 | Disasters and Development (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 55 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | United Nations (U.N.) reorganization and the Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP) |
| | Introduction |
|  | PART 1 - The relationship between disasters and development |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Definition of terms |
| | How disaster effects can vary from one type of hazard to another |
| | How vulnerability varies between and within countries |
| | CASE STUDIES |
| | SUMMARY |
| | PART 2 - Understanding and exploiting disaster/development linkages |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The impact of disasters on development programs |
| | Loss of resources |
| | Shifting resources |
| | Impact on investment climate |
| | Impact on the non-formal sector |
| | CASE STUDY |
| | Development programs can increase vulnerability |
| | CASE STUDY |
| | Development programs can decrease vulnerability |
| | CASE STUDY |
| | Disasters as opportunities for development initiatives |
| | CASE STUDY |
| | SUMMARY |
| | PART 3 - Assessing the trade-offs in investing in vulnerability reduction |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Will the losses occur? |
| | Pay now, or pay later? |
| | Assigning values to costs and benefits |
| | Judging the effectiveness of mitigation packages |
| | CASE STUDY |
| | SUMMARY |
| | PART 4 - Forging the links between disasters and development |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The UN and the NGO role |
| | Building links between disasters and development - the community’s role |
| | CASE STUDY |
| | SUMMARY |
| | Annex 1: Cost-benefit analysis for vulnerability reduction in the context of uncertainty |
| | Annex 3: Resource list |
| | Glossary |
| | Module evaluation |
(introduction...)
This part of the module is designed to enhance your understanding of:
current and potential roles for United Nations agency officials and NGOs in helping countries make the disaster/development connection
why the affected communities need to be involved in designing and implementing programs
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