Emergency management is a managerial function focused on creating frameworks for communities to reduce vulnerabilities and cope with disasters. Key topics include risk understanding, community resilience, and the roles of emergency managers in response and recovery efforts. The document also emphasizes the importance of organizational readiness and effective communication for implementing change in emergency management practices.

1. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

2. •Managerial function with the responsibility for creating frameworks within which
communities can reduce their vulnerabilities to hazards and to cope with disasters.
Modules:
• A risky business
• Resilience and reduction
• Readiness and response
• Recovery

3. Risk
understanding
Risk
reduction
ReadinessResponse
Recovery

4. •Community Resilience
•Organizational Resilience
•Risk reduction
•Risk mitigation

5. • Community readiness
• Organizational readiness
• Role of emergency managers
•Response activities

6. •Early recovery
•Medium to long term recovery
•Community development
•Importance of proper recovery
•Forecasts

7. Corporate Application
• Acknowledge and understand the need for change
• Communicate the need and involve people in developing
the change
• Develop change plans
• Implement change plans
• Evaluate progress and celebrate success