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 ...

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a basic disaster management training course for 18 volunteers. Instructed by 10 specialised trainers and six assistant trainers, the one-week event is ...

In the morning, participants are assigned to six teams – Red, Blue, Green, Gray, Yellow, and Purple – for four hours of hands-on training in topics such as Field Assessment and Co-ordination, ...

Chennai: To create awareness about disasters among students, the University Grants Commission (UGC) directed all higher ...

The proposal to start a disaster management course was recently put forward by Kalpesh Yadav, joint secretary of the Yuva Sena, and agreed to by the SPPU administration Due to a surge in natural and ...

AHMEDABAD: With the January 26 earthquake having become an important part of Gujarat's psyche, one would expect a disaster management course to hit bull's eye with both students and professionals.

The Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan, is organizing the 14th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural ...

Disaster Management has become a necessary field of study in a country like India, where man-made and natural disasters like industrial accidents are frequent, cyclones, earthquakes, and forest fires ...