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UNIT 1 Introduction, Objectives, Scope and Outcomes of The Course

This document introduces a course on disaster management. It defines disaster management as preparing for, responding to, and rebuilding after natural or human-made disasters. The objectives of disaster management are to reduce damages and deaths, reduce personal suffering, speed recovery, and protect victims. The scope of disaster management encompasses pre-disaster planning and post-disaster response activities. After taking the course, students should understand hazards and disasters, preparedness and mitigation, the role of technology in risk reduction, and disaster management guidelines.

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UNIT 1 Introduction, Objectives, Scope and Outcomes of The Course

This document introduces a course on disaster management. It defines disaster management as preparing for, responding to, and rebuilding after natural or human-made disasters. The objectives of disaster management are to reduce damages and deaths, reduce personal suffering, speed recovery, and protect victims. The scope of disaster management encompasses pre-disaster planning and post-disaster response activities. After taking the course, students should understand hazards and disasters, preparedness and mitigation, the role of technology in risk reduction, and disaster management guidelines.

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UNIT 1

Introduction, Objective, Scope & Outcome of the course

Introduction:
Disaster Management (or Emergency Management) is the discipline of dealing
with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing, supporting and
rebuilding when natural or human made disasters occur. The actions (efforts to
avoid or ameliorate the impact) taken depends in part on the perceptions of the
risk. In any event, an effective emergency management system will rely on the
emergency plans available.

Objectives:
Disaster management refers to the policies, programs, administrative actions and
operations undertaken to address a natural or man-made disaster through
preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. Although the actions taken to
address a specific disaster vary depending on the hazard, four objectives of
disaster management apply to every situation.

1. Reduce Damages and Deaths


Effective disaster management reduces or avoids morbidity, mortality, and
economic and physical damages from a disaster. The methods used to achieve
this include hazard and vulnerability analysis, preparedness, mitigation and
prevention measures, and the use of predictive and warning systems. Examples
of effective disaster management techniques include completing risk
assessments, building community storm shelters and installing community
outdoor siren systems.

2. Reduce Personal Suffering


Disaster management reduces personal suffering, such as morbidity and
emotional stress following a disaster. The methods used to prevent suffering
include hazard and vulnerability analysis, preparedness, and mitigation and
prevention measures. Examples of efforts to reduce personal suffering include
providing safe food supplies and potable drinking water when water supplies
become contaminated.
3. Speed Recovery
The third objective is to speed recovery. The methods to accomplish this objective
include effective response mechanisms and the institution of recovery programs
and assistance. Examples of efforts to speed recovery include providing
paperwork assistance for insurance claims, and grant or loan applications.

4. Protect Victims
Disaster management provides protection to victims or persons whose lives or
property are threatened by armed conflict, tribal animosity, religious
persecutions, etc. The word "protection" can be defined as intervention by
governments, international organizations, or private relief organizations to
protect persons threatened by armed conflict. Facilities utilize preparedness,
response mechanisms, recovery programs and assistance to address shelter needs
and provide protective services.

Scope:
The term "disaster management" encompasses the complete realm of disaster-
related activities. Traditionally people tend to think of disaster management only
in terms of the post-disaster actions taken by relief and reconstruction officials;
yet disaster management covers a much broader scope, and involves both pre-
disaster activities and post-disaster response.
Of course, disaster management also encompasses the field of emergency
assistance and long-term maintenance for refugees and displaced persons. The
refugee field of disaster management is highly specialized and requires not only
many development skills but also a broader awareness of political, legal, and
humanitarian issues.
Figure 1.1
Major Aspects of Disaster Management

Outcome of The Course:

After learning the course, one should be able to:

1. Understand hazards & disasters, disaster preparedness and mitigation measures

2. Understand role of modern technologies in risk reduction

3. Understand disaster management acts and guidelines along with role of various
stockholders during disasters

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