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Climate Change and Disaster Risk (CCDR) Online Course

11 May 2015 - 5 June 2015
Online

This course is an introduction to the science of climate change, including its effect on natural hazards.

It reviews the trends in magnitude and frequency of climatic extremes, and the changes in average climatic conditions. It likewise explores the linkage between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, and outlines strategies, methods, and tools for integrated climate risk management.

This program belongs to the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery's (GFDRR) Global Distance Learning Program on Natural Disaster Risk Management (GFDRR-NDRMP), a series of online courses designed to build competency in disaster risk management (DRM) practice globally.