UNITAR Women’s Leadership: A Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme in Pacific

Neha

5 years ago

Funding for Restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern (Canada)

Deadline: 20-Oct-20

UNITAR Hiroshima is launching an online training programme for women in Pacific Ocean SIDS countries, focusing on building resilience and enhancing security of the region through the inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) approach.

The Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction is designed to encourage participants to gain knowledge in DRR, including Sendai Framework, Sustainable Development Goals, Gender Responsive DRR, Multi-stakeholder Coalition in DRR, Community Based DRR, etc. and finally to develop an “inclusive country DRR Plan” that is contextualized for each country with consideration of both natural and biological hazards.

The overall course is designed to encourage participants to gain knowledge in DRR, including Sendai Framework, Sustainable Development Goals, Gender Responsive DRR, Multi-stakeholder Coalition in DRR, Community Based DRR, etc. and finally to develop a group presentation that will help them to take an action to prepare for future disasters that fits within their own contexts.

The target audience are 100 passionate women living in or from 14 Pacific SIDS (Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu).

The programme is being conducted with the financial support of the Government and the People of Japan.

Action Areas & Focus

Throughout the programme, participants will be exposed to Japan’s experiences and reconstruction efforts. The programme consists of three sections of on-demand and Webinar sessions, and one final group presentation.

Programme Goals

By the end of this training, following the completion of webinars, along with e-courses, participants should be able to:

Develop the inclusive country DRR Plan by country group
Describe the key principles of DRR, with a focus on being able to discuss the Sendai Framework for Action and Sustainable Development Goals
Discuss eco-system based DRR
Illustrate key lessons learned from Japan’s experience regarding natural hazards including the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and 2018 West Japan Floods
Illustrate the importance of Gender-Inclusive Leadership in the context of DRR
Describe good practice and report on norms and challenges regarding women’s leadership in Pacific Ocean as well as in Japan
Outline community-based DRR
Outline the importance of multi-stakeholder coalition in DRR
Describe key elements to reduce risks of biological hazards

Eligibility Criteria

Participants will be selected through an open call for applications based on specific criteria including:

Female and aged over 18 years old;
Geographical and sectorial representation within the country;
Deep interest in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR);
Internet connectivity throughout the programme
Good oral and written English skills; and
Keen passion to learn by doing and highly motivated to succeed to provide positive impact to the society.

For more information, visit https://apply.unitar.org/prog/DRR_2020/