Deadline: 21 December 2015
Do you want to take an initiative for climate change adaptation??If yes, then The Climate Change Adaptation Course in Agriculture and Natural Resource is waiting for you.
Wageningen UR is inviting participants for the course with an interest to take climate change adaptation further than the paper these policies are written on.The course will take place in Uganda from 1st to 12th February 2016.
The training approach is interactive, with plenary and group work, study assignments, and a personnel action plan.
The focus of this course is the translation of policy documents and research into climate-smart adaptation strategies
Objectives
- full understanding of climate change adaptation concepts;
- effectively and meaningfully contribute to the debate on climate change adaptation, either in the policy process and/or in providing knowledge to the policy process.
- strengthen their positions in these processes on the basis of newly acquired concepts, skills and methodologies.
Themes to be Covered
- understanding climate change (concepts such as adaptation and mitigation, causes and risks) and implications for food security, agriculture and natural resource management;
- concepts and assessment of vulnerability, resilience, coping strategies and sustainable development processes;
- climate smart agriculture and natural resource management;
- examples of adaptation strategies to climate change;
- policy making processes, advocacy and integrating climate change issues into existing policy processes and rural development strategies.
Core Areas of Wageningen UR
- Food and food production
- Living environment
- Health, lifestyle and livelihood
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should have a relevant tertiary education, and at least three years of professional experience in a relevant field like policy development in agriculture, natural resource management or sustainable development.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Climate change adaptation in agriculture and natural resource management.
