Orange Knowledge Programme: Managing Risk in the Face of Climate Change 2021

Do you want to become a change manager and enhance your capacity to encourage communities, governments and businesses to adapt climate-related hazards? In this course, they focus on climate related disasters such as floods, cyclones, storm surges and drought and the question how vulnerabilities and exposure to natural hazards can be reduced to build resilient communities.

The Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation, part of Wageningen University & Research, is seeking applications for the 2021 Managing Risk in the Face of Climate Change course.

Course Date

  • Date: Mon 15 March 2021 until Sun 23 May 2021
  • Duration: Part-time, 8hrs per week (10 weeks)
  • Venue: Facilitated online sessions

What will you learn?

This course includes:

  • A general introduction & conceptual foundation to Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM), and the link between CCA and DRM;
  • Ways to examine how to integrate CCA and DRM;
  • Learnings on how to ‘frame’ the problem -tools for examining the perspectives of different stakeholders over the priority given for disaster risk and climate change;
  • Learnings on how to ‘frame’ possible solutions – e.g. intervention tools;
  • Lessons on how to influence policies for CCA and DRM – practicing communicating interventions.

Criteria

This training programme is designed for managers, policy makers, specialists and researchers who are professionally involved in the management of risks and hazards and climate change. Participants may work in public and civic society sectors, for universities, national research or development programmes, for government organizations or NGOs. You need at least have 3 years professional experience and proficiency in English is required.

For more information, visit Wageningen University & Research.

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Important Dates

Post Date - 07 Nov 2020

Deadline Date - 04 Jan 2021

Donor Name

Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation

Grant Size

N/A to $ N/A

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