Climate Adaptation

About this course

Explore Climate Adaptation through online lessons, practical labs and a capstone. Practitioner level; estimated study time: 16 h.

Course curriculum

• Module 1 — Adaptation Concepts: Risk, Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity
• Module 2 — Climate Information for Adaptation
• Module 3 — Options: Grey, Green and Soft
• Module 4 — Appraisal: Cost–Benefit, Multi-Criteria and Robustness
• Module 5 — Adaptation Pathways and Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty
• Module 6 — Maladaptation
• Module 7 — Monitoring and Evaluation
• Module 8 — Finance and Governance

Applied learning

• Case Study — Pennard's First Adaptation Plan
• Lab 1 — Heat adaptation options for Pennard's towns
• Lab 2 — Adaptation pathways for the Coast Road
• Lab 3 — A robustness test of a water-supply plan
• Capstone — An Adaptation Plan for a Real Decision

Who this course is for

Government Professional; GIS / Remote Sensing Professional; Researcher

Prerequisites

NE-ENV-101

Course details

Course code: NE-ENV-203. Delivery: Self-Paced / Instructor-Led. School: Climate, Environment & Natural Resources.

Includes online lessons and practice activities. Course materials are in pilot review.