Course introduction

This course is part of  Disaster Interventions, Evaluation, and Learning, and designed by Coventry University.

By this course, assess the need for accountability and its importance to disaster management.

Disasters and armed conflicts cause severe long-run consequences across the world. Addressing public and civil accountability can help mitigate the effects of these disasters.

By this course, you will explore the role of accountability in disaster management by analyzing local and global perspectives. In addition, you will learn about accountability measures and how they can be applied at different stages of disaster management.

Course details:

Course developer: Coventry University

Instruction language: English

Course provider: Future Learn

Course mode: Self-paced

Subject: Politics and Society

Price: Free

Duration: 2 weeks (3 hours/week)

Start date: Flexible

Course instructors:

Burcak Basbug Erkan

She is a disaster, risk, and resilience lecturer with 20 years’ experience in disaster risk mitigation, policy development, the financial management of disasters, disaster insurance, and statistics.

What you will learn:

By the end of the course, you shall be able to:

• Illustrate the historical evolution of accountability
• Describe and define accountability in disaster management
• Do experimentation with relevant accountability tools and mechanisms.
• Identify there is a need for accountability in disaster management.

Who can enroll?

Anyone looking to find out more about accountability in disaster management can take this. Also, it is ideal for learners from an academic or professional background in humanitarian disaster management, as well as policymakers, researchers, and students.

Course content

What topics will you cover?

• The historical revolution of accountability in disaster management
• Key components of accountability
• The significance of accountability
• The alteration of accountability in disasters
• Accountability stakeholder analysis during an emergency
• Different standpoints on accountability from local to global levels

 Course benefits

• Shareable certificate
• 100% online and full access to the course

How to apply?

You can join this course by completing registration in the given link.