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Crisis and Disaster Management
A FIVE DAY COURSE PROGRAMCourse AimsThe 2004 Boxing Day Asian Tsunami crisis was evidence of the far reaching geographical devastation caused by a natural disaster and the ability of international relief agencies to coordinate their efforts with governments and the military in order to rapidly mobilize aid and food supplies to stricken regions. In contrast, the case of Hurricane Katrina and the ACT’s bushfire disaster showed the lack of coordination and communication between frontline response agencies and local governments, and the tragic consequences this can generate. This course will examine the general basis for crisis and disaster management and re-examine all of the critical assumptions underlying the disaster relief and emergency coordination. Participants will learn how to provide sound policy advice, design hypothetical crisis scenario’s and implement tested management approaches and develop integrated and coordinated planning for crisis prevention and management. Of Relevance toDisaster management agencies, emergency response personnel, public sector agencies coordinating emergency services, non-governmental organisations involved in disaster relief operations and aid agencies would all benefit from this course. It would also be of relevance to police, fire services, rescue services, defence and military personnel involved in civilian relief operations, charity organisations and health and medical services personnel in management roles. Course OutlineThe course structure will cover the four main topics of The Nature and Importance of Crisis Situations, Crisis Management Issues, Case Studies and Strategies for Improving Crisis Management and Future Directions and Issues in Crisis Management. Collectively, these topics will cover the issues of, the need for crisis management policies and procedures, government involvement in crisis management, the historical development of crisis management policies and procedures. The course will also look at the current framework of the governmental response system. Participants will gain an understanding of the prominence and impact of bureaucratic norms, policies and procedures, components of human behaviour and the conflict between governmental policy and human behaviour during crisis conditions. It will also address the lessons learned from past efforts, global strategic trends and the integration of response and recovery capabilities. The case studies will analyze crisis situations by looking at natural threats (bushfires, tsunami’s, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods etc), human induced failures, environmental crises, internal and external threats and financial/economic situations. |
