Natural Disaster Risk in Infrastructure Projects
Offered By: Inter-American Development Bank via Coursera
Course Description
Overview
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.
Syllabus
- Week 1
- In this course, you will learn about the challenges faced by countries in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the risk of natural disasters and climate change, along with their consequential impacts on infrastructure projects and economic and social development. This course was designed with the aim of strengthening project teams' capacity to proactively manage events that can affect a project, to increase its likelihood of success.
- Week 2
Taught by
Claudia Useche, Hori Tsuneki and Sergio Lacambra
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