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Edx Disaster Management Courses & Certifications

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Resilience - The art of coping with disasters

Successful coping and disaster management instances have a common element - resilience. In recent decades, this word has become a buzzword in discussions around disasters and crises. The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters course by edX will equip you with the necessary resources and techniques to manage stressful experiences. The programme will also help you to emerge victorious from such situations.

The Resilience - The art of coping with disasters online course will introduce a clearer definition of resilience with the prospect of enhancing your crisis management capabilities. You will learn to manage and execute protective measures and emergency response interventions and preparedness. You will comprehend the relevance and significance of resilience in various times and situations.

Moreover, the Resilience certification training curriculum will explore resilience measurement concepts to build a response plan for emergencies. During the course, we will also uncover social media’s role in the crisis management lifecycle. The programme’s duration is 11 weeks and it has a self-paced learning plan. The instructor-paced programme can take the course by paying the fee and get a certificate. The students can also audit the programme for a limited period free of cost. 

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11 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Disaster Management

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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne via Edx
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A Resilient Future Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction

The aspirants enrolling in A Resilient Future: Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction by edX will learn how science, technology, and innovation can help us save the risk of disaster on a large scale. The course involves citing real-life examples for the aspirants to learn in a comprehensive way.

The candidates will have a wide exposure to putting their ideas from paper to real-world applications. The overall aim of sustainable development has been well brought up during the course. Assignments, quizzes, discussions, and projects help candidates know more and learn in a better way. 

The different challenges have been cleared out for the candidates to come up with innovative ideas in the best possible way. Once the candidates complete the entire course, they shall receive a certification if they enrolled by paying the fee. During the course, the aspirants can ask their queries to the team of experts held responsible for conducting the course. The candidates can also audit the self-paced course for free for a limited duration. 

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7 Weeks
Expert
20,777
Skills Covered:
Disaster Management

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Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience

Nature offers many solutions to avoid or reduce the impacts of natural disasters, such as wetlands as a buffer to excess rainwater, sand dune to maintain coastlines, and protecting forests on steep slopes. Such solutions are called Nature-based solutions or NbS. 

Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience online course will help you understand the concept of NbS in greater detail and discuss various NbS to build resilience in reducing the impact of climate risk and disasters. 

The Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience syllabus answers many questions related to the NbS’ relevance and how it can be applied to work and daily life. The SDG Academy has designed the course and will be taught by a panel of experienced faculty. This is an online course of seven weeks. You can complete the course in the stipulated time by spending an average of 3-6 per week. 

Besides, the Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience course also offers certification. It is an introductory course in Environmental studies and provides free enrolment as well. 

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7 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Environmental Science

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Waseda University, Tokyo via Edx
Certificate

Tsunamis and Storm Surges: Introduction to Coastal Disasters

After years of close observations and experiences in disaster management, the experts of Waseda University have come up with the Tsunamis and Storm Surges: Introduction to Coastal Disasters online course.  This course is packed with disaster prevention methodology and foundational disaster management tools. As the name suggests, this course introduces the participants to coastal disasters such as tsunamis and Storm Surges. This course mainly deals with disaster management. 

In this course, field surveys will play an important part. Along with the introduction, the participants will also learn the reasons behind such disasters, how they become a major factor in lost human lives, and how institutions and infrastructures collapse. One of the chief tools the course will use is numerical simulations and hydraulic experiments to validate the disaster scenarios. The Tsunamis and Storm Surge: Introduction to Coastal Disasters certification course specifically aims at reducing the negative impacts of the natural disaster. It is practice-based and drawn from real-life studies.

The Certification provided by this course is of great value. The candidates can benefit from the shareable attribute of the certificate if they take the programme in the verified track by paying the fee.  It will be signed by the course instructor and there will be the logo of Waseda University. The students can get limited access to the programme for a limited period. 

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Disaster Management
Certificate

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

5 Weeks
Beginner
Free

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