http://einstitute.worldbank.org/ei/course/safe-and-resilient-cities-0
Safe and Resilient Cities
April 23, 2014 - May 21, 2014
This e-learning course focuses on disaster risk management (DRM) at the city level. Participants will learn, in particular, about planning and decision making under uncertainty and how to make their cities more resilient to climate change impacts and natural disasters. The course provides cutting edge tools on vulnerability assessment, institutional assessment and gap analysis, and on how to access finance for risk management.
This course is divided into 4 modules:
Upon completion of the course, each city participant should be able to form a team in charge of urban resilience planning, develop a LRAP, including operational measures (regarding city governance, infrastructure of environmental services, health, access to financial services, education, etc.), and define an implementation strategy.
Please consider the following in terms of time commitment:
Target Audience:
City officials in developing countries
This course is divided into 4 modules:
- Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: Technical Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment
- Module 3: Accessing Finance for Urban DRM and Resilience
- Module 4: Building and Implementing the Local Resilience Action Plan (LRAP)
Upon completion of the course, each city participant should be able to form a team in charge of urban resilience planning, develop a LRAP, including operational measures (regarding city governance, infrastructure of environmental services, health, access to financial services, education, etc.), and define an implementation strategy.
Please consider the following in terms of time commitment:
- Module 1: 12 hours
- Module 2: 12 hours
- Module 3: 8 hours
- Module 4: 8 hours
Target Audience:
City officials in developing countries
| Course Theme: | Innovative Solutions for Cities |
| Sub-Theme: | Public Safety and Resiliency |
| Course Format: | Facilitated |
| Language: | English |
| Amount: | US $ 0 (Course is free of charge) |
| Contact Name: | Rasha Rayes |
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