Twelve universities in Africa launch first risk methods school courses
By James Kandoya
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The risk methods school organised by PERIPERI U had been designed for emerging researchers with an interest in the socially and intellectually compelling fields of disasters, risks and resilience.
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Prof Liwa [speaking at the school's launch] noted that the topics to be covered had been crafted for senior risk managers outside of the academia who wish to sharpen their risk and resilience research skills for keeping abreast with new developments in their fields.
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During the course, he said, some of the topics to be covered are: assessment and mapping of urban risks in Africa: Introduction to GIS & urban risk; integrated qualitative methods for disaster risk research in the health sector; and introduction to integrated research methods in disaster risk and resilience studies.
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