Disaster Preparedness for DG ECHO Humanitarian Aid funded operations

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Course details

The principal objective is to make participants understand what Disaster Preparedness entails for DG ECHO and how to mainstream it in all humanitarian operations.

 

This course is organised into three modules:

 

                    MODULE 1: Global Overview of Policy Frameworks, Key Elements, Concepts, and the Importance of Disaster Preparedness and a Risk-Informed Approach for DG ECHO-Funded Operations

                    MODULE 2: Mainstreaming Disaster Preparedness into DG ECHO Humanitarian Response Operations

                    MODULE 3: Targeted Preparedness Actions. Global priorities and type of actions

Target audience

This course is aimed at all humanitarian workers interested in improving their knowledge and competencies in relation to Disaster Preparedness for DG ECHO funded operations:

  • DG ECHO partners and other interested parties.
  • DG ECHO Staff
  • External practitioners/donors
  • Implementing partners.
  • Open for non-specialists, basic content.

Learning objectives

By the end of this training, participants will:

  • know international and European frameworks for disaster preparedness in humanitarian aid;
  • understand the DG ECHO objective and requirements for mainstreaming preparedness in humanitarian actions;
  • understand and apply targeted preparedness actions by adopting a (multi) risk-informed approach, and identifying the four global priorities for preparedness.

Offered by

This content is offered by the European Commission. The European Commission is the European Union's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

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Schedule

  1. Introduction
  2. OnLine Training
  3. E-learning Evaluation
  4. Certificate