CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT COURSE
INTRODUCTION
Climate change impacts will affect social and ecological systems in complex and broad-ranging ways as technological, economic, social and ecological changes take place across regions, groups and sectors. Many of these impacts, such as impacts on ecological systems, have cascading effects on social, economic and health outcomes. In order to respond to climate change, more vigorous actions are required to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and to adapt to unavoidable consequences that are increasing vulnerability around the world.
This training places local sustainability, its development challenges and local vulnerabilities in the context of climate changes at regional and global levels in order to understand their linkages. It is well recognized that a response strategy to climate change is an additional and new area of sustainable community development, that in addition to many other local priorities like reducing poverty, improving sanitation and safe access to fresh water, health issues and diminishing ecological resiliency.
DURATION
5 days.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course is intended for mid-career professionals, dealing with climate change adaptation and mitigation options in developing countries, working for a research organization, NGO, government or civil society. Participants need to have a relevant tertiary education with at least one year of experience in a course-related discipline like agriculture, disaster risk management, food security, water management, biodiversity, forestry, or other natural resources management.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Conduct and interpret vulnerability assessments by understanding its key components of exposure, sensitivity and capacity
- Identify impacts of future climate change and climate variability on human well-being and environment
- Identify key areas of integration, in which adaptation to climate change goes hand-in hand with other development priorities and building resilience in natural and human systems;
- Identify and develop basic elements of an implementation plan to progress with adaptation options.
TOPICS TO COVER
Module 1: Principles and Key Concepts · Introduction to climate change and climate change adaptation
- Strategy development and planning for Climate Change Adaptation
- Legal frame work for Climate Change Adaptation
- Characteristics of Vulnerability and Scope of the Assessment
- Vulnerability Assessments and the DPSIR Framework
- Defining vulnerability
- Vulnerability to climate change
- Monitoring Vulnerability
Module 2: Introduction to GIS for Climate change
- Introduction to GIS software
- Planning for a GIS system installation
- Working with a GIS software
- Introduction to GPS
- GPS data collection
- GPS data download
Module 3: Impacts of Climate Change and their Assessment
- Economic sector
- social structure
- Agriculture
- Natural resources
- Migration and disasters
Module 4: Climate Change Response
- Creating Responses: Determining the adaptation options
- Mainstreaming climate change into development decisions
- Developing adaptation responses
- Contingency Planning
Module 5: Knowledge resources for Climate Change Adaptation
- Climate modeling climate forecasting and applied technologies for Climate Change monitoring
- Vulnerability assessment
- Uncertainties and risk management
- Capacity building for Climate Change Adaptation
- The role of GIS and Remote Sensing in climate forecasting and modeling
Module 6: Prioritizing Adaptation Responses
- Developing a Basic Implementation Plan and a Communication Strategy
- Implementing adaptation responses
- Communicating climate change and adaptation
TRAINING APPROACH
The instructor-led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprise presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professionals and trainers in these fields. All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.
ACCREDITATION
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a Skyrokers Training & Consultancy Institute certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).
TRAINING VENUE
The training will be held at Skyrokers Training & Consultancy Institute Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and lunch. All participants will additionally cater to their travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
ACCOMMODATION AND AIRPORT PICKUP
Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Skyrokers Training & Consultancy Institute Training Officer. We can also do this as tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs. Contact us to find out more: Info@skyrokersinstitute.com
The training will be conducted at Skyrokers Training & Consultancy Institute, or online.
