IRDR’s Djillali Benouar at FEMA Emergency Management Institute
29 May 2015

The 17th Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium, organized by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be held on 1-4 June 2015 at EMI, Emmitsburg, Maryland. The symposium theme is: “Moving Us Forward: Blending Higher Education and Experiential Knowledge in Emergency Management”.

IRDR SC member Djillali Benouar, from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at University of Science & Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algeria, will deliver a paper on the experience of the PeriPeriU consortium (an IRDR International Centre of Excellence) titled “Exploiting the African Higher Education Institutions in Advancing Disaster Risk Reduction: A Model for Post-2015 Capacity Building”. The presentation focuses on achievements in embedding active DRR-related teaching and training within higher education institutions, as well as research and policy advocacy capacity with particular emphasis on urban and hydro-meteorological risks.

The symposium plans sessions on curriculum development and institutional considerations for higher education programmes. The FEMA EMI Emergency Management Higher Education Programme aims “to encourage and support the dissemination of hazard, disaster, and emergency management-related information in colleges and universities across the U.S.” They argue that future emergency managers will come to their roles in government as well as in business and industry with college degrees in emergency management. They also contend that to build disaster resistant and resilient communities, a broad range of students and professionals need courses that teach them what to do about hazards, risk, vulnerability, and disasters.

Click these links for more information on the FEMA Higher Education Programme and on PeriPeriU at the ICoE REaL.

Related News & Events
25 August 2025
IRDR SC member Dr. Ronald Roopnarine contributed to several high-level panels on water conservation, food security, and sustainable agriculture.
20 August 2025
The virtual launch of the 2025 update to the UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) was held on 18 August 2025. The HIPs provide a comprehensive, science-based overview of 281 hazards, from floods and wildfires to pandemics and cyber threats, serving as an essential resource for disaster risk reduction worldwide.
15 August 2025
IRDR co-organised a special session on Resilient Heritage: Safeguarding ASEAN’s UNESCO Sites for a Sustainable Future, which reinforced IRDR's commitment to science-based solutions that protect both cultural heritage and urban resilience across ASEAN.
Disclaimer of use | Privacy Policy | Terms of use | Contact us|
Copyright 2023 Integrated Research on Disaster Risk. All rights reserved.
+86 10 8217 8917
Room B713, No.9 Dengzhuangnan Rd., Beijing China 100094