Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations of Climate Change and Adaptation

• Introduction to climate science: trends, projections, and uncertainties

• Key concepts: vulnerability, resilience, exposure, and adaptive capacity

• Global and regional climate change impacts

• International frameworks and policy context (UNFCCC, Paris Agreement)

• Exercise: Mapping observed climate changes and impacts in participants' regions

Module 2: Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

• Approaches to vulnerability assessment (biophysical and socio-economic)

• Tools for climate risk screening and prioritization

• Data sources and methods for climate analysis

• Engaging stakeholders in risk assessment processes

• Practical Exercise: Conducting a rapid climate risk assessment for a case study community

Module 3: Adaptation Planning and Option Identification

• The adaptation planning cycle

• Identifying and prioritizing adaptation options

• Sector-specific adaptation (water, agriculture, health, infrastructure)

• Ecosystem-based adaptation and nature-based solutions

• Case Study: Comparing adaptation options for coastal zone management

Module 4: Mainstreaming Adaptation into Policies and Projects

• Integrating adaptation into development planning and sectoral policies

• Climate-proofing projects and programs

• Financing adaptation: sources and mechanisms

• Gender and social inclusion in adaptation planning

• Scenario Exercise: Integrating adaptation measures into an existing development project

Module 5: Implementation, Monitoring, and Learning

• Developing adaptation implementation plans

• Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) for adaptation

• Community-based adaptation and participatory approaches

• Knowledge management and scaling up effective practices

• Final Exercise: Designing a monitoring framework for an adaptation intervention