OBJECTIVES: The course aims to build the capacity of CBDRR practitioners who will be the main project implementers at the community level on essential skills and knowledge on community based disaster risk management including:Design and conduct community based disaster risk assessments;Identify measures for hazard, vulnerability reduction, and community capacity building;Prepare a risk reduction plans and its integration into developmental activities;Analyze problems in the implementation of community based risk reduction plans;Discuss areas of professional development to become a good CBDRR practitioner;Build commitment and value systems to promote community empowerment COURSE CONTENTS: The course is extended over 10 workdays structured around the following modules. MODULE 1: Context of CBDRRRisks and trends of disasters in AsiaUnderstanding terminologies and evolving concepts in disaster risk reduction Disaster risk reduction framworks and models relevant at community levelCommunity based disaster risk reduction process MODULE 2: Participatory Community Disaster Risk AssessmentIntroduction to participatory community risk assessment (PCRA)Hazard assessment, application and use of toolsVulnerability and capacity assessment, application and use of toolsDisaster risk assessment at community levelMODULE 3: Participatory Disaster Risk Reduction PlanningParticipatory planning for risk reduction at community levelEstablishing monitoring & evaluation framework for CBDRRStakeholders analysis and partnerships for community risk reduction planning and implementationBuilding and sustaining community based organizationsMobilizing resources for CBDRR planning and implementation MODULE 4: Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction ImplementationCommunity-based disaster mitigation measuresCBDRR in recovery - opportunity to build back betterMainstreaming DRR in community development & sustainable livelihoodPublic Awareness in CBDRRAdvocacy for CBDRRCapacity building and training in CBDRRLinking DRR and climate change adaptation at community levelCommunity early warning systemPreparedness for community response