Periperi U*: A Collaborative Programme in Capacity Development in Disaster Risk Reduction – Through African Universities Partners enhancing resilience.

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Periperi U*: A Collaborative Programme in Capacity Development in Disaster Risk Reduction – Through African Universities Partners enhancing resilience for people exposed to risks – with a focus on active university engagement *Partners enhancing resilience for people exposed to risks – with a focus on active university engagement Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Geneva, 22 May, 2013 D. Benouar 1, A. Holloway 2 1 USTHB, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Alger, Algeria, 2 Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Programme, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa;

Two years ago, we argued that … we had to ‘shake-off’ past barriers to scholarly engagement in the disaster risk domain, and reverse the legacy of reactive disaster response that has been historically ‘de-linked’ from the continent’s HED institutions…

We also argued that from an educational perspective, the disaster risk domain is : Disciplinary and multidisciplinary (can be conceptualised within individual disciplines, eg engineering or public health) and Transdisciplinary (it must integrate knowledges across different disciplines) as well as … … actively engage scholarship and practice

.. and it needed an appropriate DRR ‘knowledge management architecture’ for different disciplines, languages, organisations & contexts to align educational efforts with those of other interest groups, but … would not constrain responsiveness, innovation and prospects for sustainability.

To mobilise local energies/skill in 10 African universities to build context-specific DRR capabilities in: formal education, formal education, short course training,short course training, local researchlocal research risk and vulnerability reductionrisk and vulnerability reduction policy advocacy policy advocacy This led to Periperi U This led to Periperi U

And now, Periperi U - purposive partnership … 1.Bahir Dar Univ. 2.Makerere Univ. 3.Moi Univ. 4.Ardhi Univ. 5.Technical Univ. Mozambique 6.Univ. of Antananarivo 7.Stellenbosch Univ. 8.Univ. of Ghana 9.Gaston Berger Univ. 10.Univ. Science & Technology Houari Boumediene … ‘virtual centre’ for DRM capacity building in Africa

How does Periperi U work? Applies core elements of applied scholarship to disaster risk domain: -Teaching and learning -Research and innovation -Community outreach or social responsiveness Disaster risk-related academic programmes DRM/DRR short courses Disaster risk related academic and commissioned research Support to local/national DRR policy & practice

10 African universities - 74 Staff members 12 DRM practice fields - 8 Languages UNDERGRAD DEGREES 2 DRR undergrad. degrees 380 graduates 139 enrolled now POSTGRAD DEGREES 7 postgrad. degrees 82 graduates so far 120 enrolled now EVEN MORE… 3 Masters degrees launching in more Masters degrees await approval What does this entail … and achieved since 2008 SHORT COURSES 35 focal areas 86 short courses 2,220 practitioners trained. EVEN MORE… 3 Masters degrees in more Masters degrees await approval

17 different short courses, eg … Use of GIS for Disaster Risk Reduction USTHB From Food Aid to Food Security BDU Public Health in Complex Emergencies Makerere Intro to DRR in Urban Areas Univ. of Ghana Economic Valuation Methods & DRR Tàna

Disaster risk-related masters progs up & running, eg Masters DRM & Sustainable Development BDU Masters in DRM Ardhi Masters in Multidisciplinary Disaster and Risk Management Tàna Magister in DRM U. Mostaganem

More Masters programmes coming on-line 2013 MSc Earthquake Engineering & DRM USTHB MPH in Disaster Management Makerere Masters in Risk Reduction & Management Of Crises in Africa GBU Masters in Education and Development UDM

…and insights on local risks from postgraduate research, eg Urban DRR analysis of the role of settlement planning in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (Ardhi) Climate – induced vulnerability to food insecurity in pastoral areas of Ethiopia: case of Afar Regional State (BDU) Transference of aflatoxin in animal feeds to livestock (Moi) Poor animal feed storage conditions

+ Growing Capacity for Commissioned Research Humanitarian Trends Study for southern Africa (14 countries) Regional Interagency Standing Committee (RIASCO) in Southern Africa (UDM, Tàna, SU, NWU)

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