ICHARM - Disaster Management Ph. D. Program

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Water-related disasters are intensifying in frequency and magnitude due to urbanization, industrialization, climate changes etc. throughout the world, causing devastating losses to human lives and livelihoods. They also seriously impede economic development.

It is increasingly evident that capacity development and human empowerment are the basis for resilient societies against disasters and sustainable development. In order to improve this basis, there is an urgent need for societies to increase their capacities for training researchers, educators and strategy/policy specialists for risk management.

It is to support countries in this respect that the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) jointly launched a Ph.D. program in October 2010. The broad aim of the program is to nurture professionals who can train researchers and take leadership in planning and implementation of national and international strategies and policies in the field of water-related risk management.

Target Groups

The program examines and selects candidates who;

have motivation and capabilities for doctoral level work, and
are willing to take the lead for implementing water-related risk management learned at ICHARM after completion of this program.

Admission

To be eligible for admission to the program, an applicant must;

have already acquired a Master's degree,
have research or practical experiences more than one year in the field of water-related risk management in organizations including universities, or have written Master's thesis related to water-related risk management,
satisfy the English language requirements with a minimum TOEFL score of internet-Based Test (iBT) 79 (or Paper-Based Test (PBT) 550), IELTS 6.0 or its equivalent, and
be in good health.