Climate Change, Impacts & Adaptation
This 4-day course provides an in-depth grounding in the science, impacts, and adaptation strategies related to climate change.
Course Overview
- Understand the science behind climate change and its regional impacts.
- Assess climate vulnerability and exposure at community and organisational levels.
- Design climate-resilient programmes aligned with SDGs and Paris Agreement goals.
- Apply adaptation and mitigation frameworks in humanitarian and development contexts.
- Communicate climate risk effectively to donors, boards, and communities.
Learning Outcomes
- Conduct a climate vulnerability assessment for a target community.
- Integrate climate risk into project logframes and M&E plans.
- Develop an organisational climate adaptation roadmap.
- Communicate climate evidence to non-technical audiences.
Course Syllabus
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1
Day 1 — Climate Science: Evidence, Projections & Regional Scenarios
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2
Day 2 — Impacts on Food, Water, Health & Displacement
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3
Day 3 — Adaptation Frameworks: Community-Led & Nature-Based Solutions
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4
Day 4 — Climate-Smart M&E, Reporting & Advocacy
Course Information
Class Time9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Course Requirements
- Basic familiarity with development or humanitarian programming.
- No prior climate science background required.
- Willingness to engage in group fieldwork exercises.
- Commitment to complete all 4 days of the programme.
Student Reviews
What Participants Say
"Eye-opening content delivered by experts who clearly understand both the science and the development context."
Barna Magyarosi
Executive Secretary, Inter-European Division
"I now have a practical toolkit to mainstream climate adaptation into all our projects. Highly recommended."
Maria Santos
Programme Officer, East Africa
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