New MOOC on Disaster Risk Reduction

Katrin Beyer and João Almeida participated as invited instructors in 5 videos of the Massive Open Online Course A Resilient Future - Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction. This is the first MOOC to be launched (starting November 5) by the Cooperation & Development Center (CODEV) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). It aims to introduce participants to existing and emerging technologies suitable for disaster risk reduction (DRR), while promoting the overall aim of sustainable development. This course brings together technical expertise from several EPFL labs and sections and other major partners active in the DRR field. The course focuses on three main natural hazards - floods, landslides and earthquakes.