Shelter and Settlements in Disasters

Contenido de curso
The course is designed to teach students strategies, methods and guidelines promoting sustainability in the shelter response from relief to recovery and reconstruction. Students will be prepared to address shelter and settlements challenges in accordance with local needs and build on local resources.The course will enable students to work with shelter mandated international humanitarian organizations in both natural disasters and complex emergencies.

Objetivos de formación
At the end of the course students have acquired strategic and practical knowledge of shelter and settlements policies, methods, tools and procedures in the humanitarian response system and will be prepared to practice these.

Destinatario
National and international aid workers, government officials and other professionals interested i disaster management

Calificaciones
A bachelor\'s degree or equivalent in a relevant field of study (eg. health sciences, social sciences, engineering, etc.) and 2 years of relevant working experience

Organizador local
Copenhagen School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen

Observaciones
This ECTS accredited course is organised and executed in close collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). For more information please see the website: www.mdma.ku.dk/shelter

Ms. Helle Trøst Nielsen