Classroom sem	This is mandatory session. Students that do not attend will need to submit a replacement assignment.
Date, time	14 Mar, 15:15 - 17:00
Location	ALC Haga
Teacher	Karen Oliveira Da Costa
Slides	Recovery resilience HR-1.pdf
Reading	Mandatory reading for this class (for further suggested reading see below): Hesselman, M. (2013). Establishing a Full 'Cycle of Protection' for Disaster Victims: Preparedness, Response and Recovery According to Regional and International Human Rights Supervisory Bodies. Tilburg Law Review, 18 (2), 106–132. Fordham, M. (1999). The Intersection of Gender and Social Class in Disaster: Balancing Resilience and Vulnerability. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 17(1), 15-36.
Preparation	For your in-class submission, please answer the following questions (to be added): Based on the article by Hesselman: What is a holistic approach to disaster management and how can human rights contribute to it? Based on the article by Fordham: What role can social networks and community support play in disaster resilience?

In this class we will look at how human rights should also be part in the recovery from disasters (eg. 'build back better'), and how a culture of respect for human rights can support resilience to be achieved. We will also touch upon 'disaster risk reduction' as an effort to increase societal resilience to disasters, and how human rights relate to this. We will discuss these issues mostly with reference to academic literature and the output of supra national human rights monitoring bodies.

Suggestions for additional reading

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - UNDRR (2023), Human rights and disaster risk reduction: strengthening the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Considerations from the Asia-Pacific Region. Report available at https://reliefweb.int/report/world/human-rights-and-disaster-risk-reduction-strengthening-implementation-sendai-framework-disaster-risk-reduction-2015-2030-considerations-asia-pacific-region.
Bradshaw, S., Linneker, B., and Overton, L. (2022). Creating disaster risk and constructing gendered vulnerability. In

Bankoff, G., and Hilhorst, D. (eds.). Why Vulnerability Still Matters: The Politics of Disaster Risk Creation (pp. 51–82). Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. Milton: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003219453-5
Gaillard, J.C., et al. (2017). Beyond men and women: a critical perspective on gender and disaster. Disasters, 41(3), 429–447. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12209

Further resources (feel free to check them out if they appeal to you, more for your personal development and relating to issues discussed in the course).

Podcast: How To Survive the News. CNN’s Bill Weir on Moving From Anger and Despair to Optimism and Resiliency. Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris. https://www.playpodcast.net/podcast/ten-percent-happier-with-dan-harris/#e2290-5uas3PQJ8bIKvF9T
- - - Synopsis: Bill Weir, a CNN climate reporter, moved from sports reporting to climate journalism. Initially overwhelmed, he now adopts a more hopeful perspective to process climate anxiety. He emphasizes the importance of community, empathy, and storytelling in addressing environmental challenges. In his book, 'Life as We Know It Can Be', explores building resilience and hope amidst significant environmental changes.