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Epm 561: Planning For Disaster Preparedness And Management Question Paper

Epm 561: Planning For Disaster Preparedness And Management

Course:Master Of Environmental Studies Planning And Management

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2011/2012
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT)
EPM 561: PLANNING FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MANAGEMENT

DATE: TUESDAY, 29TH NOVEMBER 2011 TIME: 2.00 P.M. – 5.00 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Question one is compulsory.
• Choose any other two questions.
• Start all questions on a fresh page.
• Use examples and illustrations where it can illuminate your answer.

1. (a) Write short notes on the following disaster management concepts. (12 marks)
(i) Risk.

(ii) Disaster Risk Reduction.

(b) Tana Delta District is prone to annual flooding. Assuming you have been hired by the Coast Development Authority (CDA) as a DRR Consultant, you are tasked with guiding the authority in preparing a policy to reduce the impact of flood disaster. Discuss your EPM advisory brief.
(18 marks)

2. “Disasters have the ability to frustrate the attainment of all the Millennium Development Goals” Discuss. (20 marks)

3. Discuss the extent to which the Government of Kenya has implemented the Hyogo Framework of action (HFA). (20 marks)

4. Discuss the Pressure and Release Model of Disaster Risk Management. (20 marks)

5. While considering the usefulness of Early Warning Systems, discuss the elements of the Disaster Management Cycle. (20 marks)

Epm 561: Planning For Disaster Preparedness And Management Question Paper

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