The PhD Blcok course in Bonn  16-27 April 2012 completed!

The overall goal of the Block Course was to increase the awareness regarding the complexity and importance of vulnerability and resilience in the field of disaster risk management. The Block Course was based on 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 environmental migration and vulnerability
-    Measures and activities which enable shifting from vulnerability to resilience policy recommendations