Hazards Risk Management

Course Revision Project Update

George Haddow

June 2012

Course Purpose

To provide a working knowledge of the processes

and actions required of a community or entity wishing to

reduce vulnerability and manage hazard risk

Course Objectives• Establish a common risk management lexicon

• Explain why societies / individuals face hazard exposure

• Provide an historical basis for modern risk management

• Consider international / private sector lessons

• Describe and discuss the HRM process, including: – Building community support

– Establishing the HRM context

– Identifying hazards

– Scoping vulnerability and understanding capacity

– Analyzing and assessing risk

– Identifying and assessing risk reduction measures

– Funding risk reduction

Course Structure• Standard EMI Higher-Ed Course Format• Individual 1-, 2-, or 3-hour sessions• Session length – 10-15 pages per course hour• Sections include:

– Session Header– Objectives– Scope– Readings– Requirements– Remarks– Supplemental Considerations– Course Development References

Textbooks• No primary textbook required / no purchase• Session background material drawn from:

– Government guidance documents– White papers / research reports– Media articles– Lessons Learned / Best Practices– Case studies– Municipal websites– Others

• Some session activities may require student internet research

Course Development Overview

• September 2011 – Project Awarded

• October 2011 – Development Commenced

• November 2011 – Focus Group Held

• December, 2011 – Syllabus Completed

• January 2012 – April 2013 – Course Development

• September 2013 – Course Development Completion (on or before)

S1: Course Introduction

• Instructor and student introductions

• Overall goal and objectives of the course

• Student requirements, responsibilities, and course assignments

• Course evaluation criteria

• Course instructional methodologies, and justification for using them

S2: Introduction to Risk Management

• Definitions

• Overview of vulnerability and risk

• The changing nature of risk

• Why risk management is important

S3: Risk Management and the Greater EM Discipline

• Emergency Management: Past, Present, and Future

• Evolution of Hazards Risk Management • The Concepts of Resiliency and

Adaptation• Disaster Risk Reduction at the National,

Regional, and Global Levels

S4: HRM in the United States

• Civil Defense / Early Efforts to Manage Risk• Project Impact – Communities Working Together• Risk Management at All Government Levels• Legal Basis for Hazards Risk Management• Risk Management and Community Development• The “Whole Community” Concept• HRM Process Owners and Stakeholders• Obstacles to Effective Risk Management

S5: HRM Lessons from the Private Sector

• What is at Stake in the Private Sector• What Risk Management Means to Businesses • A Private Sector Model for Risk Management• Institutionalizing The Role of the Private Sector

Risk Manager • Public Private Partnerships, and the Standards

They Provide for Risk Management• Certification and Training

S6: Risk Management Lessons from Abroad

• Australia / New Zealand Risk management Standards

• ISO Risk Management Standard

• Asian Disaster Preparedness Center ‘Community-Based Risk Reduction’

• UN-HABITAT Risk Assessment

S7: HRM Approach

1. Build Support, Form Partnerships, Involve Public

2. Establish a Context for Risk Management by Understanding the Community

3. Identify Hazards

4. Scope Vulnerability and Understand Capacity

5. Analyze Risk

6. Assess Risk

7. Identify and Assess Risk Reduction Measures

8. Select, Implement, and Support Risk Reduction Measures

S8: The Mitigation Plan

• What is a Mitigation Plan

• What is Included in a Mitigation Plan

• How is a Mitigation Plan Written

• Mitigation Plans in Practice

S10: Building Support, Forming Partnerships, and Involving the Public

• Understanding the Need for Hazards Risk Management

• Defining Hazards Risk Management Goals

• Communicating Risk

• Identifying Hazards Risk Management Stakeholders, and Defining Roles

• Building Public-Private Partnerships

• Public Consultation: Justification, Methods, Benefits, and Risks

S11: Establishing a Context for Risk Management

• What Makes a Community / What is at Risk• Community Development Goals, and the Ever-

Present Risk of Disaster• The Interdependence of Communities and the

Regional Context• High-Risk Communities and the Impact of

Repetitive Loss• A Changing Climate Means Changing Risk (and

Changing Risk Management Practices)

S12: Identifying Hazards

• The Hazards: Natural, Technological and Intentional

• Primary and Secondary Hazards

• Hazard Identification Methods

• Data Sources for Hazard Identification

• Profiling Hazards and Creating Risk Statements

S13: Scope Vulnerability and Understand Capacity

• Vulnerability Explained

• Exposure vs. Vulnerability

• Risk Perception (including DNA-Based Risk Perceptions (e.g., acceptable risk, risk tolerance, and the limits of risk)

• Types of Vulnerability: Physical, Social, Economic, and Environmental

• Understanding Emergency Management Capacity and its Effect on Risk

S14: Analyze Risk

• What is Risk Analysis

• Risk Likelihood

• Risk Consequence

• Qualitative vs. Quantitative Methods of Analyzing Risk

• Using Models and Modeling Techniques

• Expert Analysis

S15: Assess Risk

• What is Risk Assessment?

• Risk Assessment Methods

• Comparison and The Risk Matrix

• Other Factors Used to Assess and Compare Risks

• Risk Prioritization and Ranking

• Acceptability of Risk

S16: Identify and Assess Risk Reduction Measures

• Structural /Nonstructural Mitigation / Risk Transfer• Planning Used as a Capacity Building Process• Using Preparedness Measures Where Mitigation is Too

Expensive or Difficult• Generating Appropriate Risk Reduction Options• Assessing the Benefits of Each Risk Reduction Option• Assessing Impacts and Costs of Risk Reduction Options• Measuring Public and Political Support• Tools: SWOT, Cost Benefit, etc.• Ranking Risk Reduction Options• Identifying Recovery-Based Risk Reduction Options

S17: Financing Risk Reduction

• Insurance Coverage (Risk Transfer)

• FEMA Mitigation Grant Programs

• Other Grant Programs

• Local Funding Options

• Who Pays versus Who Benefits With Risk Reduction

S18: The Mitigation Plan

• The Planning Process

• Marketing Mitigation

• Drafting the Mitigation Plan

• Preparing and Implementing a Risk Mitigation Schedule and Plan

• Communicating Risk

• Monitoring and Evaluating

• Adjusting Risk Reduction Goals

• Defining Success

Other Sessions

• Session 9: Midterm Exam

• Session 19: Case Studies

• Session 20: Final Exam

Course Development Update

• 12 of 48 course hours completed

• Posted on EMI Website for review and comment

Questions?