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Training Course on GIS For Disaster Risk

Management
Course Overview

Geographical Information System (GIS) is an excellent tool to assess and


analyze the disaster risk. ADPC, in collaboration with ITC, AIT and UNOSAT
designed the Training Course on GIS for Disaster Risk Management for
persons who are interested to assess and analyze data and information using
GIS tools.

The course aims to provide an overview of the use of spatial information in


disaster risk management. The course not only explains what spatial data is
and how it is collected, but also emphasizes on the use of the data during
pre- and post-disaster management such as in early warning systems and
hazard, vulnerability, risk, and damage assessments as well as in the design
of risk reduction measures.

The good thing about this course is that you don’t need to be an IT or a GIS
person. You just need to be a DRM person with computer background, and
you are ready to learn and work around the software and GIS tools the
course provides.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

 Understand the concept of Disaster Risk Assessment, Reduction and


Management.

 Describe and utilize spatial data, geographic information systems (GIS)


and remote sensing in disaster risk assessment and management.

 Utilize existing sources of historical disaster information.

 Apply GIS/remote sensing in hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment.

 Utilize risk information in emergency preparedness planning.

 Visualize hazard and risk information.

 Apply GIS/remote sensing to pre & post-disaster damage assessment.


Course Content

In order to achieve the objectives, the course will have the following
modules:

Module: Disaster Management Related Concepts, Terminologies, and


Frameworks

This module orients participants about the disaster related basic concepts
and terminologies, disaster risk trends, climate change and disaster, major
frameworks, approaches, tools, and methods for disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation.

Module: Overview of GIS and Remote Sensing

This module discusses basic concepts of GIS and remote sensing and their
components as well as introduction to spatial information technology and
handling spatial information using GIS software as a tool to support disaster
risk assessment and management.

Module: Pre-disaster risk assessment

This module discusses on risk assessment components including hazard


assessment, elements at-risk, exposure assessment, vulnerability
assessment, coping capacity, types and methodology of risk assessment
including indicator-based and modeling based, risk evaluation, and cost-
benefit analysis.

Module: Post-disaster impact and damage analysis

This module discusses the use of remote sensing data/satellite imagery for
disaster relief and recovery, impact analysis and preliminary damage
assessment, and building damage assessment.

Module: Risk information and communication for risk reduction


planning

This module discusses on how risk result/information can be communicated


effectively by visualization of risk information, map interpretation, web portal
in order to raise disaster risk awareness for risk reduction planning.
Application of risk assessment such as risk-sensitive land use planning will
also be discussed in this module.

Module: Mini projects

This module provides opportunity to participants to apply their learning


during the 2 weeks period of training.

Methodologies

Various trainee-centered methodologies shall be employed:

 Lectures

 Presentations

 Role-Plays

 Group Exercises

The course shall be conducted in English.

Target Participants

The course is open to all participants who are working or will be working in
the organizations where spatial information is used or considered to be used
for the purpose of disaster risk assessment, disaster risk management, or
disaster risk reduction. There is no prerequisite GIS and remote sensing
knowledge for participant who is interested in this course.

Registration

Interested individuals and organizations can register online


at www.adpc.net/apply.

For more information about the course, you may also contact Thanyaphat
Sirasakpureekul at [email protected] and telephone numbers +66
22980681 to 92 loc. 134.

Due to limited slots for this course, interested parties must register on or
before October 7, 2019 while payment must be made by October 21, 2019.
Course Fee

Investment for the course is USD2,375. This is inclusive of cost of instruction;


morning and afternoon snacks and training kits which include e-tablets that
the participants can keep after the course. Special discount rates and
packages may apply:

 10% discount for women participants

 10% discount for self-paying participants (over and above the 10%
discount for women)

 10% discount for each participant sent by an organization (minimum of


three participants)

Payment

If you are selected to attend the course, the payment should be transferred
to ADPC’s account through a bank transfer at least one month before course
commence. Otherwise, your participation will be cancelled. Please note that
personal checks are not accepted as a form of payment.

Cancellation

If you are unable to attend, a substitute applicant is welcome to attend in


your place, provided the participation criteria described above have been
met.

Cancellation of attendance should be notified at least three weeks prior to


course commencement; in which case, 15 percent of the course fee will be
deducted for banking charges and administrative costs. No refunds are
available for cancellation within three weeks prior to course commencement.

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