CBA 2013 - Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change Online Diploma Begins January 16, 2013

The Center for Sustainable Development?CSDi offers on a quarterly basis a diploma module of four online field courses on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop as participants identify local community vulnerabilities, investigate solutions, develop full projects, launch and manage them. Start date: January 16.
Complete information and course syllabi:
http://www.csd-i.org/adapting-overview/
Online course participants are using our courses to develop on-the-ground projects with real communities; students from 143 different countries and 450 organizations have developed projects that address 215 different kinds of development challenges and are impacting 275,000 people.
CSDi provides the following continuing learning resources
All learning resources and course materials are freely downloadable from the course site and include:
Scholarship opportunities for citizens of developing nations
200 manuals & field guides of CBA activities
300 Community Based Adaptation for Climate Change field activities
Compilation of 50 program outlines for use in Community Based Adaptation Projects
Instructors that provide project consulting, suggestions, and encouragement individually for each student's assignment
Course Outputs. Students produce and circulate activity and outcome documents on their field projects with colleagues, donors, and North/South project partners. These include project management documents, proposals, and case studies.
To learn more about these Community Based Adaptation field projects, the students, the projects they developed, and about their communities, be sure and read our Compilation of Mainstreamed Adaptation Projects.
DIPLOMA MODULE 340: COMMUNITY BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
OL 341. Adapting to Climate Change 1: Designing & Funding Community Based Adaptation Projects.
Gain an insight into contemporary methods of developing community based, sustainable, impact-oriented projects.
OL 342. Adapting to Climate Change 2: Planning for Impact.
Imbed impact into your adaptation project design with a powerful set of management tools.
OL 343. Adapting to Climate Change 3: The Community Focus.
What does adaptation mean at the community level? What practical tools are available today for communities to use in adaptation?
OL 344. Adapting to Climate Change 4: Sustainable Implementation.
How do you launch, implement and hand over a community based adaptation project?
Complete information and course syllabi:
http://www.csd-i.org/adapting-overview/
Who should participate? Course participants are of all different ages, genders and professions?and have included Northern and Southern staff from INGOs, field staff from in-country NGOs, donors, executive directors, students, scientists, consultants and people who would like to transition into development work. Northern participants who don't have community access are partnered with Southern participants that do have community access.
Questions? Please contact:
Online.Learning-AT-csd-i.org
Sincerely,
Tim Magee, Executive Director
The Center for Sustainable Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization specializing in providing sound, evidence-based information, tools and training for humanitarian development professionals worldwide.