Diplom / Abschluss des Anbieters

Geological and climate related risk (CERG-C)

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Aperçu de la formation

  • Type de formation
    Berufsorientierte Weiterbildung, Universities
  • Diplôme
    Diplom / Abschluss des Anbieters Certificat de spécialisation en évaluation et management des riques géologiques et risques liés au climat / Specialization certificate for the Assesment and management geological and climate related risk (30 ECTS credits), University of Geneva.
  • Langue d'enseignement
    Englisch
  • Modalité temporelle
    Full-time
  • Durée

    3 months.

Voici à quoi ressemble la formation

The basic teaching is held at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. The training is made up of two parts: an intensive 7 weeks of lectures (including field immersion) and 2 weeks of validation, plus a personal dissertation based on a research or on an internship within national or international organizations.

5 thematic modules:

  • Risk management
  • Volcanic risk
  • Seismic risk
  • Terrain instabilities
  • Flood and climate related risk

+ Memoire

The final project can consist of a comprehensive Mémoire describing a specific geological risk, including data processing and analyses and application of management strategies.

Objectives

  • To educate participants on how to incorporate risk science into everyday reality in an attempt to reduce losses to an acceptable level.
  • To train participants on how to communicate effectively with government agencies, media, public and private sectors before, during and after natural hazard events.

Admission

Graduate degree in various fields of geological and climate-related risk, such as Earth Sciences, Geography, Civil Engineering, Land-use and urban planning, Social sciences.

Coûts

Contact Coordination.

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