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9 th Regional Training Course on
Flood
Disaster Risk Management
(FDRM-9)
6 - 17 Oct
2008
Bangkok, Thailand
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PERSPECTIVE
Asia is the most disaster
prone region in the world. Among the natural
hazards that annually impact the region,
flood is known to be the most destructive to
property, crops and infrastructure, and one
of the worst for causing death and injury.
The need to combat the perennial problem of
floods and the resultant destruction has
been at the forefront of concern for most
Asian nations. The Flood Disaster Risk
Management course offers an integrated
approach to respond to this situation. Using
lessons learned from both successful and
failed experiences with structural,
non-structural and hybrid structural
strategies, the course enables the
participants to understand and analyze
causative factors and create recommendations
appropriate to his/her country's flood
situation.
COURSE FRAMEWORK
The Flood Disaster Risk
Management course is an integrated approach
to the development of flood risk reduction
strategies that involve engineering,
settlement, development, public
administration, and community-based
strategies and land use planning with
environmental consideration. This
multi-disciplinary treatment of the flood
problem and flood risk management enables a
holistic view of the situation and the
needed preparedness measures. Case examples
of various responses at the national and
local levels are presented to give the
mitigation measures concrete applications.
COURSE PRECIS
The FDRM has six modules that
impart the information and skills in flood
problem analysis, understanding and
appreciation of the various approaches to
flood risk reduction, determination of
appropriateness of the strategies and/or
measures to achieve the desired goal of
flood risk/damage reduction. The training
methodology includes interactive lectures,
film/slide shows/ presentations, workshops,
individual and group work, case studies,
plenary sessions and field visits.
COURSE CONCENTS
Module 1:
Introduction to
Integrated Flood Risk Management
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Basic
Concepts and Terminologies in Disaster
Management
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Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, their
Formation and Predictability
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Food
Disaster Situation in Asia
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Nature and
Causes of Floods and Secondary Hazards
Module 2:
Assessing the Risk
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Hazard
Assessment
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Vulnerability and Capacities Assessment
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Process
for Risk Assessment
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Community-based Risk Assessment
This module concludes with a
simulation exercise on Risk Assessment.
Module 3:
Risk Mitigation
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Flood
Plain Management (Land-use Planning)
-
Structural
Interventions
-
Flood-proofing in the Multi-Hazard
Environment
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Non-Structural Intervention: An overview
of Integrated Watershed Management
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Urban and
Rural Development Planning
-
Public
Awareness and Capacity Building
This module concludes with a
simulation exercise on Risk Mitigation.
Module 4: Flood Disaster
Preparedness Planning and Emergency Response
-
Flood
Preparedness Framework
-
Flood
Forecasting and Early Warning Systems
-
Planning
for Emergency Response
-
Emergency
Response Management
-
Evacuation
Process
-
Search and
Rescue
-
Environmental Health
This module concludes with a
simulation exercise on Preparedness
Planning.
Module 5:
Recovery and
Rehabilitation
Module 6:
Cross-Cutting
Issues
-
Economics
of Flood Risk Management
-
Economic
Analysis: Costs and Benefits of Floods
and Flood Risk Management
-
Existing
Financing Flood Risk Reduction Programs
and Funding
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Trans-Boundary Issues
-
Governance
-
Gender
issues
Note:
The curriculum shown is for guidance only.
ADPC’s ongoing course improvement process
may lead to some changes in topics and
structure.
MATCHING PARTICIPANTS’ NEEDS
Participants will be asked to
send details of their disaster risk
management responsibilities to ADPC as part
of the course nomination process. This
information will be utilized by presenters
and resource persons prior to and during the
course to ensure that course materials and
activities are tailored to participants’
needs wherever possible.
PARTICIPANTS
This course is designed for
the disaster manager with flood hazard in
his/her sphere of responsibility. Although
the Asia-Pacific Region is the focus,
participants from areas outside this region
are welcome to join the course.
Participation of elected and appointed
national and local (city/town)
administrators, the development and planning
authorities, water engineers and flood
control professionals, national agencies'
officials and staff in urban planning,
housing, public works, and water resource
development and management is especially
encouraged. The course is certain to benefit
private land and settlement developers,
officials and personnel of relief and
rehabilitation agencies, the United Nations
and similar international bodies, and NGOs
involved in disaster mitigation.
As course participants come
from a diverse range of countries and
organizations, and the class size is limited
to thirty persons, ADPC accepts nominations
from Asia and the Pacific, provided the
applicant meets the requirements. A limited
number of participants from other regions
will also be accepted, on a case by case.
BENEFITS OF THE COURSE
The Course is linked to a
number of current ADPC flood-related
initiatives, including the Flood
Preparedness Information Network (FINE) in
South Asia; the Extreme Climate Events (ECE)
program; and the cooperation between ADPC
and Mekong River Commission.
LANGUAGE
All teaching and course
materials are in English, so it is essential
that participants are fully conversant in
English.
RESOURCE PERSONS
Internationally experienced
practitioners and experts from ADPC and our
partner organizations conduct and facilitate
the FDRM course.
COURSE FEE
The course fee is US $ 2,000
per participant, which includes the cost of
tuition, course materials (books, CD,
handouts), break refreshments and study
visit. An additional amount of US$ 40 is
payable as Admission Fee. Participants can
access ADPC library which contains over 6000
entries, including 500 videos on disaster
management.
PAYMENT
The payment should be made by
bank transfer or international demand draft
(DD) at least one month prior to course
commencement so it must be received by ADPC
not later than 5th of September 2008.
Otherwise, the participation will be
cancelled. Personal checks are not
acceptable.
BOARD AND LODGING EXPENSES
Food is reasonably priced in
Thailand at about US$ 5-10 per meal. The
room rate is approximately US$ 50-60 per
night for single room and US$ 30-40 per
person for shared accommodation.
Participants are required to stay at the
hotel where the training is held. As far as
possible ADPC will arrange accommodations
for all Participants as per their preference
of single or double room mentioned in their
application form, but cannot grantee a share
accommodation if there is no partner to
share the room.
Participants are responsible for funding
their accommodation, meals and travel to and
from the training venue, including
transportation from and to airport and are
also responsible for arranging their own
travel and health/accident insurance.
REGISTRATION
Interested persons can apply
as individuals although preference will be
given to those sponsored by the
organizations. For those applicants, a
letter of endorsement/ sponsorship from the
organization is required to be submitted.
Application Form
download click
here
and can be submitted before 31 August 2008
by mail, fax or email (See contact details
below).
Pre-course information will be provided once
you have received the acceptance for the
course.
CANCELLATION
If you are unable to attend,
a substitute applicant from your
organization is welcome. Cancellation of
attendance should be notified 3 weeks prior
to course commencement; in which case, 85%
of course fee will be reimbursed. No
reimbursements will be made for
cancellations within 3 weeks prior to course
commencement.
ADPC ALUMNI LEAGUE
ADPC Alumni occupy leadership
positions across numerous sectors in at
least 50 countries of the Asia-Pacific
Region. Many of them play pioneering and
institution-building roles, and have
contributed significantly to the enhancement
of disaster management capabilities in the
region. They retain their links with ADPC
and many are actively involved in
partnerships facilitated by ADPC at the
regional and national levels. Successful
completion of the course will qualify you to
join in this distinguished and rich
heritage, which is continually enriched by
new inductees. We look forward to welcoming
you to this league!
ASIAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
CENTER
Established in 1986, ADPC is
the lead regional resource center dedicated
to disaster risk reduction in Asia and the
Pacific. ADPC works with governments, NGOs
and communities of the Asia and Pacific
region to strengthen their capacities in
disaster preparedness, mitigation and
response through professional training,
technical assistance, regional program
management, information and research.
CONTACT ADDRESS
Mr. Falak Nawaz
Manager
Training Resource Group
Asian Disaster Preparedness
Center (ADPC)
P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
Tel: (66 2) 516 5900-10 ext. 333, 328, 153,
432
Fax: (66 2) 524 5360, 524 5350, 524 5382
Email:
tedadpc@adpc.net
Website:
http://www.adpc.net
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