Emergency Planning and Response for Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

Audience:
This course is primarily intended for professionals working for Humanitarian Agencies, Governmental and Non-governmental organizations.  It may also be of interest to other professionals (eg: engineers who maybe seeking an appreciation of what is involved in preparing a response during a complex humanitarian emergency).

Overview:
This course offers an in-depth examination of both theoretical and applied aspects of complex humanitarian emergencies. It provides students with a comprehensive, multidimensional understanding of the needs of displaced persons and the systems and practices currently in place to meet these needs.

Course Outline:
Module 1: Complex Humanitarian Emergencies in Context

• Etiology (Natural vs. Man Made Emergencies); Political, Social, and Cultural Context; International Law Context; Human Rights Considerations

Module 2: The Global Response Network (Organizations and Management)

• Governmental Humanitarian Response Organizations, Multi-Governmental Organizations, Non-Governmental, Organizations (NGOs) and Private Voluntary, Organizations (PVOs), Militaries and Paramilitaries
• Ethical Issues and Standards of Conduct

Module 3: The Program Cycle

• Assessing, Analyzing, Planning, Implementing and Monitoring

Module 4: Planning Factors (Relief and Recovery)

• Protection of at Risk Persons, Immunizations, Water Supply, Sanitation, Shelter, Food and Nutrition

Module 5: Issues of Logistics

• Airport Facilities and  Aircraft Availability/Capacity, Seaports and Sealift, Ground Transportation Infrastructure, Availability of Trucks, and Railroad Rolling Stock
• Storage and Warehouse Availability

Module 6: Displaced Persons Camps

• Site Selection Criteria, Site  Planning, Infrastructure Design Considerations, Shelter, Food, Sanitation and Environmental Services, Participation of the Displaced in all Aspects of Camp Administration
• Security of Camp Inhabitants

Module 7: Psychological and Social Aspects

• Issues of Gender Children’s Trauma
• Issues of the Elderly

Outcome:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

·         be able to describe the historical, legal, social, political, and moral contexts of both the etiology of and response to complex humanitarian emergencies and their aftermath;

·         be able to understand the international system for humanitarian response to complex humanitarian emergencies; and

·         have a working knowledge of the principles and standards for performing humanitarian response during complex humanitarian emergencies