Disaster and Development - Trainer's Guide - 1st edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 57 p.): PART ONE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT (45 minutes): 3. Introduction to disasters & development

Disaster and Development - Trainer's Guide - 1st edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 57 p.)

PART ONE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT (45 minutes)

		2. Part 1 learning objectives
		3. Introduction to disasters & development
		4. The relationship between disasters and development
		5. Definition of terms
		6. Disaster effects can vary by hazard
		7. Question
		8. Vulnerability can vary based on local economic conditions
		9. Question
		10. Summary

3. Introduction to disasters & development

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Discuss the historical tendency to separate disasters and development. Ask the participants to comment why this orientation was prevalent and what, if any, problems have resulted.

· The cause and effect relationship between disasters and development has been ignored
· Disasters were seen in the context of emergency response
· Development programs were not assessed in the context of disasters
· Communities under disaster stress were seen as too turbulent for development initiatives