Disaster Risk Management Curriculum Development

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Disaster Risk Management- Curriculum Development
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Our Strengths

• Expertise in the School of Earth Atmospheric
  Sciences Depts. of Geology, Applied Geology
  Geography
• About 17 Schools consist of 68 Science and Arts
  Departments provide amble opportunity to
  introduce DRM course apart from expertise
  available
• Scientific data on tsunami hazards and earthquake
  risk / prediction studies
• Center for Natural Hazards Disaster Studies
  CNHDS funded by MHRD, GOI

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Organizational Set Up
School of Earth Atmospheric Sciences (SEAS)
Dept of Applied Geology
Dept of Geology
Dept of Geography
Exploration Geophysics Environmental
Geochemistry Groundwater exploration and
management Coastal zone management Tsunami impact
studies Earthquake prediction
Petrology Mineralogy Structural
Geology Stratigraphy Paleontology
Atmospheric studies Human geography Environmental
impact assessment (EIA) Medical geography Remote
Sensing GIS
Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies
(CNHDS)
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Department Profile

• The Department of Applied Geology was established
  in the University of Madras in 1952 and has been
  functioning in the Guindy Campus, A.C.College
  Buildings, Chennai, India.
• During the last five decades, the Department has
  made significant contributions in teaching,
  academic and research.
• The Department has the facilities and
  infrastructure for carrying out geochemical,
  geohydrological, geophysical, oceanographic,
  paleooceanographic, paleoclimatic,
  geomorphological and coastal environmental
  investigations.
• The Geological Museum of the Department is a
  treasure house with a good collection of rocks,
  minerals, fossils and crystal models, and has
  been visited by several schools in Chennai.
• The Department library has to its credit more
  than 500 books on various disciplines of Earth
  Science.

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Vision and Mission of the Department

• Making the students community to expertise in the
  field of Earth Sciences.
• Upgrading the research activities, new
  innovations and empowering the knowledge.
• Undertaking more inter-disciplinary research to
  produce end user beneficial outputs and enhance
  research skills of young scholars.
• Collaboration with various national and
  international institutions in the field of
  Applied Geology (teaching and research).

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COURSES OFFERED

• M.Sc. Applied Geology (2-yr ,4-semester , Credit
  based programme)
  Total intake of students 20
• M.Phil. Applied Geology (1-yr, 2-Semester, Credit
  based Programme) Total intake of
  
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  students 6
• Add on Diploma course on Groundwater Exploration
  and Management (3 months)
• Ph.D. Applied Geology and Interdisciplinary
• (Full
  Time and Part Time)

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Elective courses offered

• For parent Department 6
• EAS (E301) Geostatistics Computer Applications
  in Geology
• EAS (E302) Introduction to Oceanography
• EAS (E303) Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• EAS (E304) Environmental Geosciences
• EAS (E305) Nuclear Geology
• EAS (E306) Rainwater Harvesting
• To other Departments 10
• EAS (E308) Geophysics
• EAS (E310) Basic Hydrogeology
• EAS (C308) Remote sensing and GIS Fundamental
  Applications
• EAS (E306) Rainwater Harvesting
• EAS (E315) Environmental Geosciences
• EAS (E316) Nuclear Geology
• EAS (E313) Nuances of Scientific writing
• EAS (309) Introduction to OceanographyEAS (E311)
  Basics of Remote sensing GIS TechniquesEAS
  (E307) Environmental Earth Science

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LABORATORY FACILITIES

• Geochemical Laboratory equipped with AAS with
  Graphite Furnace, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer,
  Nephelometer etc.
• Geophysical Laboratory equipped with Wordens
  Gravimeter, Two-Channel Seismic Timer, Magnetic
  Susceptibility Meter, etc.
• Tsunami Modeling Coastal Studies Laboratory
  equipped with high end workstation and relevant
  software (MATLAB, Arc-View, ERDAS, etc.)
• Geohyrological Laboratory equipped with Water
  Level Indicator
• Micropaleontological Laboratory equipped with
  Binocular Stereo Zoom Microscopes,
  Microphotography Kit, etc.
• Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory equipped with
  Stereozoom Transferoscope, Pocket Mirror
  Stereoscopes, Remote Sensing Data Products, FCC
  Imagery
• Sedimentalogical Studies Sieve shaker, Heavy
  mineral separation using Heavy liquids.
• Computer Laboratory equipped with high end
  computers and a server with internet
  connectivity along with scanners and printers.

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ONGOING Ph.D. RESEARCH
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MU KU METU (Proposed Plan)2007

• Capacity Building Activities
• 1. Basic courses for graduate students -
  Finalized
• 2. Short-term course for practitioners - to
  be planned
• 3. Training for the trainers - to be
  planned
• 4. International training workshops - to
  be initiated
• 5. Web-based courses
  - ?
• Collaborative Research Project - ?

Presented on December 13, 2006 ISDR Meeting
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NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS RISK MANAGEMENT

• Core Course Objective To provide in-depth
  knowledge on the interdisciplinary nature of
  natural hazards, the evolution of theories and
  thoughts in natural hazards, the geophysical
  causes of natural hazards, human and
  environmental impacts, and response to natural
  disasters, and issues, mitigation and recovery
  and challenges in developing countries.

4 Credits 45 hrs Lecturing Guest lecturing /
Video / Field visits
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• Unit 1 Introduction
• General introduction to natural hazards and
  disasters physical and geodynamic
  characteristics of earthquakes, tsunamis storm
  surges, tropical cyclones, monsoonal floods,
  landslides, droughts wildfires worldwide
  trends in natural catastrophes and occurrence.
• Unit 2 Impact Linkages
• Impact of natural hazards on development
  prospects threat of sea level changes on the
  global coast global climate change global
  environmental change impact on natural
  resources, environment - social impact of
  disasters gender, food security, poverty and
  case studies.

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• Unit 3 Assessment
• Hazard-prone areas identification application
  of remote sensing and GIS tools hazard mapping
  risk modeling, risk zonation and case studies.
• Unit 4 Preparedness
• Risk reduction concept pre and post disaster
  comparison and analysis understanding the
  disaster cycle stakeholders participation and
  preparation comprehensive management plans
  community-based disaster risk management
  participatory risk assessment coastal
  regulations, coastal management in tsunami
  reconstruction, national and international
  scenarios.

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• Unit 5 Mitigation Recovery
• The inter-relationship between mitigation and
  recovery - process for developing hazards
  mitigation plan, implementation of comprehensive
  mitigation strategies disaster recovery
  planning disaster emergency preparedness and on
  recovery and reconstruction - early warning
  systems.

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NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS RISK MANAGEMENT
(Elective)

• Elective Course Objective To provide more of
  interdisciplinary knowledge on natural hazards,
  human and environmental impacts, and response to
  natural disasters, and issues, mitigation and
  recovery and challenges in developing countries.
  This course is designed for the Postgraduate
  students of Geology, Geography, Sociology,
  Anthropology, Psychology, Management Studies,
  Economics, Education etc.

3 Credits 35 hrs Lecturing Guest lecturing /
Video / Field visits
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• Unit 1 Introduction Impact
• General introduction to natural hazards and
  disasters worldwide trends in natural
  catastrophe occurrence. Impact of natural hazards
  on development prospects threat of sea level
  changes on the global coast threats to coastal
  biodiversity, environment, food security and
  poverty urban land use planning and coastal
  zone management challenges.
• Unit 2 Linkages Assessment
• Linkages between natural hazards risk and natural
  resource management social effects of disaster
  and environmental impact of disasters
  application of remote sensing and GIS tools
  hazard mapping risk modeling - risk zonation
  damage and loss assessment.

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• Unit 3 Preparedness
• Risk reduction concept pre and post disaster
  comparison and analysis understanding the
  disaster cycle, stakeholders participation and
  community-based disaster risk management
  participatory risk assessment institutional
  aspects of disaster risk management
  (national/state/local).
• Unit 4 Mitigation Recovery
• The process for developing hazards mitigation
  plan - implementation of comprehensive mitigation
  strategies disaster recovery planning - early
  warning systems - risk finance and risk transfer
  mechanisms - disaster emergency preparedness and
  on recovery and reconstruction case studies.

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MU KU METU (immediate tasks)

• Preparation of proposals for short-term courses
  training for trainers March
• 2 ST courses for practitioners/Stakeholders
  20 practitioners in May June
• 1 TFT at Kyoto University
• 5 Trainers from UoM

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MU KU METU (tasks)

• International training workshop May 2008
• 5 participants from METU region WBI/ISDR
  funding
• 15 participants from India self supported
• 15 participants from SA countries facilitate
  funding from APN, IHDP, etc.
• 5 participants from developed countries
• MU will host and provide University
  guesthouse,
• training hall, field visits preparation
  training materials

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MU KU METU (tasks)

• Joint collaborative research project 2007-09
• Preparation of first draft February 07
• Final draft and submission April 07
• Opportunities
• Students / young scholars exchange visits
• Fellowship for young scholars leading to Ph.D.

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MU KU METU (tasks)

• Post-graduate diploma course in the University
  curriculum 2008-09 self supported
• Web-based courses 2008-09 WBI/ISDR
• 2 end user workshops / brainstorming sessions
  2009 WBI/ISDR