5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 From: Costanza Bonadonna <Costanza.Bonadonna@xxxxxxxx> 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 *Specialization Certificate on the Assessment and Management of Geological and Climate-related Risk (CERG-C) * *University of Geneva, Switzerland* We are pleased to announce the 2020 session of the CERG-C training that will be held at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) *between April 14th and June 12th, 2020* (application deadline: *September 15th, 2019*; http://www.unige.ch/hazards). The Specialization Certificate in Geological and Climate-related Risk (CERG-C) is an international training course for graduate students and practitioners offered by the University of Geneva since 1988. The CERG-C is an intensive 9-week long program integrating the physical and social sciences as well as vulnerability and economics into risk assessment. Completion of the Certificate requires a Thesis/Memoir to be conducted in the candidateâ??s home country or in Geneva in collaboration with various governmental or international agencies (e.g., UNISDR, UNOSAT, WMO), due within 6-months of completion of the main course work. Target modules include: *risk management, volcanic risk, landslide risk, seismic risk, and flood and climate-related risk*. Field exercises are offered with all CERG-C modules. In particular, as part of the volcanic risk module, the CERG-C offers a 1-week field exercise on the island of Vulcano, Italy, to study geologic risk in the context of volcanic settings. Four main aspects are considered: physical volcanology; vulnerabilityâ?? physical, systemic, economic and social; risk assessment and management; emergency management. A dedicated educational activity with the local primary school is also organized as an example of experiential learning exercise with small communities. The training is strongly aligned with the Italian National Civil Protection Department and includes a 1-day trip to Stromboli to evaluate the interaction between physical science and emergency management. CERG-C candidates benefit from faculty expertise in Geneva in addition to 30 international experts from leading institutions worldwide and have access to many world-class field settings mainly in Switzerland and nearby in Italy. Candidates are also provided access to major international natural disaster governmental and international organizations housed in Geneva. To date, some 440 participants from 85 different countries have been trained. A limited number of scholarships are available. All material is presented in English, so CERG-C candidates are required to understand written and spoken English and write and speak English. Learn more about the CERG-C by going to: http://www.unige.ch/hazards For registration and information, please contact Dr. Corine Frischknecht (CERG-C coordinator; email: cerg@xxxxxxxx). Alternatively, you may contact the CERG-C Director, Prof. Costanza Bonadonna; Email: Costanza.Bonadonna@xxxxxxxx ============================================================== Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). ASU - http://www.asu.edu/ PSU - http://pdx.edu/ GVP - http://www.volcano.si.edu/ IAVCEI - https://www.iavceivolcano.org/ To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxx. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxx. Please do not send attachments. ============================================================== ------------------------------
