Certificate in Disaster Risk Management

Pierce College

The Certificate in Disaster Risk Management is based on the priorities identified by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Sendai Framework. You will learn how to communicate and interpret risks, understand risk management, and monitor, evaluate, and review risk management processes and outcomes as they relate to disasters. Globally, the frequency and cost of disasters continues to rise. The United States continues to see an increase in the number of 1 Billion Dollar climate and weather-related disasters that occur each year, with 20 having occurred in 2021 alone.