Disaster Governance

Marcel Bandur | Research Assistant | Asia Research Institute

What is Disaster Governance?

A Career in Disaster Governance is very intriguing. Almost everyone seems to be talking about How to start a Career in Disaster Governance, while one should first develop an understanding of What is a Career in Disaster Governance. While anyone can have an opinion on what Disaster Governance entails; only a real professional can really explain it.

Research Assistant Marcel Bandur invested 5 years in Disaster Governance. According to Research Assistant Marcel Bandur, Disaster Governance is:

Disaster Governance involved the strategies through which government authorities, public servants, media, private sector, and civil society coordinate in communities, and on regional and national levels in order to manage and reduce disaster and climate-related risks.

How Research Assistant Marcel Bandur got into Disaster Governance?

After completing a Masters degree in Political Science, I started working as a Research Assistant at the Asia Research Institute in Singapore on issues related to disaster governance in Asia.

Research Assistant Marcel Bandur's Talk on Disaster Governance

Starts with what is:
1)	Disaster Governance

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Disaster Governance and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Disaster Governance. Here is a list of Education items required for Disaster Governance:
2)	Geography and Environment
3)	Political Science
4)	Urban Studies
5)	Economics
6)	Sociology and Anthropology
7)	History of Disasters
8)	Law

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. 90% success in Disaster Governance depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these. Here is a list of Skills required for Disaster Governance:
9)	Analytical
10)	Interviewing
11)	Writing and Editing
12)	Archive Research
13)	Software
14)	Presentation
15)	Networking

Disaster Governance has an interesting list of Positives. The Talk goes through this list of Positives of Disaster Governance:
16)	Flexible Working Hours
17)	Freedom to Choose Own Topic
18)	Opportunity to Travel
19)	Diverse Career Options

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of Disaster Governance:
20)	Long Working Hours
21)	Competition
22)	Paperwork
23)	Limited Monetary Rewards

In the final section of the Talk, Marcel Bandur talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
24)	Disaster Governance

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Links for this Talk

Research Assistant Marcel Bandur's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/marcelbandur

LifePage Career Talk on Disaster Governance

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/disaster-governance

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20171116-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdtQQflVFA

(Disaster Governance, Marcel Bandur, Asia Research Institute, Public Policy, Research, Governance)

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