Natural Disaster and Climate Change Risk Assessment in Infrastructure Projects
Nature, Climate and Disaster Risk, Environmental and Social Solutions Natural Disaster and Climate Change Risk Assessment in Infrastructure Projects Strengthen your technical and decision-making skills by incorporating climate change resilience and natural disaster risk analysis into the design of infrastructure projects. Visual decoration, no informational content
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Self-paced
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Commitment: 30 hour(s)

Level: Advanced

Cost: Free

Available in: English, Spanish

Enroll now What you'll learn
  • Identify the main elements of natural disaster risk.
     
  • Recognize the importance of incorporating natural disaster risk assessment (including climate change effects) into the infrastructure project cycle.
     
  • Carry out qualitative disaster-risk assessments to guide decision making in infrastructure projects. Interpret quantitative disaster-risk assessments to guide decision making in infrastructure projects.
     
  • Distinguish when applying qualitative assessments is enough and when quantitative assessments should also be carried out to perform risk assessment in infrastructure projects.
     
  • Assess the technical and economic feasibility of infrastructure projects through a qualitative or quantitative analysis.
     
  • Formulate risk-informed recommendations for the design, construction, and operation of infrastructures and develop disaster-risk-governance strategies.
 Audience
Government Officials, Private Sector, Academics, IDB Project Implementers (Executing Agencies)
This course awards a verifiable and secure IDB digital credential that certifies the competencies earned.
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