About this Specialization

This specialized program is aimed at officials, professionals, and team members involved in formulating, executing, or supervising infrastructure projects, who seek to incorporate disaster risk analysis and climate change adaptation into their projects.\\n\\nThrough 3 courses, students will be trained to identify key elements of natural disaster risk, recognize the importance of integrating risk analysis into the infrastructure project cycle, conduct qualitative and quantitative assessments to make informed decisions, discern when to apply each type of risk assessment, evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of projects through qualitative and quantitative analysis, and finally, generate informed recommendations for the design, construction, operation, and governance of infrastructure in a context of risk and climate change.\\n\\nIt is recommended to take the courses in the suggested order.

Created by: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo