Overview
Disaster Management is the study discipline which deals with avoiding risks and minimizing damage in case a disaster occurs. Disaster Management sometimes also called Emergency Management. This discipline teaches preparedness for emergencies before they happens, disaster response like emergency evacuation, quarantine, mass decontamination, etc, and supporting and rebuilding societies after nature or human caused disaster occurs.
Disaster Management is the process which individuals, communities, and groups follow to manage risks and remodel the effects of disasters as results of hazards. How effective disaster management plan would be depends on careful integration of emergency plans at various levels of government and community groups’ involvement.
The actions of individual, group and community affects the disaster management plan of other levels. Emergency management is mainly handled by government agencies, and non profit groups. In industry, disaster management sometimes also referred as business continuing planning.
Disasters or emergencies may occur any time, any where irrespective of the environment. The flood, wildfire, tsunami, earthquakes, landslides and other natural disasters happens everywhere without any warning or pre symptoms and causes damage to property and life, sometimes less, other times more. Man made disasters are also not less common, in civilized world; nuclear, war, weapons, technological are some most common form of disasters, occurs sometime accidentally, other times created by man with evil eyes. The attack on WTO center United States and Indian Parliament are two much talked man made disaster in recent times. Considering the fear of unknown, i.e. disaster, proper planning is obvious to save human life and property, and hence professional expertise is necessary.
To groom professionals to handle various kinds of emergencies different governments has started up Disaster Management Centers to conduct research and teaching programs. Various institutes and universities around the world offer courses in Disaster Management. Many of these offer professional degrees and diplomas to attract best brains capable in dealing with calamities.
National Disaster Management Authority of India (NDMAI) is government body under Ministry of Home Affairs to deal with various kinds of disasters and regularize disaster management techniques and planning. Survey of India, government body under Ministry of Science and Technology also has plans in this through knowledge development and research.
Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) is the public – private collaboration purposed at improving emergency response of communities in case a disaster occurs. At present, this agency operates in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh using a single 3-digit toll-free number 1-0-8.
Disaster Management is the work of professionals capable in handling emergency situations. For training human resources colleges and universities in India offers courses in Disaster Management. These courses are offered at distinct levels, viz, certificate, diploma, PG Diploma, degree and postgraduate degree etc; Research programs leading to the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) and post doctoral research are also conducted in disaster management and allied fields.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) are much sought after course among graduate students. Considering high demand of these courses universities and institutes offers MBA and PGD in Disaster Management. The course nurtures experts capable in handling and avoiding natural and man made disasters and minimizing causes if any such disaster occurs. A post graduate disaster management professional gets job opportunities with government and private agencies and non profit organizations. The life of a Disaster Management Professional is full with unknown challenges.
Careers
Career opportunities for disaster management professionals mainly exist in government sector with emergency services, relief groups, law enforcement department, and local authorities. Opportunities also exist with private agencies and non profit organizations dealing with disaster management services. International agencies like United Nations also appoint disaster management professionals. These professionals are appointed in different capacities, viz, trainees, assistants, experts, researchers, analysts, engineers, medical health experts, environmental experts, rehabilitation workers etc.
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Required Personality Traits
- Hard Worker
- Willing To Take Risks
- Quick Decision Taker
- Enjoy Helping Others
- Quality Planner
- Ability to bond with people
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Who can become disaster management professional?
Offering help is the best donation and anyone can do so either personally or by setting up a group with a cause of helping others. However, one can study disaster management as vocation with 10+2 level of qualification or equivalent. Further, for higher studies one need basic qualification in accordance with course requirements. To earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in disaster management one needs a graduate degree from a recognized university. Entrance Examination is conducted for admission.
Institutes
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Disaster Management.
Anna University
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Disaster Management.
IASE University - Sardarshahr, Rajasthan, India
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Disaster Management.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) New Delhi
- Certificate Program in Disaster Management
The Global Open University, Nagaland
- MBA (Disaster Management Specialisation)
Tata Institute Of Social Sciences (TISS)
- Master of Arts in Disaster Management
- B.A. (Hons). IN SOCIAL WORK
- Certificate in Social Work
- Diploma in Psychosocial Care and Support in Disaster Management
MS University (Department of Geology, Faculty of Science)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDDM)
Devi Ahilya University Indore
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Disaster Management
The Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Disaster Mitigation (Distance Learning Programme).
Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, Gangtok
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Disaster Mitigation (Distance Learning)
Nalanda Open University, Patna
- Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management
National Institute of Disaster Management, (Ministry of Home Affairs), I.P. Estate, New Delhi – 110002
- Short-term on-line courses on areas such as community-based disaster risk management; safe cities; reconstruction and damage need assessment; and financial strategies for managing the economic impact of disasters with the collaboration of World Bank Institute.
Disaster Management Institute, Paryavaran Parisar, Bhopal – 462 016
- Short-term programs on diverse aspects of disaster management
Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre, Dehra Dun
- Short-term programmes in diverse aspects of disaster management.
Geological Survey of India
- Training Institute in collaboration with ISRO conducts short-term training course on ‘Geoinformatics for Disaster Management’ for working professionals.
Centre for Disaster Mitigation & Management, Anna University, Chennai
The university has introduced the following elective subjects in its postgraduate programmes.
- Remote Sensing and GIS for Disaster Mitigation and Management in M.Tech (Remote Sensing);
- Disaster Mitigation Measures in M.Sc (Environmental Science)
- Disaster Resistant Structures, Wind and Cyclone Effects on Structures and Aseismic Design of Structure in ME (Structural Engineering)
National Civil Defence College, Nagpur
- Various short-term courses such as Industrial Civil Defence and Disaster Management, Civil Defence Planning for Nuclear Emergencies, and Emergency Response to Rail Transport Accidents. The Institute has been regularly training trainers from Central police forces such as ITBP, CRPF, BSF, CISF, etc. in order to prepare their personnel for the organisation of National Disaster Response Force. Training for developing skills to deal with terrorist threats that may comprise use of weapons of mass destruction is also being conducted.
National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering, IIT, Kanpur
- The center gathers and disseminates information on earthquakes, and related management.
Algappa University
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Disaster Management
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