The course is designed for professionals who require knowledge and skills on the use of GIS and RS in their organization in the field of disaster management. Participants are welcome from a broad range of organizations including physical planning, institutions, professionals, and private GIS and RS related firms.
No GIS experience required. Participants should know how to use Windows-based software for basic file management and browsing, and reasonably proficient in English.
Disaster risk information is spatial in nature and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play an important role in disaster risk management. Rapid population growth and urbanization combined with extreme climatic events are causing a rapid increase in the vulnerability of communities exposed to hazardous events. Natural disasters inflict severe damage on almost the entire spectrum of social and natural habitats, ranging from housing and shelter, water, food, health, sanitation, and waste management to information and communication networks, a supply of power and energy, and transportation infrastructure.
There is a great need to utilize disaster risk information in planning for effective coping mechanisms of disaster risk reduction. For this, there is a significant need to create awareness among disaster management professionals regarding the importance of GIS and Remote Sensing.
This course is job oriented and aims to impact practical skills on how to use GIS and RS, to overcome the major challenges faced in,pre-disasters during disaster and post-disaster management such as during early warning, hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment, damage assessment, as well as in the design of risk reduction measures.
Course Outline
On completion of this course, the participants will be able to:
