Functions of Disaster Management:

 

• Risk and hazard potential determination: This involves assessing the likely hood of a geographical region or locality or district getting affected by any natural or manmade calamity and determining the extent to which the geographical unit would be affected. It would help in determining the risk associated with that location as far as natural hazards are concerned and helps laying the foundation for disaster risk mitigation policies and procedures.

• Disaster preparedness: The risk and hazard potential of any area, after it has been determined, dictates the type and magnitude of the preparedness required for meeting the challenges posed by the disaster, should it occur. This involves making strategies by which necessary policies and procedures are in place which shall guide in preparing the local population to be ready for disaster. These procedures can be used to reduce vulnerability to the disasters, mitigate its impacts and respond more efficiently to it. This can be achieved through timely interventions in planning and execution of infrastructure facilities, housing etc. and keeping ready necessary equipment that may be required based on rsik potential.  It also involves making a repository of knowledge on ways to be prepared for disaster and also for designing ways and methods by which this knowledge can be disseminated to the local population periodically.

• Evacuation: This function evolves out of the disaster preparedness and involves having strategies in place, specific to a location, as to how and when to move people away from the hazard posed by disaster to a safe place in least time and minimal hindrance.

• Rehabilitation: The main aim of this function is to assist the local population in bringing the affected area back to normalcy once the hazards posed by disaster have subsided. This function besides providing immediate sustenance needs to people must also look at providing interventions while houses are being rebuilt or services are being re-laid.

 

Stakeholders:

 

• Technology domain:

  • Architects

  • Engineers

• Administrators:

  • District Administrators

  • Field Level Officers

  • Local Functionaries (Panchayat Level Workers of Administration)

• End Users:

  • Household Owners and Occupants

  • Local Community Groups

 

Training Modules:

 

• Define Training Modules for:         

  • Training of Trainers

  • Training of Stakeholders

• Define Disaster Management Job Roles

 

Performance Criteria:

 

• Risk and hazard potential determination

  • Understanding of nature of prevailing risks

  • Relate risk to the type of buildings and infrastructure

  • Comprehension of order of magnitude

  • Understanding of the role in disaster management

• Disaster preparedness

  • Ability to disseminate the relevant information

  • Understand the managerial, logistics needs

  • Monitor and rehearse managerial competence and logistics mobilization

  • Ensure effectiveness of communication across various stakeholders

• Evacuation (rescue, survival, relief)

  • Knowledge and skills dissemination for survival, rescue and relief

  • Maintain inventory of resources necessary for evacuation

• Rehabilitation

  • Prepare plans in advance for rehabilitation needs

  • Devise methods for technical and administrative implementation

  • Mobilize implementation machinery

 

Conducting Capacity Building Activities:

 

• Devise Capacity Building Program for:

  • Training of Trainers

  • Training of the Functionaries

• Define time duration for the training

  • At class room

  • Mock situation level

• Define Curriculum and course material for training appropriate for the training

• Develop case studies

 

Assessment of Capacity Building:

 

• Devise Assessment Process for Capacity Building Program for:

  • Training of Trainers

  • Training of the Stakeholders