Working with the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) and the Cooperation Network of Risk, Safety and Security studies (CONRIS), Disaster and Emergency Management course at Coventry University will host a series of 6 online training seminars between September and November 2022 to provide students interested in disaster risk management with international, state of the art, evidence based knowledge about disaster risk management which should contribute to the quality of disaster risk management practices.
The training is embedded as part of the year 2 module ‘Risk’ at Coventry University. The series of seminars will reflect on current application of risk assessment and explore the possibilities for understanding the complexity of the multiple hazard risks and their interventions. Speakers from JRC, DG ECHO, and CONRIS network universities are invited to share their knowledge and experience. The use of collaborative online international learning (COIL) model aims to facilitate the teaching and learning activities and discussion between academic (teachers, students), professionals and communities. The seminar sessions will provide students the opportunity to consider a variety of disaster risk management tools and strategies, from not only European perspectives but further reaching out to global context. The initiatives of solutions to risks of modern life can be seen as part of global citizenship development for students.
To obtain further detailed knowledge about disaster risk management, we have adapted two publications from the DRMKC. Four themes are identified for the series, including mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery; each theme will be covered by means of scientific knowledge, a supporting case study and an exercise (drill). The goals are to: (1) provide understanding of disaster risk; (2) identify solutions to potential risk using a student-centred approach.
- Poljanšek, K., Marín Ferrer, M., De Groeve, T., Clark, I. (Eds.), 2017. Science for disaster risk management 2017: knowing better and losing less. EUR 28034 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, ISBN 978-92-79-60679-3, doi:10.2788/842809, JRC102482.
- Casajus Valles, A., Marin Ferrer, M., Poljanšek, K., Clark, I. (eds.), ‘Executive summary of the report Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow’, EUR 30183 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020, ISBN 978-92-76-27150-5, doi:10.2760/919253, JRC114026.
Detail programmes are listed in the table below. We welcome students from CONRIS partner universities to participate in the seminars. Staff involved in risk management and civil protection are welcome to join. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance if they have joined at least 4 seminars.
The recapped lecture notes can be found on the DRMKC learning corner website: https://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/knowledge/learning-corner