Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Recovery

Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Recovery

1 Reconstruction and Rehabilitation as Means of Development

  1. Importance of Disaster Mitigation
  2. Cost-Benefit Analysis
  3. Relationship between Disasters and Development
  4. The Relief-Rehabilitation-Development Continuum
  5. Operationalizing Linking of Relief and Rehabilitation with Development
  6. Rebuilding Civil Society
  7. Rehabilitation as a Bridge between Relief and Development

2 Damage Assessment

  1. Sample Surveys
  2. Epidemiological Surveillance
  3. Nutrition Centred Health Assessment
  4. Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography

3 Role of Various Agencies in Disaster Management and Development

  1. Framework for Coordination at the Governmental Level
  2. Relevance of Community Participation
  3. Role of Non-Governmental Organizations
  4. Role of Other Agencies in Disaster Management

4 Information Management Structure

  1. Role of Information Dissemination in Disaster Management
  2. Need for an Effective Electronic Media
  3. Communication System for Information Management

5 Parameters of Vulnerability

  1. Concept of Vulnerability
  2. Parameters of Vulnerability
  3. Vulnerability Reduction Strategies
  4. Sustainable Livelihood Framework

6 Development of Physical and Economic Infrastructure

  1. Developing Physical and Economic Infrastructure
  2. Environmental Infrastructure Development
  3. Sustainable Community Development
  4. Disaster Preparedness in Asia

7 Creation of Long-term Job Opportunities and Livelihood Options

  1. Concept of Livelihood
  2. Case Studies on Livelihood Opportunities
  3. Livelihood Approach to Reconstruction
  4. Livelihood Options: Challenges and Limitations

8 Funding Arrangements for Reconstruction

  1. Reconstruction Requirements
  2. Funding Arrangements
  3. Fiscal Discipline
  4. Role of International Donor Agencies
  5. Mobilization of Community for Resource Generation

9 Nature of Damage to Houses and Infrastructure due to Disasters

  1. Hazard Vulnerability in India
  2. Earthquake Prone Areas in India
  3. Nature of Damage to Houses in Earthquakes
  4. Tropical Cyclones in India
  5. Damage to Housing during Cyclones
  6. Nature of Floods in India
  7. Damage to Housing and Infrastructure due to Floods

10 Disaster Resistant House Construction

  1. Guidelines for Disaster Resistant Construction
  2. Traditional Disaster Resistant Construction Techniques
  3. Stone and Brick Buildings
  4. Damage to Reinforced Concrete Cement Buildings
  5. Building Codes and Standards
  6. Recent Advances in Housing Technology
  7. Agencies involved in Disaster Resistant Construction

11 Role of Housing / Building Authorities

  1. Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Disasters
  2. Role of Various Agencies in Reconstruction
  3. Governmental Agencies
  4. Non-Governmental Agencies
  5. International Agencies

12 Education and Awareness

  1. Concepts of Education and Training
  2. Significance of Education, Training, and Awareness in Disaster Management
  3. Role of the Media
  4. Participation of Stakeholders
  5. People’s Participation in Disaster Rehabilitation and Awareness

13 The Philosophy of Coping with Disasters

  1. The Philosophy of Coping with Disasters
  2. Disaster Recovery Planning
  3. Humanising Disaster Recovery Efforts

14 Dealing with Victims’ Psychology

  1. Dealing with the Human Psyche in the Aftermath of Disasters
  2. Stress Management
  3. Countering Trauma through Counselling

15 Role of Information Dissemination

  1. Reaching out to the Community
  2. Media and Disaster Management
  3. Role of the Media in Disaster Management: Contemporary Context
  4. Role of Civil Society Organisations in Information Dissemination

16 Participative Rehabilitation Process- Some Case Studies

  1. Linking Disasters to Development: A Case of Community-led Disaster Management in Nepal
  2. Malpa Landslide
  3. Latur Earthquake
  4. Bhuj Earthquake
  5. Livelihood and Employment Restoration Programme in Orissa

17 Role of Various Agencies in Recovery Measures

  1. Role of Rural and Urban Local Bodies
  2. Role of NGOs in the Recovery Process
  3. The Government-NGO Cooperation
  4. Role of Community-based Organisations

18 Monitoring and Evaluation of Rehabilitation Work

  1. Significance of Monitoring and Evaluation
  2. Guiding Principles of Monitoring and Evaluation
  3. The Evaluation Criteria

19 Constraints in Monitoring and Evaluation

  1. Reasons for Inadequate Monitoring and Evaluation
  2. Constraints in Monitoring and Evaluation
  3. Types of Data Collection

20 Long-term Recovery

  1. Incorporating Local Needs in the Rehabilitation Process
  2. Translating Local Needs into Action: Preparation of a Local Community Plan
  3. Joint Action Planning and Implementation

21 Long-term Counter Disaster Planning

  1. Long-term Planning: Approach and Direction
  2. Long-term Community-based Counter Disaster Planning
  3. Issues in Sustainability
  4. Integration of Policy Issues in Community-based Disaster Management