Decision-making based on disaster risk analysis - Intermediate

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Learning goals

• Identify technical and economic feasibility concepts of infrastructure projects
• Distinguish the different existing quantitative indicators to prioritize investments and their calculations
• Recognize criteria for decision-making in infrastructure project investments based on quantitative indicators and aspects such as viability, efficiency, and equity of disaster risk analysis
• Identify key components of risk governance, as well as steps for an informed public investment system

Sectors (BIDAcademy)

Urban Development and Housing | Environment and Natural Disasters

Learning experience and activities 

Self-paced e-learning featuring:

• Multimedia elements and readings that introduce key concepts to facilitate learning
• Formative and summative assessments that allow for interpreting, sharing, and practicing theoretical knowledge
• Participants can engage in optional hands-on activities that involve solving exercises based on real-life cases using specialized software, providing them with a practical and applied approach to reinforce their acquired knowledge

Content/Topics

• Investments: analysis, prioritization, and decision-making based on risk
• Conceptual framework of disaster risk governance
• Risk governance in infrastructure projects

Assessment

To earn this digital badge, the recipient must have successfully completed all learning activities and summative assessments to meet or exceed the minimum passing score for the course.

Estimated effort

Completing this course requires an effort of approximately 10 hours.

Badge type

Completion badge