7 Topics
5 Days
Programme Overview
Training Description
Who Should Attend
• Disaster risk management professionals
• Climate change and environment officers
• Policy and planning experts in government institutions
• Humanitarian response and emergency services personnel
• Urban and regional development planners
• Community-based organization leaders and coordinators
• Public health and resilience strategists
• Researchers and academics in environmental sciences
Session Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of climate-smart disaster risk reduction principles
- Analyze the interconnection between climate change impacts and disaster vulnerabilities
- Develop actionable early warning and anticipatory response strategies
- Design integrated resilience and risk governance frameworks
- Evaluate climate-related hazards using risk assessment tools and data modeling
- Apply ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation techniques in DRM planning
- Integrate inclusive approaches that address gender, equity, and community resilience
About the Course
This training focuses on integrating climate change adaptation with disaster risk reduction (DRR) to build community and national resilience against extreme weather events. The course provides practical, hands-on skills for professionals to proactively manage, rather than reactively respond to, climate-related disasters like floods and droughts. It covers methodologies for risk assessment, the development of comprehensive, climate-smart strategies, and the application of structural and non-structural mitigation measures. The aim is to shift from traditional disaster management to a more risk-informed and sustainable development approach, ensuring that recovery and planning efforts are resilient to a changing climate
Curriculum & Topics
7 Topics | 5 Days
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Subtopic 1.1:
Climate risk vs. traditional disaster risk paradigms
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Subtopic 1.2:
Principles of climate-smart adaptation and mitigation
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Subtopic 1.3:
Overview of international frameworks and agreements
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Subtopic 1.4:
Building the case for climate-informed decision-making
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Subtopic 1.5:
Climate vulnerability and exposure mapping
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Subtopic 2.1:
Types and characteristics of climate-induced hazards
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Subtopic 2.2:
Risk profiling using GIS and remote sensing tools
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Subtopic 2.3:
Multi-hazard risk modeling and scenario planning
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Subtopic 2.4:
Tools for climate and disaster risk diagnostics
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Subtopic 2.5:
Integrating local knowledge with scientific data
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Subtopic 3.1:
Components of a climate-smart early warning system
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Subtopic 3.2:
Forecasting models and data interpretation
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Subtopic 3.3:
Community engagement in warning dissemination
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Subtopic 3.4:
Crisis communication protocols
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Subtopic 3.5:
Simulation and emergency response planning
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Subtopic 4.1:
The role of ecosystems in buffering climate risks
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Subtopic 4.2:
Designing green infrastructure for hazard mitigation
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Subtopic 4.3:
Watershed and coastal zone management approaches
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Subtopic 4.4:
Urban nature-based interventions
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Subtopic 4.5:
Restoration of degraded landscapes for resilience
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Subtopic 5.1:
Community-based DRM planning approaches
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Subtopic 5.2:
Participatory vulnerability and capacity assessments
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Subtopic 5.3:
Gender-responsive climate adaptation practices
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Subtopic 5.4:
Strengthening local governance systems
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Subtopic 5.5:
Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices in DRM
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Subtopic 6.1:
Policy integration for climate resilience
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Subtopic 6.2:
Cross-sectoral coordination mechanisms
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Subtopic 6.3:
Building institutional capacities for risk governance
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Subtopic 6.4:
Role of national and local governments in DRM
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Subtopic 6.5:
Private sector and civil society engagement
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Subtopic 7.1:
Climate and disaster risk financing instruments
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Subtopic 7.2:
Public-private partnerships in resilience building
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Subtopic 7.3:
Accessing international climate finance
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Subtopic 7.4:
Monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems
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Subtopic 7.5:
Risk-informed investment decision-making
