TEMBUSU Asia was awarded a project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Singapore and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to conduct a 4-days training programme on “Disaster Risk Reduction” (DRR) for mid-senior level foreign government officials in September 2019.

This programme focuses on Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, covering topics of vulnerability risk assessment, DRR financing, strengthening policy & decision-making process, strengthening governance & capacity building, climate change mitigation & adaptation measures, urban planning, and building public health resilience through pandemic preparedness.

The training programme is intended to provide the participants with a deeper understanding of how to work on the best strategic DRR action planning in accordance with the climatic conditions and prevalent disasters of their respective countries.