Course Type: Short Courses
Training Provider: University of East Anglia
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: International Development UEA

 

Objectives

Climate change has profound implications for developing countries, and increasingly professionals working in or for developing countries are being asked to integrate climate change management issues into planning, projects and policy. National governments also are increasingly engaged in official communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other initiatives, which require assessment of vulnerability and adaptive capacity.

The purpose of this short course is to equip non-specialists with a broad understanding of what climate change may mean for low-income populations and what the scope and prospects are for adapting to change in the context of development issues and poverty reduction. The course does not set out to provide a practical ‘toolkit’ guide for policy and practice. Instead it is designed to equip participants with a deeper awareness of the ideas, opportunities and trade-offs represented by adaptation and mitigation: an understanding that is increasingly needed if we are to achieve effective action on climate change. Drawing on staff from some of the world’s leading research institutes on climate change and development (including the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia and UK’s The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research), participants will gain a state-of-the-art knowledge and have the opportunity to develop their analytical skills in this field.  

To ensure participants have a full grounding in climate change issues the course incorporates expert sessions on climate science, climate change mitigation and international mechanisms/negotiations relating to climate change. Key emphasis is then placed on vulnerability and adaptation in the context of poverty reduction – exploring what climate change implies in terms of impacts and vulnerability in developing countries, and how to go about building resilience and adaptive capacity at all scales.

Course Contents

Expert inputs to the course will include:

• Climate science
• International policy and implementation mechanisms
• Impacts and vulnerability in the context of development
• Mitigation and development pathways
• Linkages with poverty reduction 

The course is structured to encourage participants to share their ideas through interactive and small-group work. During the course participants will also be expected to work on the preparation and presentation of a project related to their country context or specific professional sector. This will ensure the knowledge and insight gained from the course is immediately grounded in work that has practical relevance for the participant.

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Staff:
Tutors Course tutors will be drawn from leading international researchers on climate change and development associated with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, the School of International Development and the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and may include: Professor Neil Adger, Professor Kevin Anderson, Dr Nick Brooks, Professor Kate Brown, Dr Declan Conway, Dr Roger Few, Professor Mike Hulme, Professor Peter Newell, Professor Robert Watson

Entry Requirements:
To participate effectively, it is necessary to have full workshop level competence in English Contact devco.train@uea.ac.uk for all further information

Intake/Applications (previous year):
20 max

Course Duration:
1st - 14th September 2010

Language(s) of Instruction:

• English

Mode of Study:

• residential

Thematic Focus:

• Agricultural Development
• Development Policy and Management
• Development Studies
• Environmental Issues
• Globalisation
• Health/Public Health
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Rural Development

Country(ies):

• United Kingdom

Town(s) or City(ies):
Norwich

Course fees:
£3200 (includes tuition and accommodation)

Scholarships & Awards:
description of funding opportunities

Course's Webpage:
https://www.uea.ac.uk/dev/co/prodev/ccd