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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
Master in civil engineering for environmental risks mitigation
The programme links the fundamental disciplines of Civil Engineering with a broad overview of the most advanced Risk Management tools with attention to forecasting and prevention issues concerning structures and infrastructures and soil.
  • Politecnico di Milano
Academic programme
Italy
Call for applications: Summer institute in food security info systems, logistics, humanitarian policy/programming and resilience
Location Bolsena Description The Tulane University's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy is proud to offer three Summer Institute courses in Italy. The courses present essential elements of Food Security policy and programming. By taking these courses
  • Tulane University
Academic programme
Italy
PhD in Weather Related Risk (WRR)
Location Pavia Description The 2016/2017 edition of the Weather-Related Risk (WRR) curriculum of the PhD Programme in Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME) is being offered by the UME Graduate School of the IUSS Pavia. The WRR Programme covers the
  • Understanding and Managing Extremes Graduate School
Academic programme
Italy
PhD in Risk and Emergency Management
Location Pavia Description The 2016/2017 edition of the Risk and Emergency Management (REM) curriculum of the PhD Programme in Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME) is being offered by the UME Graduate School of the IUSS Pavia to train graduates and
  • Understanding and Managing Extremes Graduate School
Academic programme
Italy
PhD in Chemical and Environmental Risk
Location Pavia Description The first edition (2016/2017) of the Chemical and Environmental Risk curriculum of the PhD Programme in Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME) is being offered by the UME Graduate School of the IUSS Pavia to train graduates
  • Understanding and Managing Extremes Graduate School
Academic programme
Italy
PhD in Earthquake Engineering
The PhD programme in Earthquake Engineering (ROSE) is a 36-month full-time joint doctoral programme between Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia and Università degli Studi di Pavia.
  • Institute for Advanced Study in Pavia
  • Institute for Advanced Study in Pavia
  • Understanding and Managing Extremes Graduate School
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
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