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Academic programmes across the world which offer education on all levels (including bachelor, master, diploma, etc.) related to disaster risk reduction.

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Specialisation certificate: Assessment and management of geological and climate related risk

Location Geneva Description The postgraduate certificate CERG-C is designed to be of interest to professional and scientists from a wide background including geologists, civil engineers, physical geographers, social scientists or other field specialists
Type
University programme
Location: Switzerland
  • University of Geneva
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MSc Climate Change and Environmental Policy

The programme draws from the world-class research expertise in the joint ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy of the London School of Economics & Political Sciences (LSE) and the University of Leeds.
Type
University programme
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Duration 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time
  • University of Leeds
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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.
Type
Continuing education
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Duration 3 days
  • International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, the (ICPS)
Academic programme
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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)
Type
University programme
Location: Portugal
  • University of Minho
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In person

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.
Type
University programme
Location: Netherlands, the Duration 2 years
  • Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente
  • University of Twente
Academic programme
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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.
Type
University programme
Location: Denmark Duration 4 weeks
  • University of Copenhagen
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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.
Type
University programme
Location: Denmark Duration 5 weeks
  • University of Copenhagen
Academic programme
In person

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.
Type
University programme
Location: Denmark Duration 4 weeks
  • University of Copenhagen

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