Risk & Vulnerability

SPECIALIZATION

Source: Greenpeace East Asia, 2016

Top 5 Global Risks in Terms of Likelihood to Happen

Global Risks Report, 2016

With both DIRECT

& INDIRECT
impacts

DDoS attacks 2014

(Google Ideas, Big Picture Group, Arbor Networks, 2016)

Hurricane Matthew (Oct, 2016)

Winter blizzard

Ebola epidemic

(Wild) Forest fires

HAZARDs Spectrum

(Smith, 2000)

= Known
= Emerging
= Unknown..

Structure
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Risk & Vulnerability assessment

(RSK4105)
Period 4a: (6 Feb 10 March 2017)

Disaster risks & vulnerabilities

How to identify DRs, threats &
vulnerabilities (all-hazard approach)
How to measure & map pre-disaster
situational risks & vulnerabilities
How to predict, pre-empt & prepare-for
risks (pre-event)
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Use different
conceptual frameworks
to understand &
measure vulnerabilities
& DRs

Use of GIS & Remote

sensing to map e.g.
epidemic risks

Use varied ArcGIS

applications
[ArcCatalog, ArcMap,
ArcView, etc]

Building Resilience & Adaptive Governance

(RSK4206)

Period 4b: (13 March 7 April)

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Disaster risk reduction & governance

What is DR reduction, resilience building,
early warning, etc (multi-dimensional approach)
How to assess, measure & map resilience,
DR preparedness, (humanitarian)response,
reconstruction?
DR transfer (pre, during & post-event)

Method of Teaching (both courses)

Lectures, Group tutorials
Workshops (guests)
Assessment techniques (course work)
+ GIS & Remote sensing
+ Quantitative/Qualitative techniques
+ Case scenarios [opportunity to join
Risk assessment/monitoring projects]

Both courses are taught in collaboration

with UNU-EHS, Univ. of Bonn

Course assessment
Participation, Group & Individual tests
GIS written exam

Both courses (1st & 2nd), will

adequately prepare you for

GIS CERTIFICATION!!

Risk Management in Crisis Situations

(RSK4307)

Period 5a (18 April 12 May)

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 Risks create vulnerabilities , but also

opportunities ....if well understood and
managed

Efficate risk management can help:

Restore trust among key players, etc

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Risk Communication: The last frontier?

(RSK4408)

Period 5 (15 May 9 June)

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Method of Teaching (both courses)

A mix of mini lectures & practical cases
from recent and current events

Course assessment
Similar to first 2 courses

Both courses are taught in

collaboration with Univ. Maastricht

Where former R&V students work;

International organisations (UNISDR, WB, UN)

Supranational organisations (OECD, EU)
National and local government (GIZ, EPA, CA)
Large companies (insurance companies)
NGOs
Strategic consulting and think tanks
Universities ....

Risks/disasters are everywhere!!

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Some comments from former students:

Course was well-organized and I found it very
interesting. The hands-on in class assignments
were really useful
I really enjoyed GIS, but the training was
intense
It was a really great course, with impressive guest
lecturers
All in all, I did enjoy the course very much,
thanks!

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Welcome & I look forward to meeting

you SOOON !!

For further inquiries:

Dr. D. Mbuvi
T: +31 43 388 4482;
E: mbuvi@merit.unu.edu
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