Organization: Harvard University
Registration deadline: 18 Jul 2016
Starting date: 19 Jul 2016
Ending date: 21 Jul 2016
Humanitarian organizations, international agencies and governments that serve populations affected by crises find themselves increasingly in urban settings. Agencies face new challenges, and some potential advantages, in these complex urban environments and are only just learning how to approach them. These new challenges take many forms: complicated physical layouts, poorly prepared institutions and infrastructure, a mixed target population of refugees and underserved locals.Furthermore, coordination of NGOs, communities as well as local authorities calls for urgent education and training in urban crises.
The Urban Humanitarian Emergencies Course is a three-day training organized by the Humanitarian Academy at Harvard's Lavine Family Humanitarian Studies Initiative to train humanitarian professionals on the current issues and practices involved in this unique and expanding area of research and practice. The course faculty is experienced in humanitarian training and has on-the-ground experience with humanitarian crises in urban areas.
The three-day course will include curriculum covering all aspects of the urban humanitarian environment.
- Response to Recovery
- Coordination
- Communication
- Assessment and Prioritization
- Integrated Sectors
- Finance and Economy
- Markets
- Housing and Shelter
- Delivering Aid
- Violence and Protection
- Health
- Exit Strategy
How to register:
More information, including information about the registration process, can be found here.