To develop an understanding of Disasters and Disaster Management , Strategies ,to learn the international and national policies, institutional mechanisms in disaster services , to understand Sustainable Development concepts
Disaster: Meaning - Concept of Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster – Impact of disasters: Physical, economic, political, psychosocial, ecological, and others; developmental aspects of disasters - Types and Classification of Disasters - Nature Induced Disasters and Human Induced Disasters
Disaster Management Cycle: Mitigation and prevention, Preparedness, Prediction and Early warning, Rescue and Relief, Impact assessment, Response, Recovery, Reconstruction; Disaster Risk Reduction; Community Based Disaster Management (CBDRM); Community and Societal - National Disaster Profile
Global issues and initiatives- World Conference on Disaster Reduction (2005), Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-15), Sphere Standards – 2012, Disaster Management Act 2005; National Disaster Management Policy 2009; National Disaster Management Framework 2005; Administrative and Institutional structures for disaster management
UNFCC, IPCC, UNDP, UNISDR, SAARC, WORLD BANK, UNICEF, Role of the
Central and the State Governments, International and National Non-Governmental Organisations, Educational Institutions, Voluntary Organisations, Community Based Organisations, Youth groups
Sustainable Development: Introduction and History , Brundtland, Rio, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable development with emphasis on inclusive development, Efficiency and Innovation, Green Growth, Role of National Green Tribunal
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