SMUS MOOC ON FLOOD RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

SMUS MOOC ON FLOOD RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, available at Free, with 5 lectures, and has 185 subscribers.

You will learn about Knowledge of flood risk and management in urban settings in Low-Income Countries (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). Getting concrete experiences of the adverse effects of floods on households Gaining insights from people about flood risks and management initiatives at the community level Skills to engage experts in disaster management (academics and researchers) about practical measures for preventing and managing floods in Urban settings Skills of engaging stakeholders working in environmental and climate change Skills to engage citizens who are victims of floods in cities (Dar es Salaam). These engagements will be used as case studies in the developed modules This course is ideal for individuals who are Students in Tanzania, East Africa, and coastal parts of Sub-Saharan Africa or Course instructors on urban planning, environment, urbanization, and climate change courses or Policy and decision-makers at local, regional, and national levels Disaster management committees at community levels, regional and national levels or Researchers and academics from higher learning institutions or Community leaders from flood-prone areas or Community members from flood-prone areas or Non-governmental organizations working on environment and climate change. or Public civil servants, particularly coordinators of flood risks, district engineers, district planning officers, social welfare and development gender focal persons, etc or Members from special groups – elderly persons, children, and people with disabilities It is particularly useful for Students in Tanzania, East Africa, and coastal parts of Sub-Saharan Africa or Course instructors on urban planning, environment, urbanization, and climate change courses or Policy and decision-makers at local, regional, and national levels Disaster management committees at community levels, regional and national levels or Researchers and academics from higher learning institutions or Community leaders from flood-prone areas or Community members from flood-prone areas or Non-governmental organizations working on environment and climate change. or Public civil servants, particularly coordinators of flood risks, district engineers, district planning officers, social welfare and development gender focal persons, etc or Members from special groups – elderly persons, children, and people with disabilities.

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Summary

Title: SMUS MOOC ON FLOOD RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

Price: Free

Number of Lectures: 5

Number of Published Lectures: 5

Number of Curriculum Items: 5

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 5

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Knowledge of flood risk and management in urban settings in Low-Income Countries (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania).
Getting concrete experiences of the adverse effects of floods on households
Gaining insights from people about flood risks and management initiatives at the community level
Skills to engage experts in disaster management (academics and researchers) about practical measures for preventing and managing floods in Urban settings
Skills of engaging stakeholders working in environmental and climate change
Skills to engage citizens who are victims of floods in cities (Dar es Salaam). These engagements will be used as case studies in the developed modules

Who Should Attend

Students in Tanzania, East Africa, and coastal parts of Sub-Saharan Africa
Course instructors on urban planning, environment, urbanization, and climate change courses
Policy and decision-makers at local, regional, and national levels Disaster management committees at community levels, regional and national levels
Researchers and academics from higher learning institutions
Community leaders from flood-prone areas
Community members from flood-prone areas
Non-governmental organizations working on environment and climate change.
Public civil servants, particularly coordinators of flood risks, district engineers, district planning officers, social welfare and development gender focal persons, etc
Members from special groups – elderly persons, children, and people with disabilities

Target Audiences

Students in Tanzania, East Africa, and coastal parts of Sub-Saharan Africa
Course instructors on urban planning, environment, urbanization, and climate change courses
Policy and decision-makers at local, regional, and national levels Disaster management committees at community levels, regional and national levels
Researchers and academics from higher learning institutions
Community leaders from flood-prone areas
Community members from flood-prone areas
Non-governmental organizations working on environment and climate change.
Public civil servants, particularly coordinators of flood risks, district engineers, district planning officers, social welfare and development gender focal persons, etc
Members from special groups – elderly persons, children, and people with disabilities

This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) focuses on Developing MOOCs about flood risk reduction and management for sustainable cities in Tanzania. Floods are one of the natural disasters that lead to adverse impacts on millions of people every year across the world. In the towns of Dar es Salaam, St. Louis, Addis Ababa, Ouagadougou, Beira, Lagos, and Maputo, floods have led to damage and halting of urban mobility, eruption of epidemics, damage of human settlements, and water pollution. With climate change, rapid population growth, and urban expansion rising, urban communities’ flood vulnerabilities are also expected to increase. These floods disproportionately affect the poorest urban residents, especially those living in informal, low-lying, and high-density areas. Informal settlements are more likely to be located in hazardous areas such as flood zones, and the residents living there lack essential services and infrastructures that can exacerbate flood impacts. This calls for developing risk reduction strategies to improve living conditions of urban places prone to floods, as well as the development of sustainable management policies and practices. The United Nations agencies recognize Dar es Salaam as a flood risk city where floods occur perennially. The floods of 2011, for instance, led to enormous loss of life and property, made houses inundated and unlivable for weeks, damaged mobility infrastructure, and the emergence of the cholera epidemic. Despite the occurrence of floods in Dar es Salaam, no developed MOOCs engage multidisciplinary actors in urban planning, urban governance, risk reduction, and management of floods as a disaster. This has made the existing anti-flood policies and practices unsustainable and for vulnerabilities to persist. This project seeks to influence change in practice and policy in risk reduction and flood management.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: How climate change influence urban floods in Dar es Salaam

Lecture 3: Everyday humanitarianism during flood disasters

Lecture 4: Drainage/Storm water infrastructure and flood reduction in Dar es Salaam

Lecture 5: Documentary

Instructors

Dr. Frank Edward
Lecturer at University of Dar es Salaam.

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