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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
Denmark
Master of disaster management
The Master of Disaster Management is a professional master’s programme for humanitarian aid professionals.
  • University of Copenhagen
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
Denmark
Course: Shelter and settlements in disasters
The course covers different shelter and settlements challenges in accordance with local needs and builds on local resources as part of building-back-better strategies.
  • University of Copenhagen
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
Academic programme
Denmark
Introduction to Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaptation
Get an understanding of the concepts, dynamics and theoretical frameworks of vulnerability, climate change adaptation and disasters in a global perspective.
  • University of Copenhagen