In this course, you will learn about the challenges that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face in the context of natural disasters and climate change, and their consequent impacts on infrastructure projects and socio-economic development.
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The course was designed with the aim of enhancing the project teams' capacity to proactively manage events that may affect a project, thereby increasing its likelihood of success.
This course is part of the Natural Disaster and Climate Change Risk Assessment Specialization.
What you'll learn
- Recognize the importance of integrating disaster risk and climate change analysis into infrastructure projects.
- Recognize the components of disaster risk, as well as the differences between different types of risks.
- Identify the different perspectives or levels of detail in which risk analysis can be approached.
Syllabus
Week 1
In this course, you will learn about the challenges faced by countries in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the risk of natural disasters and climate change, along with their consequential impacts on infrastructure projects and economic and social development. This course was designed with the aim of strengthening project teams' capacity to proactively manage events that can affect a project, to increase its likelihood of success.
Week 2
