Training Course on Climate Change Adaptation In A Changing Environment

Introduction

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. Many of climate change 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 will equip the learner with knowledge on 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.

Duration

5 days.

Who Should Attend?

The course is meant 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 Objective

· 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.

Course Content

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


Methodology

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

Key Notes

i. The participant must be conversant with English.

ii. Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate

iii. Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

iv. The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and A Certificate upon successful completion of Training.

v. One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

vi. Payment should be done at least a week before commence of the training, to DATASTAT CONSULTANCY LTD account, as indicated in the invoice so as to enable us prepare better for you.
We also offer online training.
Course Fee: Ksh 80,000, USD 900
Contact Us
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Postal Add: 5402-00100

Head Office: Comet House , Along Monrovia Street, Nairobi, Kenya
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