Course Events

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• Understand and be able to apply the dynamic 
concepts of disaster risk reduction and climate 
change adaptation to the municipal context;
• Be able to ensure the correct implementation of 
policies and legislation pertaining to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and the environment;
• Ensure correct decision-making and leadership on issues of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation;
• Oversee and monitor disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation activities in the municipality;
• Facilitate community participation and enhance understanding of development processes in the municipality;
• Communicate effectively and efficiently;
• Strengthen public participation to assist in decision making processes affecting the community

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[dt_fancy_title title=”What are the benefits ?” title_align=”left”] [dt_vc_list dividers=”false”]Councillors will gain valuable knowledge and skills and in order to:

• Understand and define their role in disaster risk 
reduction and climate change adaptation;
• Be empowered to ensure effective decision-making;
• Provide enhanced leadership to the municipality;
• Ensure safer communities through better 
development decisions;
• Enhance service delivery particularly in disaster risk 
response/recovery;
• Improve the communication gap between the 
politicians (councillors) and the community in terms 
of disaster risk reduction;
• Increase leadership skills in disaster risk reduction 
related service delivery;
• Capacitate councillors with necessary knowledge to 
address backlog of services in DRR;
• Apply act, policies and legislation of disaster risk 
management in the local municipality.

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1. Introduction to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
2. Role of the councillor in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

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1. Legislative and policy imperatives in disaster risk management
2. Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation policy and decision-making
3. Monitoring and oversight at local government level
4. Political dynamics, forecasting and policy formulation
5. Leadership in disaster risk reduction and local governance
6. Community profiling and disaster risk assessment plans

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