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Managing Climate Change ConSequences
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Design creative solutions for a changing climate.
As the climate changes, businesses, government agencies, and individuals need to prepare for future possibilities. The ways that we generate energy, create transportation plans, and design buildings all need to evolve in response to our changing world.Â
In the online Managing Climate Change Consequences course, professionals in a variety of industries can learn new strategies to manage uncertainty and to problem solve. Based in science but designed for anyone to understand, the course offers tools and concepts people can immediately apply in their work. The world may be changing, but you can feel confident and prepared as you look toward the future.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand the fundamentals of climate science
- Recognize the broad impacts of a changing climate and the necessity for adaptation
- Navigate and manage uncertainty
- Analyze problem-solving techniques
- Utilize scenario planning as a strategic tool
- Empower stakeholders to address climate change
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The course is fully online. After you register, you have 90 days to complete the course.Â
Climate Science
- Establish a foundational knowledge of climate science
- Connect climate science to other balance systems, such as supply chain management
- Understand the consequences of a warming climate and the need for climate adaptation
Problem Solving Skills and Non-Stationarity
- Gain skills for managing science-motivated complex problems
- Differentiate between local and global problems
- Identify practical, actionable, and impactful problems
- Discuss the challenges of living and working in a non-stationary climate
Uncertainty
- Understand scientific uncertainty in the context of climate change
- Compare climate uncertainty to other types of uncertainty
- Learn the uncertainty fallacy and why it should not delay investment in climate change solutions
Scenario Planning and Uncertainty Management
- Develop narrative scenarios to predict climate change impacts
- Use scenario planning to manage uncertainty and customize expectations
- Explore the quantitative information needed for design and decision making
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Professionals, executives, students and others who want to integrate climate change considerations into their work and personal lives will benefit from this course. This includes:
- Engineers
- Architects
- Urban planners
- Sustainability officers
- Individuals in finance, investment, and risk management
- Policymakers
- Teachers
- Anyone interested in climate change
INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM
Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP)
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