Climate Adaptation Training Annotation
- Level: Introductory
- Time commitment: 3 hours per module (4 modules in total) - 12 hours total
- Learning product: Online course
- Sector: multi-sector, infrastructure, city planning, agriculture, forestry, tourism, natural resource management
- Language: English
- Certificate available: completion certificate; microcredential program in development
Introduction
Project Management for a Changing Climate
Climate change is one of the biggest risks facing governments, businesses, societies and ecosystems around the world. Project managers, through their effective direction of complex projects, occupy a critical role in the successful transition to a resilient, low carbon world. This course is designed to prepare professionals with project management responsibilities to add a climate change lens to their projects.
The course is designed to be delivered in a blended synchronous/asynchronous mode. Each week participants can expect to spend about two to three hours across all activities.
The Project Management for a Changing Climate course material is available using the links below for self-learning but if you wish to attend a facilitated online course find details here.
Institutional background and trainers
Project Managent for a Changing Climate by Susan Todd, CPA, CA, MRM is licensed under CC BY 4.0
except where indicated. For external links to resources, review the rights and permission details.
This course is part of the Adaptation Learning Network: Inspiring Climate Action. This course is Creative Commons licensed and the content is free to use with attribution (for external links to resources, please review the rights and permission details).
This course is also offered as a facilitated online course by Royal Roads University. You can find registration information on the Adaptation Learning Network Portal.
Who would find this useful?
The course is suitable for individuals in management roles and above who have significant project management responsibilities. “Projects” could include examples as diverse as infrastructure development, deployment of new technology, ecosystem restoration, or public engagement campaign, for example. The course will attract a diversity of professionals who enjoy multidisciplinary learning environments. Familiarity with general climate change issues and science is recommended.
Training Material
1. Perspective
Video attribution: “An Engineering Perspective: Harshan Radhakrishnan, Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Initiatives Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Adaptation Learning Network is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
2. Engaging
Video attribution: “Erica Crawford, Adaptation Planner, Shift Collaborative" Adaptation Learning Network is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
3. Planning
Video attribution: “Interview 3 with Robert Siddall" Adaptation Learning Network is licensed under CC BY 4.0..
4. Applying
Video attribution: “Interview 4 with Robert Siddall" Adaptation Learning Network is licensed under CC BY 4.0..
Learning Outcomes
This course will help you recognize climate change factors that could affect successful outcomes for your project and formulate strategies you can use to address them. You can expect to leave this course better prepared to add a climate change lens to your project planning.
Further resources
- Climate Change Adaptation Fundamentals online course by ALN
- Natural Asset Management Fundamentals online course by ALN
- The Financial Impact of Climate Change online course by ALN
- Green Infrastructure in Urban Centres: Policy, Design and Practice online course by ALN
- Strategic Dialogue and Engagement for Climate Adaptation online course by ALN
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