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UNESCO CHAIR - Educational Activities

UNESCO Chair in DRR-RE organises regular seminar and training on the topics related to the resilient school infrastructure. Below you can find details on previous and upcoming courses and seminars.

Next webinar:

Upcoming webinars/courses:

Webinar/Course

Date

Trainer

Navigating the Salinity Crisis: Challenges of Saline Water and Soil in Coastal Bangladesh

December 19, 2024

Prof. Mohammad Shamsudduha

Infrastructure resilience assessment using System Dynamics and Agent-based Modelling

January 2025

Prof. Sólveig Þorvaldsdóttir 

Tall timber design under earthquake and fire loads: Past, Present, and Future

February, 2025

Prof. Solomon Tesfamariam

Academic and professional approaches to Cat modeling

March, 2025

Dr. Sinan Akkar

Multi-criteria life cycle approach for school infrastructure improvement in the Kyrgyz Republic

April 2025

Dr. Sonia Giovinazzi

Past webinars/courses and recordings

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Physical and social vulnerability for the multi-hazard risk analysis of components and systems

Date: 28 Nov 2024

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Human-centred and data-driven approaches to enhancing urban resilience

Date: 28 Oct 2024

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Multi-hazard interaction, cascading impacts, and indicators

Date: 25 Sep 2024

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Enhancing Resilience: Integrating Local Wisdom and Vernacular Construction

Date: 10 May 2024

 

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FaMIVE - Recent developments and applications - Day 1

Date: 10 May 2024

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FaMIVE - Recent developments and applications - Day 2

Date: 10 May 2024

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Infrastructure Resilience Initiatives: The Philippine Experience

Date: 11 April 2024

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Multi-hazard and Risk-informed System for Enhanced Local and Regional Disaster Risk Management

Date: 7 March 2024

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Global symposium on recent advancements and the way forward in confined masonry construction - Day 1

Date: 8 - 9 February 2024
Date: 8 - 9 February 2024

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From post-earthquake forensics investigations to recovery-based design

Date: 19 Jan 2024

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SimCenter: A computational framework to simulate the impacts of natural hazards

Date: 16 Nov 2023

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The role of engineers in accelerating the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

Date: 30 Oct 2023

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Experience and Lessons on Seismic Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings in Nepal                      

Date: 21 Sep 2023

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The example of Kahramanmaraş, Turkiye earthquakes in the management of post-disaster relief, recovery and reconstruction experience

Date: 13 July 2023

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Earthquake Performance of School Buildings in Indonesia

Date: 22 June 2023

 

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Structural Resilience of RC and Masonry Buildings - Day 1     

Date: 04 - 05 May 2023

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Structural Resilience of RC and Masonry Buildings - Day 2

Date: 04 - 05 May 2023

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Seismic Losses Scenarios using SELENA - Day 1

Date: 23-24 March 2023

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Seismic Losses Scenarios using SELENA - Day 2

Date: 23-24 March 2023

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System Resilience: Application of Bayesian Networks for Decision-making in Civil Eng. problems - Day 1

Date: 9-10 March 2023

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System Resilience: Application of Bayesian Networks for Decision-making in Civil Eng. problems - Day 2

Date: 9-10 March 2023

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SMARTnet – Non-Engineered Seismic Design 2.0

Date: 16 February 2023

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Appropriate structural engineering in humanitarian and international development contexts

Date: December 2022

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Towards an integrated assessment strategy for masonry structures

Date: November 2022

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The Democratisation of Cat Models Webinar

Date: October 2022

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Engineering based fragility and vulnerability assessment - Day 1

Date: September 2022

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Engineering based fragility and vulnerability assessment - Day 2

Date: September 2022

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Classification and vulnerability evaluation of school buildings for seismic risk reduction - Day 1

Date: July 2022

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Classification and vulnerability evaluation of school buildings for seismic risk reduction - Day 2

Date: July 2022

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Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Disaster Risk Reduction - CAPRA Platform

Date: April 2022

 

 

Open Educational Resources

Online Course - Simplified Structural Assessment for Seismic Fragility Analysis

This course aims to teach simplified structural assessment approaches for the development of fragility curves. Fragility curves are essential components of earthquake risk assessments and are developed and used by researchers, civil engineering consultants and insurers.
The course brings state of the art technqiues and tools to developers of fragility curves, promoting a consistent approach to the inclusion of uncertainty. It is aimed at students with an MSc level education in an engineering subject.

Online Course Access

Data Collection for Creating Baseline Information on Schools

To create a school infrastructure baseline, robust data collection tools are required to systematically capture and update key information about school buildings and facilities. Different approaches can be used to complement the establishment of a baseline for quantitative risk assessments, or to conduct a post-disaster damage assessment.

The GLOSI provides a systematic data collection framework, tools and guidance which support countries in creating a school infrastructure baseline using available technology.

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Structural Taxonomy (Classification) of School Building

The GLOSI taxonomy classifies school buildings based on 12 parameters which are known to govern the building’s structural performance. These parameters can be broadly categorized into primary (first 3 parameters) and secondary (remaining 9 parameters). The output of the taxonomy is a building’s string of attributes related to each parameter. The taxonomy string can be seen as the building’s DNA.

The development of the GLOSI taxonomy stems from recent World Bank engagement information on school buildings in Nepal, El Salvador, Peru and the Kyrgyz Republic.

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Fragility & Vulnerability Functions for Selected School Building Types from Different Countries

A systematic methodological framework is used to derive both seismic fragility and vulnerability functions for all index buildings included in the Catalog of Building Types. Here you can find information on how the functions were derived, as well as references for further reading. The use of these functions for a specific quantitative risk assessment might require calibration to reflect the performance of a given building type particular to a country or region. 

This framework promotes the use of a performance-based assessment as an instrument to identify cost-efficient seismic retrofitting solutions that can be implemented at scale across large portfolios of school buildings at risk from natural hazard events. 

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Strengthening Solutions for Typical School Building Types

This online resource provides vulnerability reduction solutions for selected load bearing masonry and reinforced concrete school building types.

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