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Social Vulnerability Summer Academy

In 2005, the Munich Re Foundation entered into a partnership with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) to support and initiate policy relevant research on social vulnerability. Together we have established a Chair on Social Vulnerability at UNU-EHS.

The Summer Academy combines academic research with practical exercises. Its main objectives are steep learning curves, illuminating insights and thinking in new terms.

Special attention is given to indigenous perceptions, participatory approaches and community-based coping practices to detect and reduce vulnerability. The goal is to develop a cutting-edge research and policy implementation agenda on social vulnerability, and to provide a platform for dialogue between scientists, established experts and UN representatives.

Read the article Summer study on social vulnerability written by Stephanie Andrei and Cosmin Corendea (both UNU-EHS) to get an insight into the Academy´s atmosphere and settings.

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Call for applications - Summer Academy 2012

UNU-EHS and the Munich Re Foundation invite qualified PhD students to apply for the 2012 Summer Academy “From Social Vulnerability to Resilience: Measuring Progress toward Disaster Risk Reduction”. The seventh Summer Academy will take place 1-7 July 2012 in Munich, Germany.

Please submit your application via no later than 31 January 2012.

SA 2012 Announcement

SA 2012 Application form | Read more
Social Vulnerability Bulletin: October 2011 issue out now

The fifth Social Vulnerability Bulletin provides an update on the activities of the UNU-EHS/MRF Chair on Social Vulnerability. Apart from reporting on this year´s Summer Academy on Climate Change and Fragile States, the bulletin features UNU-EHS publications on social vulnerability and delivers insights into the professional career of former Summer Academy participants.

Social Vulnerability Bulletin No. 5 | Read more