Description
During this course students will learn how to prepare risk reduction plans and discuss their integration into sectoral developmental programs; analyze issues and challenges in the implementation of community based risk reduction and climate change adaptation programs, discuss areas of professional development; and build commitment and value systems to promote community empowerment for climate-inclusive community risk reduction.
The learning outcomes for the module are as follows:
- Describe the influence of mitigation, preparation, response and recovery on natural hazards in a community context
- Discuss and propose solutions to complex problems in disaster risk reduction.
- Compare and critically analyze recent disasters caused by natural events.
Key Topics
- Key factors
- The Mitigation Plan
- Planning processes
- Types of Mitigation Plans
Course Duration
22 – 26 hours with the ability to start/stop/return at any time.
Recommended Participants
This course is for:
- first responders,
- active service military,
- emergency managers and
- veterans
Take this course to understand the theory behind their practice and increase their professional capacity when responding to a major emergency. This course is also aimed at personnel who form part of the Emergency Response organization.
Belhaven University PLA Credits Assessed: 0.5
*Note, there is a maximum number of PLA credits that may be applied toward a degree program. Refer to the Belhaven University website for the latest on PLA policies.