SDMM12002U Core Course 2: Disaster Response and Recovery

Volume 2013/2014
Education
Master of Disaster Management - compulsory
Content

Introduction to Disaster Response and Recovery consists of the following two components:

  • Disaster response (4 weeks):
    Conflicts and complex emergencies; International security; Management of disaster situations; Needs assessment and monitoring; Legal framework for refugees and IDPs; Information management and GIS; Communications in emergencies; Financing and donors; Personal safety in the field.

    These four weeks of Disaster Response also include a thorough introduction to the cluster-approach with extensive coverage of the most essential clusters (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; Health; Emergency Shelter; Logistics; Food/Nutrition; Protection; Camp Coordination and Management; Education) as well as many international actors working within response (Eg. Save the Children, UNICEF, WHO, UNOSAT, UNOPS, UN-OCHA).

  • Disaster recovery (3 weeks):
    DRR and recovery planning; Psycho-social and mental health interventions; Early recovery; Exit and handover strategies; International stakeholders; Settlement recovery; Pre-disaster recovery planning; Post-disaster recovery planning; Livelihoods recovery.

Learning Outcome

At the end of the course students should be able to

  • Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts within response
  • Have a general command of theories, tools and challenges for information management within Disaster Management in order to evaluate and optimise response
  • Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts within recovery
  • Develop knowledge and skills of general application of recovery models
  • Demonstrate an understanding of how approaches and decisions made during the response phase could critically impact long-term recovery and development
  • Illustrate how chronic and pre-existing vulnerabilities

 

A combination of lectures, group work, practical exercises, case-studies, presentations, institutional visits and discussions in plenary. Active participation of all students is expected.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 2
  • Lectures
  • 120
  • Preparation
  • 123
  • Theory exercises
  • 30
  • Total
  • 275
Credit
10 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written examination, 48 hours
The exam can be carried out via Internet.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
Exam period
Week 51, 2013
Criteria for exam assesment

To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student shall be able to:

  • Discuss key concepts within response from a systems perspective
  • Discuss general theories, tools and challenges for information management within Disaster Management in order to evaluate and optimize response
  • Understand and discuss key concepts within Recovery from a systems perspective
  • Demonstrate knowledge of general models for how to carry out recovery activities