Impact-oriented forecasting can improve the response time and efficiency of humanitarian responses to disaster risks. In this course you will get an overview of the possibilities and limitations of anticipatory humanitarian action. You will learn about existing forecasting instruments, how to apply them and how to define your own „trigger levels“ for humanitarian interventions based on existing data.

The course will be held in January 2021. More information will follow soon.

INFORMATION: This course is fully booked. Please register for a different course.

This course will introduce you to the basics of humanitarian aid. In the three-day online course, you will learn what you need to start a career in humanitarian work. From terminology to legal basics and quality ensurance, we will cover a lot of reallife examples and look at case studies to understand the major challenges and work areas of humanitarian action.

Please note: This course will be held in German and requires at least a working level of German language skills. For more information check the German section of this page (choose language settings at the right hand corner).

"Anything without us is not for us" - people affected by crises know best about their situation and what it takes to improve it. They only really accept the solutions that they themselves have helped to create. For cooperation in emergency and disaster situations, there are working methods that make it possible to respect these principles. The course offers access to such working methods that go beyond many current practices. More and more actors in the international humanitarian aid system are working with these approaches. The trend in this direction and the need for it are obvious - especially in view of the current Covid crisis.