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From vulnerability to resilience in disaster risk management

Organizer(s) United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security Tohoku University University of Bonn
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This years´ course will start with a Scientific Workshop on “The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 11 March 2011 – Lessons Learned and Research Questions” that will take place on 11 March 2013.

Main objectives of the course are to increase the awareness regarding the complexity and importance of vulnerability and resilience in the field of disaster risk management and to explore options to reduce vulnerability and risk by improved adaptive capacities.

The overall goal of the Block Course is to increase the awareness regarding the complexity and importance of vulnerability and resilience in the field of disaster risk management. The Block Course is based on UNU-EHS key research questions, and covers the following major themes:
- Environmental, physical, social, and economical dimensions of vulnerability
- Processes and conditions that have an impact on vulnerability and determine vulnerability patterns
- Methods and models to assess vulnerability
- Interlinkages between environmental migration and vulnerability
- Measures and activities which enable shifting from vulnerability to resilience policy recommendations

Source
http://www.ehs.unu.edu/elearning

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Hazards Earthquake Tsunami
Themes Capacity development Environment and ecosystems Risk identification and assessment Governance Economics of DRR Social impacts and social resilience
Country and region Germany Europe
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