Course

Unit 1

Principles and Methods for Disaster Risk Reduction- Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction, Principles. Disaster risk reduction approach. Tools and methods for assessing and monitoring disaster risk trends, patterns, and conditions. Identification of risk reduction measures, prioritization, and preparation of risk reduction plans, stakeholder analysis, organizational mechanism for plan implementations; Case studies on integration of risk reduction into development activities and planning.

Unit 2

Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction- The framework of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM). Facilitating participatory assessment and planning for Community-based vulnerability reduction. Community risk assessment; Hazard mapping; Facilitating community self-monitoring, evaluation and learning for CMDRR; Sustaining CMDRM Process: structural mitigation, early warning, public awareness, community organisation, livelihood diversification and livelihood strengthening, training. Social Networks and Social Capital in Disaster Risk Management. Local knowledge systems in disaster risk reduction. Transparency and accountability issues in disaster risk reduction- Strategies for enhancing participation in governance and improving accountability of the processes involved in all the phases of disasters – Assigning accountability for disaster losses and impacts; Allocation of resources for necessary risk reduction; Enforcing the implementation of disaster risk management; Facilitating participation from the civil society and the private sector.

Unit 3

Climate Change and environmental vulnerability- Effect of climate change on India and her neighbors, Climate change versus environmental change: Population increases, development in marginal areas, unsustainable farming and fishing, deforestation etc. interface with climate change to create increasing vulnerabilities. The Pressure and Release Model to understand environmental vulnerability. Disaster Risk Reduction Tools and Methods for Climate Change Adaptation.

Unit 4

Climate change and disasters- global warming, deforestation, pollution. Socio-cultural and economic dimensions of environmental degradation: Common pool resources, livelihood and disasters; Impacts on food production and supply, health and diseases/epidemics; migration and conflicts; Tourism and disasters. Mechanisms to address

Unit 5

Climate Change- Climate change mitigation and adaptation. The role of carbon, climate feedback mechanisms, Geoengineering. The business and politics of climate change. The Kyoto Protocol. Carbon trading. Clean Development Mechanisms. Intellectual Property Right Transfers etc. Corporate Social Responsibility. Adaptation to environmental change.

Text Books / References

Textbooks:

1. Blaikie,Piers et al, At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerabilities and Disasters, London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1994.
2. Casale, and C. Margottini, Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development, Springer,2004.
3. Godschalk,R et al. Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy and Planning, Island Press, 1999.
4. Kasperson,X and R.E. Kasperson (eds.) Global Environmental Risk, United Nations, University Press and Earthscan, 2001.
5. Neefjer, Environments and Livelihoods: Strategies for Sustainability, Oxford, Oxfam GB, 2000.
6. Field, C. B., Barros, V. R., Dokken, D. J., et al. (Eds.). (2014). Climate change 2014: Impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability(IPCC 5th Assessment Report). Cambridge University Press.

Suggested Readings:

1. Birkmann, J. (Ed.). (2013). Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards: Towards disaster resilient societies(2nd ed.). United Nations University Press.
2. Kelman, I. (2022). Disaster by choice: How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes. Oxford University Press.
3. Shaw, R., Rahman, A., Surjan, A., & Parvin, G. A. (2016). Disaster risk reduction approaches in Bangladesh. Springer.
4. United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). (2015). Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction 2015–2030. UNDRR. https://www.undrr.org
5. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). (2022). Climate change 2022: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. IPCC. https://www.ipcc.ch

The course introduces the learner to the Disaster Risk reduction in the Community and its impact on climate change and vulnerability.

Course Objectives:

1. Enablestudent to understand the principles and methods for Disaster Risk reduction
2. Thestudent gains knowledge on the process and strategies in Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction
3. Tofamiliarize with the knowledge of climate change and its impact on disaster
4. Tounderstand the role of Corporate sectors in climate

Course Outcomes

1. Thecourse will enable in identification of measures for disaster risk
2. Thestudent will understand the importance of Community Based Disaster management
3. Thestudent will understand the threats posed by climate change and environmental change in Disaster management

CO-PO Mapping: (Course Outcome and Program Outcome Mapping)