INTRODUCTION
Contingency planning aims to prepare an organization to respond well to an emergency and its potential humanitarian impact. Developing a contingency plan involves making decisions in advance about the management of human and financial resources, coordination and communications procedures, and being aware of a range of technical and logistical responses. Such planning is a management tool, involving all sectors which can help ensure timely and effective provision of humanitarian aid to those most in need when a disaster occurs. Time spent in contingency planning equals time saved when a disaster occurs. Effective contingency planning should lead to timely and effective disaster-relief operations.
The contingency planning process can basically be broken down into three simple questions
• What is going to happen?
• What are we going to do about it?
• What can we do ahead of time to get prepared?
This training helps planners think through these questions in a systematic way. Contingency planning is most often undertaken when there is a specific threat or hazard; exactly how that threat will actually impact is unknown. Developing scenarios is a good way of thinking through the possible impacts. On the basis of sensible scenarios it is possible to develop a plan that sets out the scale of the response and the resources needed.
DURATION
5 days.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Economic planners, disaster management officials and professionals, contingency planners, NGO officials.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
When you complete this training, you will be able to:
• Understand the need for contingency planning
• Know the major components of contingency planning
• Create a simple set of contingency plans, using business impact analysis
• Prepare and execute a test of contingency plans
• Understand the unified contingency plan approach
How to participate
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