7 Topics
5 Days
35 Sessions
Programme Overview
Training Description
- GIS and Geospatial Professionals
- Transport and Mobility Planning Professionals
- Public Health Emergency Professionals
- Security and Crisis Management Professionals
- Smart City and Digital Transformation Professionals
- NGO and Humanitarian Programme Managers
- Development Planning Professionals
- Real Estate and Infrastructure Development Professionals
- Community Resilience Practitioners
- Professionals responsible for urban planning, disaster preparedness, climate resilience, infrastructure development, emergency response, and sustainable city development.
Session Objectives
- Identify the challenges and opportunities of disaster risk in the urban context. Explain the concept of urban/land use planning for effective disaster risk reduction. Define key elements of urban disaster risk assessment. Describe early warning systems and climate risk modeling solutions. Raise knowledge on the development of risk-informed development plans.
About the Course
Urban Resilience and Disaster Planning is a comprehensive training course designed to equip urban planners, government officials, disaster management professionals, infrastructure specialists, and development practitioners with the skills required to anticipate urban hazards, reduce vulnerabilities, strengthen preparedness, and build resilient cities.The programme covers urban risk assessment, hazard and vulnerability mapping, disaster preparedness, resilient infrastructure, climate adaptation, emergency response, business continuity, early-warning systems, community resilience, crisis communication, and recovery planning. Participants will also examine approaches for coordinating government agencies, communities, private-sector organizations, and development partnersThrough case studies, scenario exercises, and practical planning activities, participants will develop the ability to assess urban vulnerabilities, prioritize resilience investments, develop disaster preparedness strategies, and create integrated urban resilience and disaster management plans..
Curriculum & Topics
7 Topics | 35 Sessions
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Workshop 1.1:
Core concepts of urban resilience and risk-sensitive development
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Workshop 1.2:
Urban growth dynamics and exposure to hazards
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Workshop 1.3:
Linkages between urbanization, inequality, and disaster impact
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Workshop 1.4:
Frameworks guiding urban disaster resilience
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Workshop 1.5:
Global trends in urban vulnerability
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Workshop 2.1:
Urban hazard identification and mapping
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Workshop 2.2:
Vulnerability and exposure analysis using GIS tools
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Workshop 2.3:
Risk modeling and scenario simulation
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Workshop 2.4:
Integrating science and data in urban risk planning
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Workshop 2.5:
Decision-making under uncertainty
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Workshop 3.1:
Risk-proofing urban infrastructure systems
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Workshop 3.2:
Resilient transport, energy, water, and sanitation planning
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Workshop 3.3:
Urban drainage and flood management solutions
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Workshop 3.4:
Building codes and structural safety for disaster risk
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Workshop 3.5:
Lifeline service continuity and redundancy
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Workshop 4.1:
Urban early warning systems and public alerts
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Workshop 4.2:
Community engagement and grassroots preparedness
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Workshop 4.3:
Evacuation planning and shelter management
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Workshop 4.4:
Crisis communication and coordination platforms
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Workshop 4.5:
Multi-agency emergency response models
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Workshop 5.1:
Climate impacts on urban disaster risk
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Workshop 5.2:
Green infrastructure and ecosystem-based urban planning
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Workshop 5.3:
Heat island effect and urban climate adaptation
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Workshop 5.4:
Water-sensitive and climate-resilient city design
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Workshop 5.5:
Integrating nature into urban policy and projects
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Workshop 6.1:
Multi-level urban governance for risk reduction
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Workshop 6.2:
Urban resilience policy development and implementation
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Workshop 6.3:
Stakeholder coordination and cross-sector integration
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Workshop 6.4:
Capacity building for urban disaster management
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Workshop 6.5:
Accountability, monitoring, and evaluation
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Workshop 7.1:
Post-disaster urban recovery frameworks
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Workshop 7.2:
Building back better in urban reconstruction
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Workshop 7.3:
Financing resilient urban development
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Workshop 7.4:
Futureproofing cities through foresight and innovation
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Workshop 7.5:
Case studies of successful urban resilience strategies
