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UNU-EHS Block Course "From Vulnerability in Resilience in Disaster Risk Management" in South Africa

The overall goal of the Block Course is to highlight the complexity and importance of vulnerability and resilience in the field of disaster risk management. The Block Course is based on the UNU-EHS key research questions, and covers the following major themes:

  • Environmental, physical, social, and economical dimensions of vulnerability
  • Processes and conditions that have an impact on vulnerability and determine vulnerability patterns
  • Methods and models to assess vulnerability
  • Interlinkages between early warning and vulnerability
  • Disaster Risk Management
  • Groundwater.

After completing the Block Course, students will:

  • Be aware of the multi-dimensional nature of vulnerability and the necessity for an interdisciplinary approach
  • Be aware of the early warning role in disaster risk management
  • Be able to critically evaluate and understand different concepts and frameworks of vulnerability
  • Be able to analyse the role of vulnerability and resilience in disaster risk management and development planning
  • Be in the position to understand and implement models and methods for vulnerability assessment.

For the second time the UNU-EHS Block Course will be held in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Conducted in English, the Block Course will be hosted by the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa, Disaster Risk Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (DiMTEC).

Please download here the Teaching Modules of the Block Course.

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Information on the block course at the University of the Free State, DiMTEC , and on the UNU and UFS cooperation .