Aim
Climate change (CC) threatens progress on development particularly in developing countries because they have the least capacity to cope. Adaptation to climate change in these countries is therefore critical. These adjustments in response to the negative impacts of climate change are necessary as they are locally focused and inexpensive.
Adaptation efforts based at the local level addresses exposure of vulnerable recipients to the adverse impacts of climate change. Community based climate change adaptation identifies and facilitates local development activities that strengthen the capacity of local people to adapt to the capricious climate. This approach employs participatory processes and disaster risk reduction.
Course Objectives
At the end of this training you will be able to:
- Identify various Community Based Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (CBCCA&R) approaches;
- Highlight the causes of global climate change and the impacts to development;
- Clarify how climate change adaptation and mitigation measures are linked to country development plans;
- Identify ways to reduce household and community vulnerability to climate change
- Use tools to integrate CC considerations into the community plans;
- Applying CCA knowledge into sustainable development and poverty reduction practices at the local, and other levels.
- Outline participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME) and appraisal tools of community responses to CC
- Explore climate change adaptation and mitigation innovation measures that Community can apply
target Participants
Students intending to work in community projects, development management practitioners, non-governmental workers and government staff.
Course Duration
5 Days
Topics are:
Introduction to climate change; Understanding community vulnerability and capacity to respond to climate change; Developing a community climate change response; Using communications to support your climate change plan and community based CC innovation initiatives; Monitoring and evaluating your community climate change plan
Detailed Course Description
For detailed course description and content write to training@ic4rd.org
Registration
To register, please download the application form below and submit to training@ic4rd.org
Training topics can be requested by writing to training@ic4rd.org
Cost: USD 750 for individuals; 650 for groups above 10 participants.
Training fee includes conference package (training venue, tea/coffee, lunch, snacks, wifi etc)