Unit Purpose
                   Unit Purpose
        Introduction to the characteristics and 
         Introduction to the characteristics and 
         trends of disasters, 
         trends of disasters, 
        The impact of disasters on affected 
         The impact of disasters on affected 
         population
         population
        How to build the capacity of 
         How to build the capacity of 
         vulnerable communities to cope with 
         vulnerable communities to cope with 
         disasters despise social, political, 
         disasters despise social, political, 
         economic and cultural constraints.
         economic and cultural constraints.
                               
      Objectives  -- demonstrate knowledge of:
        Objectives  -- demonstrate knowledge of:
          Different disasters, their trends and consequences on 
           Different disasters, their trends and consequences on 
           displaced people
           displaced people
          the major political, economic, social and cultural processes 
           the major political, economic, social and cultural processes 
           surrounding humanitarian emergencies.
           surrounding humanitarian emergencies.
          The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Human 
           The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Human 
           Rights Law (HRL) and their application in humanitarian 
           Rights Law (HRL) and their application in humanitarian 
           emergencies.
           emergencies.
          The role of humanitarian assistance in disaster prevention, 
           The role of humanitarian assistance in disaster prevention, 
           mitigation and preparedness.
           mitigation and preparedness.
          The underlying principles of public health management 
           The underlying principles of public health management 
           and the main problems of public health control in 
           and the main problems of public health control in 
           emergencies.
           emergencies.
          The underlying principles of environmental health 
           The underlying principles of environmental health 
           management and the main problems of environmental 
           management and the main problems of environmental 
           health control in emergencies.
           health control in emergencies.
          Identify the common issues surrounding food and 
           Identify the common issues surrounding food and 
           nutritional emergencies.
           nutritional emergencies.
                                       
      Competencies: learners to acquire the following key 
        Competencies: learners to acquire the following key 
        competencies:
        competencies:
          To analyze current trends and consequences of large, 
            To analyze current trends and consequences of large, 
            displaced populations following major disasters.
            displaced populations following major disasters.
          To apply the IHL and HRL to conflict and non-conflict 
            To apply the IHL and HRL to conflict and non-conflict 
            situations.
            situations.
          To recognize the political, economic, social and cultural 
            To recognize the political, economic, social and cultural 
            issues surrounding humanitarian emergencies.
            issues surrounding humanitarian emergencies.
          To identify appropriate disaster prevention, mitigation, and 
            To identify appropriate disaster prevention, mitigation, and 
            preparedness measures.
            preparedness measures.
          To understand the public health risk factors and the main 
            To understand the public health risk factors and the main 
            constraints of public health management in emergencies.
            constraints of public health management in emergencies.
          To understand the environmental health risk factors and 
            To understand the environmental health risk factors and 
            the main constraints of environmental health management 
            the main constraints of environmental health management 
            in emergencies.
            in emergencies.
          Recognize the effect of disasters on food security and the 
            Recognize the effect of disasters on food security and the 
            risk factors for malnutrition in emergencies.
            risk factors for malnutrition in emergencies.
                                         
                  Terms and definitions
                  Terms and definitions
      Acute Emergency Phase
        Acute Emergency Phase
         Begins immediately after the impact of the disaster 
           Begins immediately after the impact of the disaster 
           and may last for 0-3 months.  It is characterized by 
           and may last for 0-3 months.  It is characterized by 
           initial chaos and a high crude mortality rate (CMR).  
           initial chaos and a high crude mortality rate (CMR).  
           Ends when CMR drops below 1/10,000 people/day.
           Ends when CMR drops below 1/10,000 people/day.
      Asylum
        Asylum
         Giving sanctuary, refuge, shelter or proction from 
           Giving sanctuary, refuge, shelter or proction from 
           siezure to a refugee from another country.
           siezure to a refugee from another country.
      Camp
        Camp
         A place where a group of displaced people 
           A place where a group of displaced people 
           temporarily lodge in tents, huts or other makeshift 
           temporarily lodge in tents, huts or other makeshift 
           shelters.  The setting may be in tented cities, or small 
           shelters.  The setting may be in tented cities, or small 
           open settlements or even larger, more crowded 
           open settlements or even larger, more crowded 
           settlements
           settlements
                                     
                        Definitions cont’d
                         Definitions cont’d
      Complex Humanitarian Emergency
        Complex Humanitarian Emergency
          A major man-made disaster that may be complicated 
           A major man-made disaster that may be complicated 
           by natural disaster(s), and loss of life.  It often 
           by natural disaster(s), and loss of life.  It often 
           requires the support of a multinational military peace 
           requires the support of a multinational military peace 
           operation.
           operation.
          A humanitarian crisis in a country or region where 
           A humanitarian crisis in a country or region where 
           there is a total or considerable breakdown of 
           there is a total or considerable breakdown of 
           authorithy resulting from internal and/or external 
           authorithy resulting from internal and/or external 
           conflict, which requires an international response that 
           conflict, which requires an international response that 
           goes beyond the mandate and capacity of any single 
           goes beyond the mandate and capacity of any single 
           agency (UNDHA)
           agency (UNDHA)
      Complex Political disaster
        Complex Political disaster
          Situations in which the capacity to sustain livelihood 
           Situations in which the capacity to sustain livelihood 
           and life is threaned primarily by political factors, and 
           and life is threaned primarily by political factors, and 
           in particular, by high levels of violence.
           in particular, by high levels of violence.