Workshop Overview - 2009

Emergency Preparedness and Response; a Global Necessity –

This Workshop will be looking at preparedness and response from a global perspective on risk, hazards, and disasters, the book we will be using as our guide is ‘Introduction to International Disaster Management’ it provides practitioners, educators and students with a comprehensive overview of the players, processes and special issues involved in the management of large-scale natural and technological disasters. We will be discussing issues encountered in the management of international disasters, and we will look at the various private, non-governmental, national, and international agencies that assist in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery during national and regional events.

The 8 hours of class time will concentrate on the four major phases of emergency management – mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery –  included in the discussion will be information and lessons learned about Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 Asian tsunami, and SARS.

Targeted Audience -

Students in undergraduate and graduate degree, certificate, and continuing education programs and Educators dealing with disaster and emergency management, and international affairs. Security managers, designers of contingency / evacuation plans, city managers, urban planners, disaster management and emergency planning consultants, community planners, non-profit organizations, business continuity and contingency planners.

Proposed Topics that will be addressed -

The Management of Disasters

A Four Phase Approach - Preparedness, Response, Recovery & Mitigation

What is International Disaster Management?

Overview of Disaster Preparedness

   Government Preparedness

   Public Preparedness

   The Media as a Public Educator

Response - What is Response?

Recovery - Overview of Recovery

Mitigation - Introduction - What is Mitigation?

   Incorporating Mitigation into Development and Relief Projects

The Effects of Disasters on Society

Participants - Who Plays the Game?

   Governmental Disaster Management Agencies

   Nongovernmental Organizations

   International Financial Institutions

   The Media

   Institutional Capacity Development