Course Overview
Disasters are on the rise globally and the impact on communities and nations is significant, both socially and economically. Disasters threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of vulnerable populations. Overall, disasters increasingly impact the global economy and the sustainable development of developing countries.
This integrated online certificate program defines humanitarian response within a development framework. The course helps learners assess vulnerability and implement disaster risk reduction as an integral part of development.
The program recognizes the vulnerabilities of the poor and marginalized and the disproportionate impact of disasters they endure.
Course Objectives
- This course is designed to impart domain knowledge, capacities and skills to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts in disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response
- Develop an understanding of standards of humanitarian response and practical relevance in specific types of disasters and conflict situations
- Critically evaluate disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response policy and practice from multiple perspectives
- Recognize issues, debates, and challenges arising the relationship between paradigm of development and disasters
- Critically understand the strengths and weaknesses of disaster management approaches, planning and programming in different countries, particularly their home country or the countries they work in
- Respond to disaster risk reduction initiatives and disasters in an effective, humane and sustainable manner.
Course Content
- Disaster risk reduction
- Disaster response
- Post-disaster recovery
- Values of justice, equity, and social inclusion in disaster response.
- Exercises:
- After reading course materials, students are expected to complete some relevant exercises and tasks to test their own learning.
- Assignments
- Students will be required to submit three assignments to demonstrate their understanding of the course content.
- DURATION: 3 Months
- REGIONS TARGETED: Global
- COURSE FEE: €500
- ORGANIZERS: GRI
- LANGUAGE: English and French
- FORMAT: Online Learning
- GENERAL COURSE CONTACT:
