Environment
Protection
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Delivery Modality
Online self-paced
Theme
Risk-Informed Planning
Mainstreaming DRR/CCA in Plans, Programs, Budgets
Pre-disaster Recovery Planning
Preparedness and Response Planning
Resilient Recovery & Reconstruction
Audience
Civil Society & Community-Based Organizations
Government
NDMO/Civil Protection
UN Staff
Agencies
OCHA
UNEP
Certification
Yes
The course seeks to provide humanitarian response staff as well as local, national, and regional government authorities with increased awareness and enhanced knowledge on disaster waste and management strategies to mitigate their environmental impact. By taking the course, participants will be better prepared and more able to predict, identify, analyse, and plan the impacts of disaster waste in an emergency.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the various types, compositions, and sources of disaster waste
- Prioritize which types of disaster waste to focus on in the immediate, short, medium, and long term
- Select the most appropriate waste management options based on the context of the disaster
- Explain the opportunities that successful disaster waste management can create, including how to make projects sustainable
- List the specific ways to prepare for disaster waste given the types of disaster which can occur