Publications: Training Modules and Trainer's Guides, UW-Madison Disaster Management Center

Training Materials

These training modules and trainer's guides are available from the University of Wisconsin-Disaster Management Center (UW-DMC) for distribution. Materials are also available from UNDP-New York and UNDHA-Geneva (OCHA) as part of the United Nations Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP).
Training Modules and Trainer's
Guides Currently Available 		English Spanish French

Overview of Disaster Management

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Disaster Preparedness • • •
Disasters and Development • • •
Disaster Assessment • • •
Disaster Mitigation • • •
Displaced Persons in Civil Conflict • • •
Drought and Famine • • •
Introduction to Hazards • • •
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment • • •
Disaster Economics • • •
Disasters and the Environment • • •
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction •
Logistics • • •
Humanitarian Principles and Operational Dilemmas in War Zones • • •
International Law in Disasters and Armed Conflicts •
Resettlement of Displaced Populations •
Disaster Management Ethics •
Emergency Information Management and Communications •
News Media and Humanitarian Action •
Coordination Among International Organizations in Complex Emergencies •
Training Guidelines
Guidelines for Trainers Leading Disaster Management Workshops • •
Guide to Developing Training Strategies and Programmes •
Simulation Exercises
Disaster response •
Mitigation planning •
Complex emergencies •
Videos
Disaster Mitigation • • •
Complex Emergencies •

If ordering from the UW-DMC

Training Modules and Trainer's Guides are available in English, Spanish and French, as noted. Other publications are available in English. All materials are sent by regular air mail.

Copies will be charged at the cost of production and mailing, i.e., $5 for U.S. addressees and $10 for overseas, for all publications except the Overview of Disaster Management (Module and Guide) and Introduction to Hazards (Module and Guide). These last four publications each cost $8 for U.S. addressees and $15 for overseas.

Both video titles are available on one cassette, with a total cost of $30 in the U.S. and $35 for all other addressees. All tapes are NTSC, 1/2" VHS format only.

If ordering from the United Nations

United Nations Development Programme
Emergency Response Division, OUNS
One United Nations Plaza
New York NY 10017
USA

Tel: 212-906-5187
Fax: 212-906-5379

 United Nations Department
of Humanitarian Affairs
DMTP/CETI Unit
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva
SWITZERLAND

Tel: 4122-917-8357
Fax: 4122-788-6389