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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
Ireland
MSc in Emergency Management
As part of this programme, students will explore the principles of emergency management and gain a firm grounding in both international theory and current practice.
  • Dublin City University
Academic programme
New Zealand
Master of Disaster Risk and Resilience
This Professional Master’s degree provides an introduction to the rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field of disaster risk and resilience.
  • University of Canterbury
Academic programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MSc Fire Safety Engineering
Combined into a single discipline, the Fire Safety Engineering master’s degree meets the challenge of modern industrial needs and is fully accredited by two professional institutions.
  • University of Central Lancashire
Academic programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MSc Crisis and Disaster Management
This course prepares students to understand decision-making approaches and develop the necessary skills to prepare for and manage crisis and disaster specialising either in business crisis or in humanitarian operations.
  • Aston University
Academic programme
Philippines
Master in Disaster Risk and Resilience
The Master in Disaster Risk and Resilience (MDRR) is designed to advance interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary approaches to addressing risk and building resilience.
  • Ateneo de Manila University
Academic programme
New Zealand
Master of Climate Change Science and Policy
The 180-point Master of Climate Change Science and Policy will give you the necessary combination of policy and science knowledge to address the real-world problem of climate change.
  • Victoria University of Wellington
Academic programme
India
Certificate Programme and Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management
The Certificate Programme and Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management, aims at providing a basic understanding of the various components of disaster management by enhancing knowledge, capacities and skills, and perspective on disasters.
  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Academic programme
Denmark
Geo Information in Disaster Situations
This course provides an overview of tools available in the Geographic Information System (GIS) software for situation mapping.
  • University of Copenhagen
  • United Nations Satellite Centre