WCDM has outlined four professional tracks to choose from: Business continuity Emergency management Crisis communications Risk and resilience Conference topics include: Effective use of social media in times of crisis Leadership at times of crisis All

The training course in disaster risk reduction and sustainable local development 2013 , is available in English and Spanish. It is a flexible course where you can choose to study: either single phase distance or a combined option that includes online

Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning (PDRP) is the pro-active process of anticipating future recovery issues, developing a scenario-based recovery plan, and building the capacity to improve recovery outcomes – all before a disaster happens. UNISDR jointly with

The goal of this workshop is to identify opportunities to support the research, whether through synergies with other investigators or through interactions with governmental organizations, of perishable data from natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy. In

This is a one-day performance level training course that develops the participant's ability to apply coastal risk reduction and opportunity enhancement measures to coastal floodplain management. The course format is as follows: Modules 1 and 2 will

The conference will examine what we have learnt in the past few years and provide a comprehensive forum that shines a spotlight on resilience and offers professionals (and future professionals) an opportunity to advance and improve approaches, thoughts

The conference aims to consolidate knowledge and encourage future research in five interlinked areas related to post-disaster reconstruction and risk reduction that are particularly relevant to enhancing societal resilience to disasters. The conference