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Sergio Lacambra, Claudia Useche, Hori Tsuneki, Roberto Guerrero Compean, and Melissa Barandiaran

This specialized program is aimed at officials, professionals, and team members involved in formulating, executing, or supervising infrastructure projects, who seek to incorporate disaster risk analysis and climate change adaptation into their projects.

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This specialized program is aimed at officials, professionals, and team members involved in formulating, executing, or supervising infrastructure projects, who seek to incorporate disaster risk analysis and climate change adaptation into their projects.

Through 3 courses, students will be trained to identify key elements of natural disaster risk, recognize the importance of integrating risk analysis into the infrastructure project cycle, conduct qualitative and quantitative assessments to make informed decisions, discern when to apply each type of risk assessment, evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of projects through qualitative and quantitative analysis, and finally, generate informed recommendations for the design, construction, operation, and governance of infrastructure in a context of risk and climate change.

It is recommended to take the courses in the suggested order.

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Three courses

Natural Disaster Risk in Infrastructure Projects

(6 hours)
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. 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.

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Disaster Risk

(14 hours)
This course teaches how to identify and analyze risks of natural disasters in infrastructure projects. You will learn about different types of qualitative and quantitative analysis, as well as the methodologies and tools used to conduct these analyses. You will review risk models and comprehensive risk management.

Decision Making and Governance of Natural Disaster Risk

(8 hours)
This course teaches how to manage disaster risks in infrastructure projects. You will learn about the technical and economic feasibility of projects, as well as how to prioritize investments using quantitative indicators. You will also learn about the concepts of efficiency and equity, and how to incorporate them into risk analysis.

Learning objectives

  • Carry out qualitative disaster-risk assessments to guide decision making in infrastructure projects.
  • Identify technical and economic feasibility of infrastructure projects through a qualitative or quantitative analysis.
  • Make risk-informed recommendations for the design, construction, and operation of infrastructures and develop disaster-risk-governance strategies.

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