Full course description
PER-420: Understanding Climate Risk - Hazard, Vulnerability, and Community Resilience
Courtesy of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.
- Date: February 4th, 2025
- Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (ET)
- Location: PEMA Headquarters - 1310 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or via Zoom.
How to obtain a certificate:
- Sign up for the course on this page.
- Take the pre-test.
- Attend the training on February 4th, 2025.
- Take the post-test and evaluation.
If you are attending in person, please bring a mobile device, tablet, or laptop to complete the course requisites.
If you are attending virtually, we recommend you use headphones to optimize your training experience.
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 Courtney Wolf from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Regional Security.
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.