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EMI and World Bank Institute (WBI) is offering a specialized course titled Reducing Disaster Risks through Land Use Planning starting on March 23, 2009. This month-long online course is designed for planners, zoning officers, building and housing officials and other practitioners involved in land use/urban planning and disaster risk management. This is the pilot delivery of the course under WBI’s Distance Learning Program on Natural Disaster Risk Management.

The course aims to:

1. Give a general background on international trends and experiences in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction objectives in land use and urban planning;
2. Discuss the process of integrating disaster mitigation and local land use planning and illustrate the benefits of this integrated approach using actual examples;
3. Provide a synopsis on the Philippine situation concerning the legal and institutional bases of land use planning and disaster risk management; and
4. Discuss recent challenges and initiatives in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in local land use planning.

For those who are interested to participate in the course, kindly register online at http://www.emi-megacities.org/wbilupreg. Deadline of application is March 16, 2009.

For more details on the course requirements and fees, please contact Dr. Maricel Paringit (Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Tel: +63-2-9279643).