Organization: Centro de Estudios en Desastres y Emergencias
Registration deadline: 19 Jan 2015
Starting date: 19 Jan 2015
Ending date: 13 Feb 2015
The Disaster Management online is a four week course which combines solid scientific knowledge with a practical approach. It includes presentations, videos, documents, student individual work and at least one written assignment which will be corrected and comented by a teacher. It addresses crosscutting issues, and main aspects of disasters, before, during and after.
Course language English
Format ONLINE
Course Fee: 200 euro
It includes access to all materials, downloadable for the course period, access to the question forum, and contact with an experienced teacher in disaster management.
registration: http://www.cedemformacion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=385
Course content
Principles in Disasters • The problem of definition • The disaster cycle • Myths and misconceptions: what you will not find • Common features of disasters: what you will find
Disaster Risk Reduction • Risk maps • Vulnerability and capacity • Early warning systems • Community based disaster risk reduction
Disaster Response and recovery • Humanitarian aid operations • Shelter after disasters • Sphere Project
Disaster Recovery • Early recovery • Reconstruction • Disasters and development
How to register:
http://www.cedemformacion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112&Itemid=385
