Multi-hazard Risk Assessment Workshop
INTRODUCTION
This
course deals with the procedures to collect, analyze and evaluate spatial
information for risk assessment from natural and human-induced hazards (such as
geological hazard, hydro-meteorological hazards, environmental hazards and
technological hazards). The course will guide you through the entire process of
risk assessment, on the basis of a case study of a city exposed to multiple
hazards, in a developing country (Risk City). Also, a number of case
studies are used from Europe (Italy, France), China, and Georgia.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
- understand the concepts of hazard assessment, elements
at risk mapping, vulnerability assessment, and risk assessment;
- formulate the spatial data requirements for risk
assessment;
- generate an elements at risk data base using GIS;
- formulate the requirements of hazard data and methods;
- apply various methods for vulnerability assessment;
- generate risk maps using qualitative and quantitative
methods;
- have insight in how a risk assessment could be carried
out in your own situation;
DURATION
8
Days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The training
is intended for professionals working in development areas mostly.
COURSE CONTENT
Module
1: Introduction to risk assessment
- Theory: Introduction to disaster risk management and
risk assessment.
- Exercise: Generation of a hazard profile using
disaster databases; Introduction to ILWIS, and introduction to the
RiskCity dataset. Learn the various hazard problems by evaluating
high-resolution images
Module
2: Obtaining spatial data for risk assessment
- Theory: Presentation of data requirements for the
various types of hazards. Sources of spatial data.
- Exercises: Defining spatial data requirements for risk
assessment; Internet search for information on risk assessment; acquiring
free and low-cost data; generating three-dimensional image data using
Google Earth; stereo image interpretation
Module
3: Hazard Assessment
- Theory: Hazard types; Main concepts of hazard
assessment; Frequency magnitude – relationships
- Exercises: Frequency assessment; Selection of hazard
assessment example (flooding, landslides, earthquakes, technological
hazards, volcanic hazards etc)
Module
4: Elements of risk assessment
- Theory: Types of elements at risk; classification of
buildings, infrastructure, lifelines, critical facilities; population
information; a collection of elements at risk information.
- Exercise: Generating elements at risk database from
scratch; Generating elements at risk database using available data
(building footprint map, census data, and LiDAR)
Module
5: Vulnerability assessment
- Theory: Types of vulnerability; social vulnerability;
physical vulnerability; methods for vulnerability assessment;
participatory GIS; Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation
- Exercises: Defining vulnerability curves; Spatial
Multicriteria evaluation for vulnerability assessment
Module
6: Risk assessment
- Theory: Loss estimation models; HAZUS; qualitative
risk assessment; QRA; basics of flood risk, seismic risk, landslide and
technological risk assessment;
- Exercises: Creating risk curves; Selection of risk
assessment method: flooding, earthquakes, landslides, technological.
Module
7: Risk Management
- Theory: Risk evaluation; risk governance; risk
communication; cost-benefit analysis; Using risk information for emergency
planning; spatial planning, and Environmental Impact Assessment
- Exercises: Multi-hazard risk assessment for buildings;
assessing economic losses; Cost benefit analysis
Module
8: Final project and examination
- Discussion: How to do such a study in your area?
- Final Project: Selection of project topic related to
risk assessment and its use in risk management
GENERAL NOTES
·
This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have
vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice.
The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works
and case studies.
·
Training manuals and additional reference materials are
provided to the participants.
·
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will
be issued with a certificate.
·
We can also do this as tailor-made course to meet
organization-wide needs. Contact us to find out more: training@skillsforafrica.org
· The training will be conducted at SKILLS FOR AFRICA TRAINING INSTITUTE IN NAIROBI KENYA.
·
The training fee covers tuition fees, training materials,
lunch and training venue. Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged for
our participants upon request.
·
Payment should be sent to our bank account before start of
training and proof of payment sent to:
training@skillsforafrica.org