Climate Change: Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation

This 8-week CPD course introduces the concept of risk in the context of natural meteorological hazards in a changing climate. The impacts of climate change on different sectors are explored and engineering responses to these impacts are examined.

Participants will learn not just how climate change will impact society, but also how we can assess the risk and decide how we should respond through a combination of practical exercises, written material and lecture content. Learners will be well equipped to propose, assess, and apply sustainable adaptation strategies in a range of key settings.

Course Information

Module aims

  • Introduce fundamental science, and a brief history of climate change, mitigation and adaption
  • Introduce climate modelling and how these tools are used for climate change impact and risk analysis
  • Understand the likely hazards (and impacts) associated with climate change in a range of areas of the human, built and natural environments
  • Develop understanding of risk, its composition in terms of hazard and vulnerability and how these can vary spatially depending on local context

    • Learners will get hands on experience of using risk assessment frameworks to consider how data and tools examined during the course are applied in practice to undertake risk assessment and adaptation planning for climate change.

    The combination of 7 different online learning styles allow transfer of the various knowledge, methods and practices available for understanding impacts and adaptation. Online computer-based practicals allow for consolidation of this knowledge prior to its application in each problem.

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    Learning Outcomes

    By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the key risks and vulnerabilities that climate change poses to society and infrastructure, and why a comprehensive, integrated response is crucial.
  • Identify practical adaptation strategies, including engineering solutions, for managing climate-related hazards in critical areas.
  • Understand how national and international policies influence climate change response efforts.

    • Course Dates

    Course Start Date:  Monday, February 17, 2025 8:00 AM

    Course End Date :  Monday, April 28, 2025 11:00 PM

    Enrolment Dates

    Enrolment Start Date:  Monday, February 17, 2025 9:00 AM

    Enrolment End Date :  Sunday, April 27, 2025 11:00 PM

    Course Location

    Online

    Course Tutor/s

    Dr Hannah Bloomfield

    Course Delivery Type

    Online - Pre-recorded Virtual course icon

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    Course Fees

    This is a free course.