Climate Change and Disaster Risk (CCDR) is a four-week specialization course within the Natural Disaster Risk Management Program that aims at supporting the global agenda of managing the risks associated with climate change through increased knowledge and awareness of development practitioners and policy makers at the national and local levels.

• Type: Training Course
• Organizer: Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI)
• Other organizer: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
• Date: 28 Jan – 27 Feb 2013
• Location: Philippines (Quezon City, Metro Manila)
• Venue: 2F Puno Bldg. Annex 47, Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, 1101
• Language: English

The course gives a brief introduction to the science of climate change, reviews the climate change impacts on natural hazards, the trends in magnitude and frequency of climatic extremes and changes in average climatic conditions. It explores the inter-linkages between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation and outlines strategies, methods and tools for integrated climate risk management. This course is offered to disaster risk management professionals, development practitioners, government officials, policymakers, consultants, researchers and specialists of training and academic institutions, NGO representatives, humanitarian and community leaders, who are interested in acquiring fundamental knowledge of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk management (DRM) and their linkages to sustainable development challenges.

For more information and future training course, check this website: http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/30288