Course GoalThe goal of the course is to enhance understanding among participants from the RCC member countries on mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the development planning process, in order to build the capacities of government officials to implement disaster resilient development. The specific objectives of the course include:1.  To increase awareness among participants on the need to mainstream DRR into the development planning processes,2. To enhance the capacity of participants on ‘how to’ mainstream DRR concerns into the national, sub-national, sectoral development planning processes, 3. To improve capacity on financing DRR activities, and undertaking advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation on mainstreaming DRR into development.4. To provide a platform for experience sharing, discussion and interactive professional exchange amongst government officials of MDRD practice and experiences between RCC countries.Overview of Course Content The course will be delivered through three modules:Module 1 Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction: The purpose of the first module is to provide participants with the basic knowledge on DRR that is required to support a detailed understanding of mainstreaming. The module will cover terminologies related to DRR, discuss the comprehensive link between disasters and development, and provide a basic outline on risk assessment and how to use risk information to guide development decisions.Module 2 Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into the development planning process: Module 2 will form the core of the training and will start by providing a detailed explanation of what is mainstreaming and provide a broad framework for mainstreaming DRR. The subsequent sessions will then aim to break down the development planning processes into its key component parts and suggests the approaches for mainstreaming DRR into the respective component.Module 3 Enabling environment for mainstreaming: The final module will introduce actions required to initiate and sustain the process of mainstreaming DRR into development. Topics covered would include monitoring and evaluation for mainstreaming, and financing options for DRR.