11th International Training Course on GIS for Disaster Risk Management

Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to:
- Describe and utilize spatial data, GIS and remote sensing in disaster risk assessment and management
- Utilize existing sources of historical disaster information and elements at risk data
- Apply GIS/remote sensing in hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment
- Employ risk information in emergency preparedness planning
- Visualize hazard and risk information
- Apply GIS/remote sensing to post-disaster damage assessment.

Course content
The course is extended over 10 workdays structured around the following modules;
Module 1: Core/Basic Information
Module 2: Post-Disaster Impact and Damage Analysis
Module 3: Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment
Module 4: Risk Information for Risk Reduction Planning
Module 5: Mini-Projects