World Bank Institute
Catalog of Learning Activities
| WBI Program: | Urban |
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| Activity Title: | NIDM-WBI Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework On-line Course |
| Activity ID: | URD10-00-099 |
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Contact Info
Task Manager: Katalin Demeter
Email: KDemeter@worldbank.org
Task Admin: Berna Yekeler
Email: byekeler@worldbank.org
Date and Cost
Start Date: December 14 2009
End Date: January 24 2010
Cost: No Fees
Description
This course addresses basic questions such as “why are disasters a development issue?” and “what are the components of comprehensive disaster risk management?” The course reviews the institutional arrangements and financing mechanisms of disaster management systems, and identifies the role of national and local actors in the processes related to risk assessment, mitigation and financing.
Objective
The increased demand for both disaster assistance and mitigation capacity building calls for a structured, comprehensive and global risk management framework, one that can be used by regional and national authorities and by partner institutions. The World Bank Institute Natural Disaster Risk Management Program was developed to address the above needs. The WB Hazard Management Unit and ProVention Consortium supported the program development. The program comprises a series of five web-based courses, which aim at (i) awareness raising and (ii) advancing the participants’ analytical skills and professional knowledge in the specific area of disaster risk management. This course is the first in the series.
Topic(s)
Urban Development
Participants
Audience: This course is offered to a group of up to 120 general development practitioners, central and local government officials, policymakers, consultants, researchers and professors of training institutions, NGO representatives and community leaders, who are interested in development challenges and issues related to natural disaster risk management.
Target Country(s): India
Partners: NIDM
Site Information
Delivery Modes:
Electronic Learning (60 Hours)
Locations: India
Languages: English