This unit provides students with a comprehensive understanding of disaster risk, reduction, and resilience within the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. You will critically analyse these concepts and gain skills in applying the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction principles to community-level activities and initiatives while aligning them with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through this unit, you will learn how to develop appropriate disaster risk reduction strategies at a community level and facilitate collaborative and evidence-based decision-making regarding disaster resilience, preparedness, and hazard mitigation while addressing the interconnected goals of sustainable development. In this unit, you will learn how to reduce disaster risk through sustainable planning, building community partnerships, reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience, with a particular emphasis on risks that impact public health.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE

Provided clear instructions for each assessment.

Continue to provide clear assessment instructions. Continue to discuss assessment requirements at weekly drop-in sessions for students. Record these sessions for students who cannot participate live. Consider different times for conducting these drop-in sessions.

Feedback from SUTE

For the weekly tutorials cover the topics that have been presented and have discussions on the relevance of the information. Concentrate on the subject and less on how to get a good mark

Trial a fortnightly 'tutorial' session, with a focus on the subject content and the associated learning materials. Create an opportunity for students to engage with the subject matter, in a collaborative, non-threatening, way.