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___________________________________________________________________________ 2017/SOM1/EPWG/014 Agenda Item: 10.11 Strengthening Leadership in Disaster Management Purpose: Information Submitted by: Singapore 11 th Emergency Preparedness Working Group Meeting Nha Trang, Viet Nam 18-19 February 2017

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2017/SOM1/EPWG/014 Agenda Item: 10.11

Strengthening Leadership in Disaster Management

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Singapore

11th Emergency Preparedness Working Group Meeting

Nha Trang, Viet Nam 18-19 February 2017

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Strengthening Leadership in Disaster Management

Assistant Commissioner Teong How Hwa, Singapore Civil Defence Force

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Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)

• National authority for the provision of fire fighting, rescue and emergency ambulance services in Singapore

• Capabilities for responding to a wide range of civil disasters and incidents

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Civil Defence Academy (CDA)

• Premier training institution of the SCDF• Professional and specialized training in the field

of civil defence• Equipped with state-of-the-art simulators for

realistic training scenarios

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Singapore’s Overseas Involvements

Within ASEAN:– ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and

Emergency Response (AADMER)– ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian

Assistance in disaster management (AHA Centre)

– ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ERAT)

In the UN:– Disaster Assistance and Coordination– United Nations Office for the Coordination of

Humanitarian Affairs

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Transnational Collaboration

in Disaster Governance

Networking & Cultivating

Leaders Beyond ASEAN

Developing Resilient

Communities and Roles of NGOs

Training for Disaster

Management

Strategic Approaches

Strengthening Leadership in Singapore and

Beyond

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CDA - Leadership Centre for Disaster Management

Senior Executive Programme on Disaster Management (SEPDM)

Disaster Risk Reduction & Response Course (DRRRC)

Leadership Programme in Disaster Management (LPDM)

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Key Modules of SEPDMNetworking and Cultivating Leaders Beyond ASEAN

Transnational Collaboration in Disaster Governance

Developing Resilient Communities and Roles of NGOs

Training for Disaster Management

Singapore’s Crisis Management System

Leadership Models & Theories in Disaster Management

Disaster Governance in Asia-Pacific

Misconceptions about Natural Disasters

UN OCHA’s role in Disaster Management

Civil-Military Relationship

Collaborative Governance in Disaster Management

Information and Media Management in Disaster

Developing Community Resilience

Building a Nation of Lifesavers

NGO’s Involvement in Disaster Management

Cross Sector Cooperation

Building rescue capability for large-scale incident

Leveraging on Technology for Training

Visit to Civil Defence Academy

Visit to Home Team Tactical Centre

CDA - Leadership Centre for Disaster Management

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Conclusion

• Courses nurture the planning capacities of senior leadership in disaster management in the region and beyond

• Enhances their country’s and the region’s safety and security developments

• SCDF plans to expand these courses to diversify perspectives

Contact us at:https://www.cda.sg/[email protected]

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Thank You!