Duration (Hrs): 5 days (35 hours)
Course fee (Nu): 20,000 for 5 days.
This course will help trainees to enhance their skills and integrate tackling climate change in their day to day life. The course includes theoretical as well as practical approaches to what climate change is, analyze the impacts and learn how we can tackle this growing concern regardless of their backgrounds.
General Objective:
Introduce Climate Change concept for Development practitioners, young graduates and planners. Make development projects and programs climate resilient.
Target audience
Identified participants from the government agencies, CSOs,
universities, institutions,
private sectors.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Strengthen the capacity of government officials, decision makers and others to estimate climate risk and contribute to adaptation to climate change,
Enhance their ability to support adaptation in communities, particularly the most vulnerable through research and planning,
Improve understanding of the findings of research institutes on climate variability and change and
Develop competency to inform policy developments with good quality science-based knowledge.
COURSE CONTENT:
Science and background on climate change and issues at global to local level
International and national policies, act and regulations obligations and future
Exercise on interpretation of climate change reports and scenarios
Climate change assessment tools
Climate change impacts on environment and socio-economic developments
Climate change adaptation and opportunities
Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (CCVA) Framework as per AR5 of IPCC
Use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation
Multicriteria analysis for climate change adaptation options
What IPCC AR6 means to Bhutan and what can be done
Gender-sensitive approaches and tools for adaptation to climate change
Economics of climate change and climate financing
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES REQUIRED:
Theory Learning:
Projector & screen
PowerPoint slides
Markers
Whiteboard
Practical session:
Notepad
Internet access
Charts
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
The training and manual will be delivered in English Medium. Variousmethod such as andragogy, participatory, discussion, and online methods (e.g., Google jamboard and Mentimeter)will be used during training.
Assessment and Certification Details
Trainee Assessment (If any)
Quiz and group work and assessments will be conducted to access students. At least 2 assessments over the course duration.
Training Evaluation:
Training Feedback evaluation shall be carried out at the end of the program. Both the assessment on training contents and resource persons shall be carried out.
Certificate awarded:
Certificate will be awarded upon the completion of course.
Trainer Details
Trainer Qualification and Work experience required:
Masters degree or above
Atleast 5 years
Name of Trainer:
Mr. Chhimi Dorji, Msc – main resource person
Ms. Ugyen Dema, BSc- Hons – Assistant
Mr. Sherbajit Rai, B.Tech Civil Engineering - Assistant
Trainer: Trainee Ratio
1:20, but with an assistant trainer, it will be 1:10
Development team details
Developed by:
Mr. Chhimi Dorji (Team leader/overall coordinator)
Ms. Ugyen Dema, BSc- hons – assistant
Mr. Sarbajit Rai, B.Tech Civil Engineering - Assistant
Verified by:
Chhimi Dorji
Date:
05-11-2021
Detailed Training Program
Sl No
Capacity Building Program
Day 1
1
Opening and Introduction on training, contents,
2
Understanding the physical basis of weather and climate terminologies, climate change, and scenarios
3
Climate change projections – analysis and interpretation of climate change results
4
Exercise on interpretation of climate change reportsand scenarios (maps, graphs, tables)
Break
4
Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (CCVA)
Day 2
5
Application of GIS and tools for climate change risk assessments (Python, R and CDO tools)
6
Climate Change Adaptation challenges and opportunities
Break
7
Multi-Criteria Analysis of CC Adaptation Options
8
Quiz/ Group Work Assessment on introduction to Climate Change
Day 3
9
Climate Change and water-projections, adaptation and technology
10
Climate resilient infrastructure (roads, urban buildings and system)
11
Ecosystem based adaptation/nature-based solutions to climate change
12
Climate change, forest and biodiversity
13
Forests and Climate Change-Practical exercise
Day 4
14
IPCC AR6- latest report of 2021- Summary for Policy Makers – Introduction Climate Change and Agromet
