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), and Earthquake Megacities Initiative (EMI)
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This course is offered to a group of general development practitioners, central and local government officials, policymakers, consultants, researchers and professors of training institutions, NGO representatives and community leaders, who are interested in development challenges and issues related to natural disaster risk management.
| | Contact | Tara Ledesma from Earthquake Megacities Initiative: taral@emi-megacities.org
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