Semester 2, 2024

This course will familiarise students with the different types of action that can be put in place to respond to and recover from disasters. The general situation and policy and framework context will set the scene in the first part of the course. The second part will focus on humanitarian response to disasters and will cover different issues such as search and rescue, logistics, shelter, food security, inclusivity of vulnerable groups and coordination and communication. The third part of the course will focus on recovery and building back better in a changing climate to improve resilience. This course will have a practical approach since the student’s final project is the realisation of a disaster response and recovery plan for a community, business, department, school, etc

The different aspects of the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and the Humanitarian Response will be critically analysed with illustrations from examples from the region. The course will also analyse the recovery phase with a focus on building back better in a changing climate and with the aim to build resilience of Pacific communities. Students will develop better communication skills for Disaster Management (DM) with a better understanding of the importance of incorporating gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches.