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Online Certificate Course in Safe Cities

Organizer(s) National Institute of Disaster Management (India)
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By now an estimated 50% of the population of developing countries is living in cities and eight out of ten largest cities of the World is in developing countries. Over three quarters of those cities are exposed to at least one natural hazard. Yet, cities are ill-prepared to effectively respond to such events, and the collective effort to reduce risk from disasters continues to be significant compared to the constant increase in risk caused by urbanization and aging infrastructure.

This specialization course provides an overview of disaster risk management sound practice for local government policymakers, urban managers, planners, and disaster management professionals. It discusses the inter-linkages of the social and physical parameters of vulnerability of cities with their local government development, organisation, and management. It explains the impediments to disaster risk reduction in urban environments and then presents the key concepts of disaster risk management and the role and intervention of local institutions. It emphasizes that disaster risk reduction only takes place when it is inherently integrated within local government functions.

The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India is offering e-Learning courses on Disaster Risk Management in collaboration with Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), The World Bank, Washington.

The aim of the e-Learning Programme is to raise the level of awareness and preparedness as well as to enhance analytical skills and professional competencies of key stakeholders in different areas of Disaster Risk Management and Mitigation.

The programme is also beneficial for those who are not able to attend or does not have sufficient time to attend interactive programmes either at NIDM or in other training centres. The participants enjoy the benefit of flexi-time and flexi-space. They can log on to the course from anywhere and at a time.

Duration:

Four weeks

Course fee:

Rs. 1000

Admission process:

Submission of Application form in soft copy and hard copy with prescribed fee in terms either demand draft or NEFT Bank Transfer. People from outside India, can pay fee through bank transfer.

If you are interested in any of these courses, you may submit soft and hard copy of your application form with demand draft / copy of transaction details of the online bank transfer through NEFT by email on prgmgr@onlinenidm.gov.in or onlinenidm@gmail.com) and hard copy by registered post on our office address:

Executive Director

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

5-B, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, M.G. Road

New Delhi- 110002

Please note, the application along with fee details in soft copy must reach NIDM 7 days before the scheduled course date. NIDM will send the course link and enrollment key for particular course at least 3 days before the scheduled date on your given email id. All the instructions about the registration process for particular course will be provide in advance to all the applicants.

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