Disaster Response Courses and Certifications

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

10 reviews

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Disaster Response - A Decade of Lessons Learned Post-9/11 - The Forum at HSPH

8 reviews

Examining disaster response progress since 9/11, focusing on health risks, roles of survivors and agencies, and measures for recovery. Experts discuss leadership, firefighters' health, and policy implications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How Social Media Might Help You Survive the Next Big Disaster

Explore how social media and technology empower citizens to participate in disaster response, revolutionizing information sharing and emergency management during crises.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Tsunami Preparedness: Understanding Our Nation's Risk and Response

Explore tsunami risks, warning systems, and community preparedness strategies. Learn from experts about advances in understanding, predicting, and mitigating the impact of these devastating natural disasters.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Web Summit

Keeping the World Alive - Tech and Humanitarian Response

1 review

Tech innovations for humanitarian aid: Experts discuss leveraging technology to address global challenges, improve food security, water access, and disaster response for a more sustainable and resilient world.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Taking Steps Towards Community Wildfire Preparedness

Learn practical strategies for wildfire preparedness, including home protection measures and community-level management approaches, from expert panelists discussing the future of wildfire mitigation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Emergency Planning and Preparing for Wildfire Evacuations

Learn essential strategies for wildfire preparedness, including emergency planning and evacuation procedures. Gain valuable insights to protect your community before disaster strikes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Alan Turing Institute

FloodSENS – Smart Sensing of Floods

Exploiting optical satellite data for rapid flood mapping using Machine Learning, addressing SAR limitations in urban and densely vegetated areas, with applications in disaster response and insurance.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Open Source IoT Networks for Disaster Response - Project OWL

Explore Project OWL's innovative IoT networks for disaster response, focusing on open-source solutions, device selection, and real-world deployments in hurricane-affected areas.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Lives on the Line - Learning Disaster Response From the Coronavirus Pandemic

Exploring disaster response in cloud-native through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing incident response in medicine and software, and highlighting open source's role in saving lives.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Introduction to Crisis Management and Crisis Communication

19 ratings at Coursera

Master essential crisis management skills to effectively handle organizational emergencies, from initial response through strategic planning and communication, preparing you for real-world crisis scenarios.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Microcredential

Resilience Engineering and Leadership in Crisis

7 ratings at Coursera

Explore leadership strategies for navigating complex crises and system failures. Learn resilience concepts, tools, and methods to assess and enhance organizational preparedness in uncertain environments.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

GIS Software & Application Online Course

129 ratings at Udemy

Unraveling the World of GIS Software & Applications

• Udemy
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Navigating Peace Education in Times of Conflict

Explore peace education strategies, global trends, and practical tools for promoting peace in various contexts. Gain insights to develop community-based solutions and impact your environment positively.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Adelaide;  University Of Surrey

Space Fundamentals

Discover the future of space exploration, why we go, how missions work, and what Earth observation, space law, human survival, and the space economy mean for us all. Learn the science, strategy, and innovation driving our journey beyond Earth.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)