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Discover learning opportunities that align with your interests and career goals in building disaster resilience.

This page provides a curated list of academic programmes focused on disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience, climate change adaptation, and related fields. Whether you are a student, researcher, or professional looking to advance your knowledge, you can find degree programs, short courses, and training opportunities from institutions worldwide.

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Academic programme
Italy
PhD in Understanding and Managing Extremes: Curriculum in Weather, Geological, Chemical and Environmental Risk
Location Pavia Description The first edition [2018/2019] of the Weather, Geological, Chemical and Environmental Risk curriculum of the PhD Programme in Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME) is being offered by the UME Centre of the IUSS Pavia. The
  • Institute for Advanced Study in Pavia
  • Understanding and Managing Extremes Graduate School
Academic programme
United States of America
Homeland Security and Crisis Management degree
Description In this specialized curriculum, students can work with simulated models from FEMA and other agencies to understand specific techniques for protecting critical infrastructures, intelligence gathering, and technologies in homeland security and
  • American InterContinental University
Academic programme
Bangladesh
Certificate Programme in Disaster Management
Description Applications are invited from candidates in prescribed form for admission into the 5 days Certificate Programme in Disaster Management (DM). Duration of the Programme: The duration of Certificate Programme is of 05 days that includes
  • Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka
Academic programme
United States of America
EMHS: Community Resilience Degree
The community resilience concentration is a part of the Master of Arts in Emergency Management and Homeland Security is offered by the College of Public Service & Community Solutions through ASU Online
  • Arizona State University
Academic programme
Romania
International Summer School on Disaster Management
Location Arcalia, Bistriţa-Năsăud county Description Director of the Summer School: Prof. Eng. Alexandru Ozunu Co-director: Assist. Prof. Eng. Zoltan Torok Topics Disaster risk management - Theory & Concepts Disaster environment Disaster management cycle
  • Research Institute for Sustainability and Disaster Management based on High Performance Computing
  • Romania - government
  • National University of Public Service, Hungary
Academic programme
Italy
MSc in Civil Engineering for Mitigation of Risk from Natural Hazards (CivRisk)
The programme provides advanced technical education in the field of structural and geotechnical earthquake engineering, hydraulic engineering and hydrogeology.
  • Institute for Advanced Study in Pavia
  • University of Pavia
Academic programme
Thailand
Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and Disaster Management
Location Kanchanaburi Description Recently, global environmental problems have become a crisis issue, especially due to industrial development and disaster from natural hazards. In response, the Division of Engineering at Mahidol University, Kanchanaburi
  • Mahidol University
Academic programme
Thailand
Master of Science in Earth System Science
The programme aims to produce graduates, equipped with high-level knowledge and research skills in Earth System Science, and can create new knowledge and integrate interdisciplinary knowledge for preventing and solving natural disaster problems.
  • Prince of Songkla University