Full course description
PER-420: Understanding Climate Risk - Hazard, Vulnerability, and Community Resilience
Courtesy of Jeff Tedesco from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.
- Date: June 10th, 2025
- Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
- Location: MEMA Regional Office: East. 20 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038.
How to obtain a certificate:
- Sign up for the course on this page.
- Take the pre-test.
- Attend the training on June 10th, 2025.
- Take the post-test and evaluation.
Please note that we will be working with online mapping tools. We strongly recommend that you bring a laptop to complete course requisites.
Course Overview:
Learning Objectives:
- Assess ways in which climate models can project future climate conditions.
- Demonstrate competency with the Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT) and the National Risk Index (NRI).
- Analyze disaster scenarios regarding future climate and social conditions.
- Analyze how climate disruptions can negatively impact community lifelines, supply chains, and vulnerable communities.
Hosted by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
This project is supported by Cooperative Agreements EMW-2021-CA-00092, EMW-2021-CA-00093, EMW-2022-CA-00037, EMW-2023-GG019446, and EMW-2024-CA-05117 administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.