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Leadership in Disaster Management

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Leadership in Disaster Management

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"Highlights of Annual Conference on Disaster Preparedness and Response 2018"

 

About this webcast

The Annual Conference on Disaster Preparedness and Response (ACDPR) 2018:“Emerging Challenges and Opportunities Ahead”, was organised on the 13th January 2018 by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI). 

This third Annual Conference of the ACDPR series aimed to bring about insights into innovative and practical solutions for tackling emerging disaster risks, especially in a context of and perspectives from metropolitan cities as where we are living in. 

The HKJCDPRI would like to share with you some highlights of the conference in webcasts.

What you will hear

Management of disasters, like most major incidents, can be divided in three phases, i.e. Before, During and After. Actions taken during each phase are, respectively, Prevention & Preparedness; Response and Recovery. The role of a senior leader in the disaster management team is essential at each of these three phases. In this respect the Plenary speaker will share his personal experience in handling major incidents with the audience.

Target Audience

Target audience will be professionals as well as individuals and organisations from both the public and private sectors involved in disaster preparedness, emergency response, public health emergency preparedness and response and community-based disaster preparedness.

Effective Date 
23 Jan 2018

Level 
Intermediate
Length 
31 min
Subject 
Disaster Management
Institution 
Language 
English
Video Transcripts 
English
Certificate will be rewarded upon completing the course.
Available for CME / CPD Accreditations, please refer to detailed course information for details.
This is free course
HKJCDPRI

Mr. Lee Ming Kwai, Dick

Executive Director, Hong Kong Institute for Public Administration Former Commissioner of Police​