Organisateurs de l’événement:
Co-organisateurs:
Pays d’Accueil:
- Kenya
Ville d’Accueil:
Nairobi
Lieu:
IRES Training Centre (Njema Court, Rhapta Road)
Date:
07/09/2015 to 11/09/2015
Date limite d’enregistrement:
Monday, August 31, 2015
Training type:
academic
Langue de l’événement:
English
Target Audience:
The course is targeted at professionals who require knowledge and skills on the use of GIS and RS in their organization in the field of disaster management. Participants are welcome from a broad range of organizations including physical planning, institutions, professionals and private GIS and RS related firms.
Description:
There is a great need to utilize disaster risk information in planning for effective coping mechanisms of disaster risk reduction. For this, there is a significant need to create awareness among the disaster management professionals regarding the importance of GIS and Remote Sensing.
This course is job oriented and aims to impact practical skills on how to use GIS and RS ,to overcome the major challenges faced in ,pre-disasters during disaster and post-disaster management such as during early warning, hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment, damage assessment, as well as in the design of risk reduction measures.