SLE Training - LIVE ONLINE COURSE: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Mainstreaming

The specific objectives of the training course are therefore as follows:

• To increase understanding of disaster and climate risk concepts and their context

• To enhance awareness of risk assessment processes and tools for planned and existing projects, plans, and policies
• To increase understanding of risk reduction and adaptation measures and integration into projects

Course Content:

• Risk assessment and risk mapping
• Means of disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness, and
  adaptation to climate change related to natural hazards, such as
  drought, landslide, flood and cyclone
• The social, economic, environmental and political context of climate adaptation and disaster risk management programs
• Different options of fostering resilience among vulnerable
  communities, sectors, and regions related to nature-related disasters
  and climate change
• Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR)
• Mainstreaming DRR and adaptation in humanitarian aid and development cooperation
• Organizational development with a focus on adaptation and DRR