Online Certification in Earthquake Risk Reduction
General
During the last decade, more than one billion people have been affected by natural disasters and assets worth of US$730 billion were lost. The 2004 UNDP report "Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development" notes that the losses from natural hazards are increasing, and have a disproportionate impact on less developed countries.
Earthquakes are one of the most disastrous of natural hazards, coming without warning and affecting nations and peoples around the entire Pacific Rim, and from North Africa through the Balkans and Middle East, India and Indonesia, to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Countries as diverse as the Philippines, Mexico, India, Peru and Turkey, to name just a few, have suffered multiple earthquake disasters in recent decades. Earthquakes with fatalities in the tens of thousands have the potential to occur in Manila, Istanbul, Teheran, Tokyo and other major cities in these regions.
The course has been designed to develop a better understanding of earthquakes and to improve knowledge of earthquake risk mitigation practices.
Duration
The duration of the course is four weeks.
Fees
The course fee is 1000 INR.
Registration
To enrol in the course the interested participant should visit the course page. The admission procedure requires the submission of application form in soft copy and hard copy with the prescribed fee either through a demand draft or NEFT Bank Transfer. Participants from outside India, can pay the fee through bank transfer. The soft copy should be submitted by email (prgmgr@onlinenidm.gov.in or onlinenidm@gmail.com) and the hard copy should be sent by registered post to the following office address:
Executive Director
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
5-B, IIPA Campus, IP Estate, M.G. Road
New Delhi- 110002, INDIA
Please note, the application along with fee details in soft copy must reach NIDM seven (7) days before the scheduled course date. NIDM will send the course link and enrollment key for particular course at least three (3) days before the scheduled date on the participant's given email id. All the instructions about the registration process for the course will be provided in advance to all the participants.
About the courses
The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) in partnership with the World Bank (GFDRR) offers a series of Online Courses on Disaster Management. The aim of these programmes is to raise the level of awareness and preparedness as well as to enhance analytical skills and professional competencies of different key stakeholders in various areas of Disaster Risk Management. The courses provide excellent opportunities to learn about the Disaster Risk Reduction under professional guidance. Successful candidates are provided certificates jointly issued by the NIDM and the World Bank (GFDRR).