CSS 404: Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. discuss the concepts of humanitarianism, humanitarian and complex emergencies and disaster;
2. explain humanitarian principles, code of conduct and accountability in humanitarian and disaster response management;
3. identify disaster management approaches;
4. discuss   political,  economic  and   socio-cultural  factors  in disaster response and humanitarian response; and
5. identify emergency management framework, disaster reduction and risk management agencies in Nigeria.

Course Contents

Definitions of humanitarianism, humanitarian and complex emergencies. Human and non- human induced disasters. Characteristics of natural disasters and complex emergencies. Humanitarian principles. Code of conduct and accountability in humanitarian and disaster responses. Legal and non-legal framework for disaster management cycle. Political, economic and socio-cultural factors in humanitarian emergency and disaster response management. Disaster response and coordination. Multi-sectoral needs assessment and responses in disaster response.

Disaster risk management approaches. Operation planning and coordination. Logistic and supply chain in relief distribution management. Building resilience. Monitoring and evaluation in humanitarian and disaster response management. Emergency management framework and agencies in Nigeria (NEMA and SEMA). Disaster reduction and risk management agencies in Nigeria.