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What is Disaster Clinic? Disaster Clinics are informal group sessions or

conferences Offering counsel or instruction in specific fields,

activities and issues concerning disaster. Disaster Clinic will create a common platform for

the disaster practitioners Interact and share personal thoughts, views,

newer ideas, experiences, etc. and Enhance professional capacity of the disaster

practitioners.

How NIRAPAD is involved with it?

Network for Information, Response And Preparedness Activities on Disaster - NIRAPAD is “Knowledge Management Network” Focus on Three Areas; Knowledge Management

₋ Disaster situation analysis₋ Support global initiatives (SPHERE, HAP, ECB)₋ Maintaining resource archives₋ Research and publications

NIRAPAD

Technical support DRR and CCA₋ Training event and resource- module, handbook &

handout₋ Develop SOP, strategy and procedures

Partnership & Collaboration

₋ Reputation (Goodwill) and branding₋ Value addition in disaster and CC knowledge₋ Promoting and demonstrating accountability₋ Support event management

NIRAPAD

NIRAPAD involve in Clinic NIRAPAD study and research tried to explore,

identify, learn and document interesting facts and evidence, knowledge gaps, new approach, etc.

NIRAPAD learning process look at disaster and other disaster contributing factors from a different dimension, which possibly might add a little momentum to the holistic DRM effort.

NIRAPAD wishes to expand its experiences and knowledge amongst the practitioners and stakeholders through Disaster Clinic.

What is the purpose and objective of the Clinic?Purpose To contribute in generation, re-generation

and expansion process of disaster related knowledge;

Objectives Creating a common platform for the disaster

practitioners to interact and share thoughts and idea;

To enhance professional capacity of the disaster practitioners

To Document the existing learning and experiences

What is the process of conducting Disaster clinic? The discussion topics for the Disaster Clinics are

selected through a collaborative approach Relevant organizations and individuals can facilitate

and collaborate with the conduction process These clinics will be conducted both in English and

Bengali All relevant reading materials and documents will be

electronically transferred to all the participants. NIRAPAD wishes to organize at least one Disaster

Clinic each month.

Who are the stakeholders and participants? Practitioners and stakeholder belonging to the field

or disaster are the initial target participants. However students, researchers, media personals

and private sector can also participate in the clinic.

What are the topics & discussions? Disaster and vulnerability through peoples

perspective Climate change and disaster risk Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction Transformation of management system and

National Disaster risk reduction model Accountability in Humanitarian Interventions Women leadership in Disaster Risk

Management

What is the process of documentation and sharing? A report on each clinic will be generated and

circulated by NIRAPAD.

Thank you