WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A seasoned construction professional dispatched in response to Hurricane Katrina, Randy Rapp found out fast that a disaster recovery job presents special challenges, with time ...

UGC has advised higher education institutions across the country to consider introducing a 2-credit skill enhancement course on disaster management and DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) clubs for ...

Disaster management will soon be an optional paper as part of the curricula for all undergraduate (UG) courses at universities and affiliated colleges recognized by the University Grants Commission ...

Drawing lessons from the recent floods that wrecked havoc in the State, the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) is set to introduce disaster management in the syllabus right from literacy ...

DADU: Speakers at a seminar held here on Friday called for designing disaster management courses and inducting them in the syllabi at college and university levels so that youths could learn how to ...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued new guidelines to all higher educational institutions in India, including universities and colleges. This concerns curriculum changes for ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Develop the skills and knowledge required to respond quickly to disasters and ...

Anna University in Chennai has launched a new M.Tech programme on Climate Change and Disaster Management from this academic year. To be offered through the Centre for Climate Change and Disaster ...

Due to a surge in natural and manmade calamities, there is a growing need for disaster management. It is therefore necessary to make courses on this subject available to students of all colleges, said ...

The Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan, is organizing the 13 th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural ...