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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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Professional Certificate in Disaster Risk Reduction
This course will provide those involved in disaster risk reduction with a clear understanding of the challenging dynamics of designing policies, mobilising resources and leveraging technology to reduce the risks and effects of disasters.
  • International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, the (ICPS)
Academic programme
Portugal
Civil Protection and Land Management
Location Guimarães Description Bachelor (Bologna 1st cycle degree) ECTS: 180 Duration: 6 curricular semesters Regime: Daytime Place: Azurém Campus, Guimarães Main Scientific area: Geography The course of Civil Protection and Land Management (LPCGT)
  • University of Minho
Academic programme
Netherlands, the
MSc in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
This programme is for students who want to become experts in applying state-of-the-art remote sensing and GIS technology for the modelling and assessment of natural hazards and disaster risk, and the use of this information in disaster risk reduction.
  • Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente
  • University of Twente
Academic programme
Online course: Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
Description This online training course provides an introduction to the use of geo-information for multi-hazard risk assessment, including natural hazard assessment, elements at risk maping and vulnerability evaluation. Focus is on hazards and risk in
  • Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente
  • University of Twente
Academic programme
Denmark
Course: Disaster risk management: from theory to practice
The course covers factors such as globalisation’s impact on vulnerability; socio-economic and political dimensions; and health aspects at the local level.
  • University of Copenhagen
Academic programme
Denmark
Course: Preparedness and response to humanitarian crises
The Preparedness and Response to Humanitarian Crises course introduces students to the cluster approach with extensive coverage of the most essential clusters: water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); health; shelter; logistics; food and nutrition; e.t.c.
  • University of Copenhagen
Academic programme
Denmark
Course: Disaster recovery planning and development
This course introduces fundamentals of disaster recovery principles and disaster risk reduction and covers pre-disaster recovery planning and assessment of post-disaster recovery needs.
  • University of Copenhagen
Academic programme
Nepal
Course: Vulnerability and risk assessment methods - a field course in South Asia
This course will enhance students' skills in disaster risk reduction planning along with decision analysis and planning for uncertainty.
  • University of Copenhagen