DMM613 International and Humanitarian Disaster Management Paper COURSE NAME: International and Humanitarian Disaster Management Discussion Bored Questions

DMM613 International and Humanitarian Disaster Management Paper COURSE NAME: International and Humanitarian Disaster Management

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– Organizer for this course attached. DMM-613
International and Humanitarian Disaster Management
Organizer
Fall 2019
Week
Topics
Introduction to
International and
Humanitarian
Crisis Response and
Recovery
Section 2 8/28
Wed 930 – 1230
Week 1
Aug 26
Student Responsibilities
Readings:
Sphere Handbook
History and Principles of Humanitarian Action,
Rysaback-Smith, Heather, Brown University, Dept of
Emergency Medicine (a copy of the report is under
Readings in the Organizer)
Assignments:
Begin to develop your topic for the final paper due at
the end of week 14.
Remember when selecting a topic do not make the
topic so broad that it will be difficult to explain all
facets of the topic or so specific that you will have
difficulty finding supporting literature.
Week 8 Paper
To begin planning/writing for week below are the
topics and examples of points to cover in the paper.
1) Discuss the issues of responding to a complex
humanitarian emergency or an international disaster.
Choose one
a. Haitian earthquake
b. West African Ebola outbreak
c. Syrian refugee crisis
d. Yemen conflict and humanitarian crisis
Some ideas to discuss in the paper:
● disaster management models,
a. logistics,
b. political factors,
c. funding,
d. capacity,
e. recovery,
f. other related topics as applicable.
The paper must be a minimum of 5 pages of
substantive analysis that demonstrate your thoughts and
understanding of topics.
Discussion Board Questions:
DMM-613
International and Humanitarian Disaster Management
Organizer
Fall 2019
Please introduce yourself to the class. This should
include your background in emergency management,
public health and any international experiences. Please
include work history you would like to share, hobbies,
etc.
The History Behind
Humanitarian
Crises
Weekly Objectives:
Week 2
Sept 2
Discuss the history
and principles of
international and
humanitarian crisis
response.
Section 2
Attend chat session
via webinar, no in
class meeting
Readings:
Coppola – Chapter 1 The Management of Disasters
History and Principles of Humanitarian Action,
Rysaback-Smith, Heather, Brown University, Dept of
Emergency Medicine (a copy of the report is under
Topics of Study)
Assignments:
Chat Session #1 – Introduction and expectations for the
course.
Discussion Board Questions:
1) The Rysaback-Smith article and the Sphere
Guidelines discuss some history of humanitarian aid
and the basic principles that govern humanitarian aid.
Do you see the manner in which humanitarian aid is
provided changing? Please describe the change and
how it could impact populations requiring aid as well
as the impact on providers of humanitarian aid.
Food Insecurity
Week 3
Sept 9
Readings:
World Food Programme
Weekly Objectives
https://unwfp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.ht
ml?appid=a8e9e0ef4b854f3f921b08d296830e28
Introduce the concept (This is a story map best viewed from a computer)
of food insecurity.
2019 Global Report on Food Crises
Define contributing
https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFPfactors of food
0000104035/download/?_ga=2.11510196.1820525737.
insecurity.
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Section 2 9/11
Wed 930 -1230
Discussion Board Questions:
1) Choose a country in the 2019 Global Report on
Food Crises (Review each other’s posts and each
student choose a different country). Review the
drivers of food insecurity for your selected country
and provide an overview.
DMM-613
International and Humanitarian Disaster Management
Organizer
Fall 2019
2) Choose one of the drivers and discuss method(s) for
addressing this driver. Be realistic in your
approach and remember to think about linkages to
the drivers that could be addressed.
The term “driver” is discussed in the article and is
essentially the underlying cause(s) of food
insecurity. For example, conflict is a major driver
of food security around the world. Linkages to this
particular driver could be cultural, geographic, or
political. The idea is to discuss the root causes and
associate factors that drive and perpetuate food
insecurity.
Recovery
Readings:
Coppola – Chapter 7 Recovery
Weekly Objectives
Understand the
recovery process and
discuss the benefits
of appropriate
recovery planning.
Week 4
Sept 16
Assignments:
Submit your Final Paper topic.
Please send me an email with the requested topic for
your final paper.
Discussion Board Questions:
1) Recovery is an essential part of disaster
Discuss differences
management. However, it is not well supported.
in recovery following
I am an elected official that sees far more value in
small and large-scale
response assets than recovery needs. Change my
disaster.
mind on the need for recovery.
Review the
challenges with
societal recovery.
2) What role does community and economic
development play in recovery?
Section 2 9/18
Wed 9:30 – 1230
Ethical and Legal
Considerations
Week 5
Sept 23
Weekly Objectives:
Readings:
Kapur & Smith – Chapter 3 Public Health Law,
Chapter 5 Emerging Public Health Systems: Post
Conflict and post-Disaster Settings
Discuss the
importance of the
Coppola – Chapter 10 Participants- Multilateral
Organizations and International Financial Institutions
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various Codes of
Conduct and how
they relate to
international
disasters.
Understand cultural
differences related to
international or
humanitarian
responses.
The Sphere Handbook-Humanitarian Charter
Discussion Board Questions:
1) Please discuss the importance and value of
understanding cultural ethics as they are related to
international/humanitarian disasters. Similarly,
discuss why we as responders must conduct
ourselves, and distribute resources ethically.
Section 2 9/25
930 -1130 early end
Diseases of the
Displaced
Weekly Objectives:
Week 6
Sept 30
Discuss diseases
commonly seen in
displaced
populations.
Discuss the cause
and effect of disease
outbreaks among
displaced
populations.
Readings:
Vaccine-preventable diseases in humanitarian
emergencies among refugee and internally-displaced
populations
Eugene Lam, Amanda McCarthy, and Muireann
Brennan, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
(2015)
Discussion Board Questions:
1) There are a number of diseases that are consistently
seen in displaced populations. Please explain
potential causes for these outbreaks.
2) What are potential solutions for addressing these
disease outbreaks?
Section 2 10/2
9:30 – 12:30
Week 7
Oct 7
Public Health
Tools:
Epidemiological
Studies;
Surveillance and
Monitoring
Weekly Objectives:
Readings:
Kapur and Smith – Chapter 9 Epidemiological Studies,
Chapter 10 Surveillance and Monitoring
Discussion Board Questions:
1) Evidence is a key component in identifying trends
and changing practice especially in the public
health field. Choose a public health topic that you
are especially passionate about. (e.g. water and
sanitation, vaccinations, infectious disease, etc.)
DMM-613
International and Humanitarian Disaster Management
Organizer
Fall 2019
Define
epidemiological
studies.
Compare and
contrast surveillance
and monitoring.
Discuss how studies/research support your views
(for or against).
2) Choose a recent international or humanitarian crisis.
What public health issues were associated with this
incident? How would you manage these issues?
Apply surveillance
principles to a
disaster or
humanitarian crisis
Section 2 10/9
9:30 -12:30
Governmental and
NGO partnerships
Weekly Objectives:
Contrast
governmental and
international agency
standards for
response.
Week 8
Oct 14
Analyze the process
of “in-country”
integration.
Section 2 – no class
finish week 8 paper
Readings
Coppola – Chapters 8 Participants: Governmental
Disaster Management Agencies, Chapter 9
Participants: Nongovernmental Organizations
(Including the Private
Sector and Academia)
Kapur and Smith – Chapters 6 Private Sector and NonGovernmental Organizations,
Chapter 7 Non-Governmental Organizations’ Response
to Crises
UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Field
handbook
Assignments:
Week 8 Paper is due
The paper MUST use APA formatting. Points will
be deducted for formatting errors
Discussion Board Questions:
No discussion board questions for this week. Work on
completing your paper.
Week 9
Oct 21
Integration
Complexity
Readings:
Report of the Independent Panel on the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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Weekly Objectives:
Discuss
humanitarian/disaster
relief integration
challenges.
Describe the
complexity of
integrating various
response and
recovery partners.
Week 10
Oct 28
Ebola Response (a copy of the report is under Topics
of Study)
Haiti Earthquake Response:
Mapping and analysis of gaps and duplications in
evaluations
https://www.oecd.org/countries/haiti/47501750.pdf
Discussion Board Question:
1) Research and provide an example of the conflict
between a country’s government with the international
responding community. (One half of the group)
Section 2 10/23
9:30 – 12:30
2) Research and provide an example of the success
between a government and the international response
community. (One half of the group)
Food, Water,
Sanitation and
Infrastructure
Readings:
WHO – Food and Nutrition Needs in Emergencies
Weekly Objectives:
Assignments:
Chat Session # 2 – PowerPoint presentation and group
discussion.
Compare emergency
and long-term needs
for food, water,
sanitation and
infrastructure.
Discussion Board Questions:
No Discussion Board questions this week.
Continue to develop your final paper.
Discuss the
challenges with
providing/repairing/
developing these
resources.
Section 2 10/30
9:30 – 12:30
Week 11
Nov 4
Security Issues,
Human Rights,
Humanitarian
Protection
Weekly Objectives:
Readings:
Peace Corps safety:
http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/docu
ments/safety_and_security_highlights.pdf
DMM-613
International and Humanitarian Disaster Management
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Fall 2019
Review guidelines
for personal safety
and security when in
another country.
Discuss how basic
safety issues are
compounded by the
complexity of the
disaster.
Discussion Board Questions:
1) What role does security play during a disaster or
humanitarian response?
2) How is the response/recovery impacted by security
concerns?
Section 2 11/6
9:30 – 12:30
Week 12
Nov 11
Public Health and
Disasters
Readings:
Kapur & Smith – Chapter 13 Pandemic Influenza,
Weekly Objectives:
Chapter 14 Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious
Diseases
Identify public health
concerns during each
phase of a disaster.
Section 2 11/13
9:30 – 12:30
Humanitarian
Response and
Recovery
Discussion Board Questions:
1) You are an Emergency Manager in your respective
country. A highly infectious influenza strain has
been detected. There is a limited quantity of the
vaccine to prevent this particular strain of
influenza. Discuss your plan for distributing this
vaccine. Who receives the vaccine and who does
not? How did you come to this conclusion?
Readings:
None for this week. Apply what you have learned and
think of creative solutions for this week’s discussion
board.
Weekly Objectives:
Week 13
Nov 18
Compare and
contrast
humanitarian crises
and disaster
response.
Section 2 11/20
9:30 – 12:30
Discussion Board Questions:
1) The Syrian refugee crisis has been classified as one
of the largest humanitarian crises in recent history.
Discuss three challenges associated with this
humanitarian crisis. How would you recommend
managing these challenges? Be prepared to
substantiate your ideas.
DMM-613
International and Humanitarian Disaster Management
Organizer
Fall 2019
Week 14
Nov 25
Week 15
Dec 2
Special
Considerations
Readings:
Coppola – Chapter 11, Special Considerations
Weekly Objectives:
Assignments:
Final Paper due
Summarize special
considerations
associated with
disasters.
Reminder – The paper MUST use APA formatting.
Points will be deducted for formatting errors.
Discussion Board Questions:
Section 2 11/27
No class
1) How would you as an Emergency Manager:
a. prevent corruption following a disaster;
b. manage compound emergencies;
c. ensure equality in assistance and relief
distribution.
Choose one.
The Changing
Landscape of Crisis
and Evolving
Humanitarianism
Readings:
Planning from the Future
Discussion Board Questions:
1) Given what we have discussed this semester and
Weekly Objectives:
this week’s reading, discuss your thoughts on the
evolving causes of crises. How do you see the
Discuss the changing
described changes impacting humanitarian aid?
nature of crisis and
How would you prepare and respond to this
the evolution of
changing landscape?
humanitarianism
Section 2 final class
12/4 9:30 – 12:30
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1. What are some advantages and disadvantages of providing humanitarian aid on a longterm basis?
2. How can we involve the affected community in the aid provision process? And what is
the benefit? Include one example.
3. Can the aid provision lead to an increase in the conflict in countries where the conflict is
the root cause of food insecurity?
4. How can technology have a positive influence on humanitarian aid organizations
when responding to disasters?
5. Conversely, how can technology have a negative influence on humanitarian aid
organizations when responding to disasters?
6. Which is more beneficial for the economic recovery process: investing more in response
or in recovery? Why?
7. Who will be participating in the recovery phase and what is their role? Give specific
examples from both governmental and non-governmental organization?
8. What is the role of the emergency manager during the recovery?
9. How will understand the ethics and rules of certain populations?
10. How does understanding the ethics, culture, and rules of society will affect our decision
making as Emergency managers?
11. What are some of the dangers that displaced populations face?
12. What are common causes of refugee displaced populations? How can you address this
causes?
13. Explain the differences and similarity between surveillance and monitoring?
14. What is the basic idea of humanitarian assistance?
15. How do you ensure the security of food, water and sanitation for responders?
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16. As an emergency manager, how would you overcome your staff from becoming a
security risk?
17. Does the humanitarian response carry the same aspects of a disaster response? Why?
Why not?
18. Going forward, the nature of humanitarian crisis will continue to change. How can we
adapt our current methods/models to address continuing changes?
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