CERGC

Specialization certificate for the assessment and management of geological and climate related risk at the University of Geneva

Since 1988, the University of Geneva has held an international training course on geologic risk assessment and management for graduate students and practitioners under a program called the Specialization Certificate in Geological and Climate related risk (CERG-C). The CERG-C is an intensive 9-week long program integrating the physical and social sciences as well as vulnerability and economics into

risk assessment. Completion of the Certificate requires a Thesis/Memoir to be conducted in the candidate’s home country or in Geneva in collaboration with various governmental or international agencies (e.g., UNISDR, UNOSAT, WMO), due within 6-months of completion of the main course work. Target modules include: risk management, volcanic risk, landslide risk, seismic risk, and flood risk. Field exercises are offered with all CERG-C modules. CERG-C candidates come to Geneva from all over the world to take advantage of faculty expertise and field settings offered in Switzerland, Italy and France and to have access to major international natural disaster governmental and international organizations housed in Geneva. To date, some 385 participants from 80 different countries have been trained. The teaching faculty comprises some 30 international experts from various institutions, including University of Geneva, Switzerland; University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Zürich (Swiss Seismological Service); Swiss Humanitarian Aid; World Meteorological Organization (WMO); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR); United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT); National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Italy; University of Pisa, Italy; East Tennessee State University, USA; Politecnico di Milano, Italy; York University, Canada. Applications are due annually in September for training beginning April the following year. A limited number of scholarships are available. All material is presented in English, so CERG-C candidates are required to understand written and spoken English and write and speak English. Learn more about the CERG-C by going to: http://www.unige.ch/hazards. For registration and information, please email: [email protected]

30/07/2025

🌍 Are you interested in understanding and managing geological and climate-related risks?

The CERG-C training course at the University of Geneva is back for 2026!
📅 Course dates: April–June 2026
🗓️ Application deadline: 15 September 2025

Since 1988, the CERG-C (Specialization Certificate in the Assessment and Management of Geological and Climate-related Risk) has trained participants from over 80 countries, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to reduce the impact of natural hazards.

This internationally recognized program takes a multidisciplinary approach, combining the physical and social sciences, engineering, and economics to tackle real-world challenges in risk assessment and management.

Through the CERG-C, you’ll learn not only how to assess and manage risk, but also how to communicate effectively with decision-makers, communities, and the media before, during, and after natural disasters.

As extreme events increase in frequency and severity, building local and global capacity for disaster risk reduction is more urgent than ever.

👉 Find out more and apply here: https://www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/CERG-C/

24/07/2024

Registrations now open for the 36th edition of CERG-C training that will take place between April and June 2025: https://www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/CERG-C/
Deadline: 15 September 2024

17/04/2024

The 35th session of the CERG-C program has officially started with the lecture today by Loretta Hieber Girardet, chief of the Risk knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity-Development of UNDRR:

31/07/2023

Registrations now open for the 35th edition of CERG-C training that will take place between April and June 2024: https://www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/CERG-C/

Deadline: 15 September 2023

18/05/2023

Insightful visit to La Palma with multidisciplinary 2023 CERGC group to discuss the integration of physical volcanology, hazard modelling, elements at risk and various dimensions of vulnerability for a comprehensive volcanic risk analysis.

25/07/2022

19/07/2022

Interested in the assessment and management of geological and climate-related risk?
..check out this one-minute video and join the CERG-C intense training:

This CERG-C program was launched in 1988 at the University of Geneva.More information on https://www.unige.ch/hazards

19/07/2022

Registrations open for the 2023 session of CERG-C (deadline: 15 September 2022)!

For more information check out our website:
https://www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/CERG-C/

24/06/2022

...last official day of CERG-C 2022!
After a 2-year break due to pandemic it was great to be back in presence and in the field with an amazing CERG-C group! 13 participants from Argentina, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Trinidad & Tobago working on various aspects related to geological and climate related risk.
Seven weeks went super fast! A massive thank to each one of you for your enthusiasm, motivation and inspiring energy! ...best of luck on your future adventures and looking fwd to seeing you again soon! 😃

22/06/2022

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake
Affected countries: Pakistan and Afghanistan
30 km from Datta Khel, Pakistan · 21 Jun, 22:54
At least 920 people killed and 600 wounded, officials say

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61890804

17/06/2022

31/05/2022

To make our complex, interconnected systems more manageable, we need a new view of risk. https://bit.ly/357QK44

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Geneva
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