Academic programmes

The Master ECOM-ALGER trains students to integrate methods of ecology and epidemiology to analyse the causes of epidemics and ecosystem sensitivity to various environmental risks.

Location Cairo Degree Diploma Description Professional degree awarded by Arab Institute for Continuing Professional Development (AICPD), an institute affiliated to Arab Medical Union. Current program structure requires weekly attendance in Cairo, plus

This one-year programme provides students with an integrated understanding of disaster risk and its implications for sustainable development in Africa, as well as competencies in risk assessment and risk reduction.

Location Stellenbosch Description Academic programme part of the PeriPeri U (Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risk) consortium's academic activities. Description This course makes part of Department of Geography’s Bachelor of Arts

The overall goal of this training program is to assist the poverty reduction efforts of the country through training man power that can link relief to development in the field of disaster risk management and sustainable development.

The Masters in Public Health programme aims to train and develop the capacity of public health personnel

The Masters in Public Health programme comprises course work and a thesis (a total of 51 units). This includes 18 units of the six core common courses and 18 units of courses in various areas of specialization.

The course is designed for people who will be involved in the DRM work and focuses on front-line management and planning and executing interventions aimed at reducing risk.