18-27 November 2024 Hybrid - Online and in Sanremo, Italy
This hybrid specialised course will provide a comprehensive overview of the existing international provisions and key regulatory issues related to the prevention and management of disasters, including through a residential specialized workshop focusing on the challenges they pose and how they are addressed in the EU context.
Faculty
Speakers will include the three co-directors of the Course: Giulio Bartolini (Professor of International Law at Roma Tre University and Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook of International Disaster Law), Isabelle Granger (Global Lead, Disaster Law and Auxiliary Role, IFRC), and Grega Grobovsek (Legal and Policy Officer at European Commission, DG-ECHO), as well as high- level distinguished experts including Gian Luca Burci (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Former Legal Counsel, WHO), Walter Kälin (Former Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons) and Marina Skuric-Prodanovic (Chief, System-wide Approaches and Practices Section, UN OCHA).
Target audience
Staff of governments, international and regional organizations, NGOs, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, academics, graduate and post-graduate students interested in humanitarian assistance and disaster management issues.
Contents
The online training section of the course will introduce participants to international and regional disaster law, addressing a wide range of topics including the interplay between Disaster Law, Human Rights and IHL; the overall legal framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and its connection with Climate Change Adaptation; and the normative frameworks regulating the interplay of different actors and organisations in disaster management and response. The on-site section of the course will then focus on the European dimension of Disaster Law, addressing issues of utmost importance such as the interplay between IDL and EU Law; EU policies & standards in Disaster Risk Reduction, Prevention and Preparedness; Disaster Response and Management strategies and practices at the EU level; and the EU external action in the Disasters domain, with specific reference to humanitarian aid and collaborations between the EU and other regional and international entities.
Structure
Through a mixture of online and on-site lectures, practical exercises, self-assessment tools and interactive group works, the course, organised by the Sanremo Institute in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Disaster Law and with the support of the Italian Red Cross, will provide a dynamic and tailored learning environment to all participants.
Hear from Thomas Maulder, who attended the course in 2022.
Register by 6 November 2024.
Click here for the course website, for more information on fees, location, and to apply.