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The Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI) is pleased to announce its collaboration with the World Bank Institute as WBI's partner institution in the delivery of its Natural Disaster Risk Management eLearning Program (www.worldbank.org/wbi) specifically customized for the Philippines. The Program comprises a series of web-based training courses that aim to raise awareness and advance analytical skills and professional knowledge in specific areas of disaster risk management.

An overview course, Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework, is offered to disaster and development practitioners and five specialization courses are offered to specific target groups. The overview course is mandatory for those who want to participate in any of the specialization courses. The five specialized courses of the program are: Financial Strategies for Managing the Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters, Safe Cities, Community-based Disaster Risk Management, Damage and Reconstruction Needs Assessment, and Earthquake Mitigation. Certificates will be awarded by WBI.

Course information and application form can be downloaded here (pdf-file, 158 kB).