THE SPECIFICS: Disasters and development
The following guide is designed as an aid to the presentation of
the module on "Disasters and Development". Although the overheads provided and
the cues to the presentation are a complete set, they are really only a starting
point for your presentation.
If your available time is less than 3 hours for the full
presentation, you will have to decide which points you will cover and those
which you will not address. If your personal experience has given you additional
insights or illustrations of the points presented, integrate them into your
presentation. You may want to edit out, or add overheads to the presentation.
Similarly, you must know your audience and their needs in order
to make the presentation pertinent to the group. If the information is available
early enough, you can alter the material to suit the particular needs of the
trainees. Remember, the guide is for a "generic" presentation on this topic, and
your input can help to "bring the information home" to the participants.
Materials you will need
All of the usual items required for any presentation are listed
under the first part of this guide: "The Basics". Some additional items
particular to this module are as follows:
· Copies of the
training module "Disasters and Development". You may prefer to distribute these
at the end of the session in order to keep the group more focused on the
presentation.
· A copy of the UNDP/UNDRO
Disaster Management Manual
· Copies of other illustrative
documents you may have access to (World Bank guidelines for emergency lending,
for example)
· Copies of "An Overview of
Disaster Management" module
The Presentation
This presentation is based on a total of three
hours.
