Discover how science and technology help us reduce disaster risk and increase resilience.
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This course aims to introduce participants to existing and emerging technologies suitable for disaster risk reduction while promoting the overall aim of sustainable development. The course focuses on three main natural hazards- floods, landslides and earthquakes. It also discusses the challenges and limits of adapting and adopting technologies depending on context (Global North and Global South) with examples from Switzerland, Nepal, Colombia, Philippines and other countries. Image: “Earthquake in Nepal” by Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org) is licensed under BY-NC-ND 2.0 (permission granted 18 January 2016)
Difficulty Level
Advanced
Prior experience recommended
Subject Category
Engineering, Science
Part of our Engineering, Science curriculum
Course Language
English
All materials in English
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