Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Climate Risk Assessment for Sustainability

Eligibility

 

Eligibility

Applicants should have completed their Bachelor’s Degree of minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4- or 10+2+2+1-year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognized university, in any discipline.

 

Description

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Admission Process

Start of Application	19th July 2024
Last day of application	26th July 2024
Interview	28th July 2024
Announcement of Results	2nd August 2024
Commencement of Classes	5th August, 2024

 

Description of the Programme

As global conversations have shifted from reactive ways of “managing disasters” & climate change to more proactive and pre-emptive aspects of “disaster risk reduction,” it is the need of the hour to put the spotlight on disaster & climate risks. The proposed programme will build knowledge, skills, competencies and capacities among the participants to solve real risk problems and issues related to risk assessment, develop the ability for critical reflection on causative factors that generate risks, how they are perceived differently by diverse constituencies and how they are communicated or under-played, learn to use data analytics and technological tools used in risk analysis, to understand, describe and evaluate risk. A robust and well-rounded risk assessment is required to serve as a fulcrum for public policy discussions to enable global disaster and climate preparedness.

 

A robust and well-rounded risk assessment is required to serve as a fulcrum for public policy discussions to enable global disaster and climate preparedness.

 

 

 

 

 

Over the years, there has been a global increase in extreme climate events leading to large scale death, devastation and immense socio-economic losses. Anthropogenic activity has exacerbated the occurrence of newer forms of hazards. In such a context, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure safety of all its citizens, through good regulatory and governance frameworks that minimize risks. More than ever before, a robust and well-rounded risk assessment (RA) is required to serve as a fulcrum for decision making in public policy to enable global disaster preparedness. Such risk diagnosis must take into account all dimensions of disaster risk such as, hazard characteristics, hazard identification, exposure of persons and assets to such hazards, differential vulnerabilities and coping capacities of communities with a special focus on the most marginalized groups.

 

As nations around the world pursue modernist ideas of development driven by large-scale infrastructural creation, newer risks are produced while existing ones maybe amplified. Anthropogenic activity brings about the production of fresh hazards that can lead to disaster events which in turn can erode developmental gains in a matter of minutes. Further, as historical and emerging evidences suggest, there is a strong need to be grounded in the values of sustainability, disaster prevention, risk reduction, mitigation and vulnerability reduction in the contexts of climate change and increases in extreme weather events. An early pre-disaster intervention in the form of robust risk assessments will enable preparedness and set the world on the road to resilience building.

 

The risks communities face, the reasons for their vulnerability and state response to both risks and vulnerability require a thorough investigation for which knowledge and competencies in undertaking risk assessments is the need of the hour. RAs help to identify specific hazards and their potential impacts on a site/ built environment/ structure/ or on people who work/reside there. RAs thus helps identify people who may be at risk, plan for their safety in order to protect them (as well as the structure). They help decision makers think about the potential harm that may need mitigation or preventive measures. Risk assessments ensure compliance with the law, periodic and timely review of existing controls and enables a process of making improvements in systems that enable risk reduction. Risk consciousness factors in the idea that extreme weather events and disasters will continue to rise with climate change and that events that were few or highly unusual are likely to multiply.

 

Sustainability in the contexts of Disaster and Climate Risks

The proposed programme is cognizant of the overlaps and intersections between disasters and climate risk interventions and sustainability. Canonical global policies such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become driving forces that inform national policies on a broad gamut of issues, from poverty and hunger to climate action, gender equality and resilient infrastructure. The SDGs imagines a future that is just fifteen years away, a future that sees the world alleviate global poverty, hunger and the ill-effects of climate change.

However, concerns of justice, equity and risks underscore the need to identify disparities in risks experienced by specific groups/communities and nations and sources of those disparities.

The distribution of risks is often uneven and decisions in one domain severely impact another domain, heightening the exposure to risks. It is imperative to generate greater awareness about these processes and cascading impacts and work on approaches to address and/or mitigate disparities in risk distribution and foster greater sensitivity and collaboration in an interconnected world. Policy and practice must advance the use of decision analysis and risk tools.

 

In the wake of climate change that affects several dimensions of human existence including food and water security, owing primarily through its impact on ecosystems, it becomes necessary to identify and treat climate risks. Risk assessments must enable progress towards sustainable interventions that reimagines growth and development as one that is cognizant of environmental impacts and its interconnectedness with human societies.

 

This programme will thus emphasize the need for disaster and climate risk assessments and such assessments will, in turn, enable a heightened sense of risk awareness that anchors the sustainability question.

Distribution of Credit Hours:

 

Distribution of Credit Hours

 

Course	Credits
Foundation Course	Non-Credited
Core Disciplinary Courses	22 credits
Specialization Disciplinary (Disciplinary)	6 credits
Internship (anchored by an organization)	6 credits
Research	4 Credits
Total Credits	38 credits

 

 

Semester-Wise Courses

 

SEMESTER 1
SN	Course Title	Credits
FC-MRA-00	Foundation Course	Non-Credited
MRA01	Understanding Risk	2
MRA02	Introduction to Risk Assessment	2
MRA03	Risk and Vulnerabilities	2
MRA04	Introduction to Data Analytics for Risk Assessment	4
MRA05	Geospatial Technologies in Disaster Risk Assessment	2
MRA06	Public Policy and Governance in Disaster and Climate Risk	2
MRA07	Internship	6
	Total Credits for semester 1	20
SEMESTER 2
SN	Course Title	Credits
MRA08	Advances in Hazard Specific Risk Assessment	2
MRA09	Advanced Data Analytics in Risk Assessment	2
MRA10	Risk Communication for Enhanced Preparedness* (Elective)	2
MRA11	Risk Transfer Mechanisms and Risk Financing	2
MRA12	Urban Risk Assessment	2
MRA13	Technologies in Disaster Risk Assessment	2
MRA14	Sustainability & Risk Management* (Elective)	2
MRA15	Research	4
	Total Credits for semester 2	18
	Total Credits for Executive PG Diploma	38

 

*Students will choose a minimum of one elective (Programme credit for the award of the degree is 40 credits)

* The total number of credits and semester wise listing of courses is provisional and may undergo changes in

accordance with the UGC’s latest curriculum and credit framework for executive post graduate diploma programmes

Fee Structure:

Fee Structure

 

 Executive Post-Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Climate Risk Assessments for Sustainability

	Components	Semester I	Semester II
FEE	Tuition Fee	50,000	50,000
	Examination Fee	1000	1000
CHARGES	Field Work / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges	6000	-
	IT Charges	2000	2000
	Library Charges	1500	1500
	Other Charges (ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) *	-	2500
FUNDS	Students' Competency Fund	-	5000
	Lab/Studio Fund	5000	5000
	Development Fund	50,000	50,000
	Students’ Union Fund	500	500
	Alumni Fund	0	500
	Health Care Fund	2000	0
DEPOSITS	Caution Deposit (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate) *	10,000	-
	Semester wise Course Fee	1,28,000	1,18,000
	Total Course Fee	2,46,000