Introduction to ‘Engineering Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Towards Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region’ Presented by Dr. Fumiko Noguchi (UNU-IAS) 2019 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme 24-30 November, 2019

1. ProSPER.NET
2019 Leadership Programme
25 - 29 November, 2019
University of the Philippines Diliman
Fumiko Noguchi
ESD Programme, Research Fellow
United Nations University, Institute for the
Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
Introduction to
‘Engineering Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction and
ManagementTowards Sustainable Development
in the Asia-Pacific Region’

2. 2019 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme
Engineering Approaches to DRR and Management
Towards Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Designed for incorporating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) planning into
leadership training, and can be applied within any number of spheres, from
city government and business, to education and non-profit work.
• 20 participants with diverse background (academia, public sector, business,
and civil society from 15 countries around the Asia-Pacific region - both from
social sciences and natural sciences) will learn about the challenges and
opportunities in relation to DRR and management.
• Develop skills to utilise engineering principles and tools in formulating
sustainable solutions for this region, taking into consideration the
vulnerability of the region to both man-made and natural disasters.

3. Three underling concepts
DRR
ESD
SD
ESDfor2030
Engineering as
practical tools for
DRR for sustainable
development

4. Programme
Day1: Mon, 26 Nov • Introduction to the programme
• Introduction of the participants
• Introduction to key conceptual
frameworks (SD, ESD and DRR) and
relevant policies
• Group work
Day 2:Tue, 27 Nov • Introduction to effective tools and
approaches to DRR for SD (1)
• Group work
Day 3:Wed, 29 Nov • Introduction to effective tools and
approaches to DRR for SD (2)
• Group work
Day 4:Thu, 28 Nov • Field trip • Group work
Day 5: Fri, 20 Nov • Group work presentation
• Reflection and evaluation
• Closing Ceremony
• Group work (finalising)

5. Leadership for Sustainability
Not just being a good leader –
Leadership for Sustainability may require the skills as below:
• Facilitation: Facilitating community participation for collaboration, identifying who’s voice is missing, and
creating a new knowledge through collaboration.
• Coordination: Bringing diverse stakeholders and mobilizing resources (fund, people, networks, materials
etc)
• Conflict resolution: Respecting and working with differences (cultures, opinions, ideas, values and
emotions).
• Translation and communication: Not language translation. But the skill to cross between different
knowledges, values, understanding and knowing to create a new knowledge for sustainable development.
• Monitoring and evaluation – skill to conduct self-reflection, institutional reflection by peer and colleagues
and external reflection by expert and participants during and after the process and to develop the
strategies for the next.
• Compassion

6. United Nations University Institute for the
Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
• A leading research and teaching institute based inTokyo, Japan.
• Conducting policy-oriented research and capacity development focused on
sustainability and its social, economic and environmental dimensions.
• High-level policymaking and debates, addressing priority issues for the UN
system.
• Working on three thematic areas: sustainable societies, natural capital and
biodiversity, and global change and resilience.

7. About ProSPER.Net
• ProSPER.Net: Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and
Research Network
• An alliance of leading universities in the Asia-Pacific region that are committed to
integrating sustainable development into postgraduate courses and curricula
• 47 member universities
• Conducting education and research programmes to respond to a wide range of
sustainable development challenge
• Two training programmes:Young Researchers’ School and Leadership Programme

8. Assignments for LP
☑ Pre-LP Assignment
• Reflection of your work/project from sustainable development/DRR perspectives
□ Group Work During LP
• Leadership for sustainability and collaboration practice: Developing a project for
DRR for sustainable development.
□ Post-LP Assignment
• Developing your strategic plan for DRR for sustainable development for short and
long terms.

9. GroupWork
• 3-4 people in a group – Pre-organised based on country balance, gender and background.
• Work together for four days (Day1-4) & group presentation on Day 5 (Fri, 29 Nov).
• Group Work aims to build your capacity to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders for DDR for
SD.
Topic: Develop a DRR for SD project
 Chose the disaster related issue or problem that your group members can work on collaboratively.
 Set the project context (region, country, area, culture, socio-economic situation, environment, etc)
 Decide which phase of disaster management cycle you are focusing on.
 Guiding questions for your discussion could be:
 How is the problem or issue related to other problems?
 How are the key elements of SD incorporated? –What elements should be considered to make a project effective? And who
should be involved except for the group members?
 How are the empowerment approaches undertaken?
 How do you facilitate the participation of multi-stakeholders and what will be the shared roles?
 What will be the challenges that obstruct the project?
 What will be useful resources that may enhance your project?
 What practical approaches are you taking in order to make the project effective and how do you utilize in your project?
 What will be the supporting mechanisms?
Etc.

10. Group work rules
• Get to know your group members and his/her background/interests around
sustainable development and DRR
• Plan the work process
• Identify and share the roles and responsibilities
• Listen rather than talk
• Respect the differences (opinions, thoughts, cultures, languages, background,
career, etc)
• Be critical not critique

11. Presentation (20 mins + 5 mins Q&A)
Presentation should contain:
(I) Project Overview
• Project title
• Background
• Key question or problem
• Aim and objectives
• Methodology
• Process / timeline
• Expected outcomes and challenges
• Measurement to overcome the possible challenges
(II) Group Work Reflection
• What was your group’s key learning through the collaboration process?
• What was the challenge that your group faced?
• How did your group overcome the challenge?
• What is the outstanding problem?
• How do you utilse your experience at your work in your home country?
• What are the key essences to be a leadership for sustainable development?