Topic 10 of the 2023 PDRM program focuses in on DRM & Climate Change. It includes material produced by the IPCC, COP 26 & 27, UNFCCC, Climate Action Tracker (CAT), UNEP, Climate Council of Australia, Alliance of World Scientists, and the BBC.
Useful material for practitioners, affected communities and volunteers in dealing with the aftermath of Australian floods and bushfires.
Enclosed is a resume for Chris Piper in his role as Global Humanitarian Practitioner (GHP) and Teacher/Trainer/Facilitator.
The link below includes details of the 2023 assignment questions for both the PDRM workshop and the PDRM online course. The assessment details also include (at the bottom of the first page) the contact details at Murdoch University regarding Advanced Standing issues. The link to the 2023 PDRM workshop and online course are:
The link below includes details of the 2023 assignment questions for both the PDRM workshop, as well as the online PDRM course running from August through to October 2023. The assessment details also include (at the bottom of the first page) the contact details at Murdoch University regarding Advanced Standing issues. The link to the […]
We are pleased to announce that our 2023 Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) program has now been developed. This is offered in both workshop and online formats to contracted client agencies. Individuals can also join our 2023 online program which runs from August through to October 2023.
From the 5- 16 September we shall be running Topics 5 & 6 of our online PDRM program. These relate to different aspects of Risk Management and are particularly useful for humanitarian practitioners working in this sector in the field.
The 2019/20 Australian bushfire season has been unprecedented in its intensity and geographical spread. Chris has subsequently both prepared an article on bushfires for the Geography Teachers Association of Victoria’s (GTAV), and also done some Bushfire Recovery Adviser (BRA) work for a major church agency in the east of the state.
The Red Cross produces an Annual ‘World Disasters Report’. In the appendices are disaster related statistics over a ten year period. What we’ve done here is summarised in a composite table the numbers of disasters over the past decade; the number of people killed and affected over this period; and the damage caused over these […]
Enclosed are twelve ‘Teach like a Champion’ (TLAC) teaching tips. One of the challenges facing development and humanitarian practitioners in the field is that they are invariably and regularly faced with teaching and capacity building situations. These tips are designed for those people who have not necessarily received any formal training in the art and […]