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Be Ready

Staying Safe During Disasters

Lucia Robles, Martin Krottmayer, Manon Ebel, Bruno Haghebaert, and Mark James Johnson

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Overview of the preparation of family emergency plans
Preparation of emergency kits and the home to mitigate disasters.
Overview of key actions to prepare and responds to earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, cold waves, heat waves and tropical cyclones.

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Comprehensive disaster prep

Students praise this disaster preparedness course for its thorough coverage of a variety of topics related to natural disasters. While it is a short course, it effectively outlines key actions for responding to a range of events, such as tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes.

Thorough overview of disaster preparedness.

"It talks about cyclones, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, cold waves, tsunamis..."

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Time

4 hours

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FutureLearn

Institution

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Instructors

Lucia Robles

Martin Krottmayer

Manon Ebel

Bruno Haghebaert

Mark James Johnson

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