Online Certification in Risk Analysis

General

During the last decade, risk analysis has emerged as an effective and comprehensive procedure to guide the overall societal response to, and the management of disasters. Risk analysis is carried out to reduce (a) casualties from potential disasters, (b) disruption to the economic and social activities, and to mainstream (c) the culture of safety in all activities undertaken by cities and national governments. It became part of decision making in sectors such as healthcare, environment, physical infrastructure systems, to cite a few.

The Risk Analysis course introduces the concepts, methods and tools to assess hazard, vulnerability, risk and the impact associated with earthquakes and floods. It demonstrates how risk analysis is applied to formulate disaster risk reduction policies. It introduces tools and models used to assess disaster impact, both direct and indirect, and methods to quantify it for earthquakes and floods. As the end of the course, participants will be able to judge and appreciate the information presented in risk maps.

Duration

The duration of the course is four weeks.

Fees

The course fee is 1000 INR.

Registration

To enrol in the course,  interested participants should visit the course page. The admission procedure requires the submission of the application form in soft copy and hard copy with the prescribed fee either through a demand draft or NEFT Bank Transfer. Participants from outside India can pay the fee through bank transfer. The soft copy should be submitted by email (prgmgr@onlinenidm.gov.in or onlinenidm@gmail.com) and the hard copy should be sent by registered post to the following office address:

Executive Director

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

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

New Delhi- 110002, INDIA

Please note, the application along with fee details in soft copy must reach NIDM seven (7) days before the scheduled course date. NIDM will send the course link and enrollment key for particular course at least three (3) days before the scheduled date on the participant's given email id. All the instructions about the registration process for the course will be provided in advance to all the participants.

About the courses

The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) in partnership with the World Bank (GFDRR) offers a series of Online Courses on Disaster Management. The aim of these programmes is to raise the level of awareness and preparedness as well as to enhance analytical skills and professional competencies of different key stakeholders in various areas of Disaster Risk Management. The courses provide excellent opportunities to learn about the Disaster Risk Reduction under professional guidance. Successful candidates are provided certificates jointly issued by the NIDM and the World Bank (GFDRR).