Strengthening Climate 

Adaptation and Resilience

The course 'Strengthening Climate Adaptation and Resilience' focuses on the importance of adaptation to climate change. The course provides a comprehensive learning pathway starting with climate change fundamentals, including climate risks and vulnerabilities assessment. Building on that, it continues with the integration of adaptation to climate change considerations into governmental planning and budgeting processes, and finally, it delves into the diverse financial mechanisms, tools, and strategies critical for effectively funding climate change adaptation initiatives.  

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Who should take this course?


As mentioned above, although the course was developed in the context of provision of support to the Pakistan government to improve the conditions for climate adaptation and resilience, the course is addressed to any:


  • Civil servants in planning and development departments of various line ministries such as environment, agriculture, industry, finance, development, etc., at the local and national levels, and
  • Stakeholders from non-governmental organizations and community groups focused on climate change adaptation and resilience.


Course at a glance

The e-course is self-paced and adapted to the schedule of full-time working professionals.  The e-course is structured in three modules, with each module including several lessons

Module 1

Climate Change Adaptation: the basics 
Introduces fundamental concepts of climate change adaptation.

Module 2:

 Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Planning, Budgeting and Decision-making 
Looks into the integration of adaptation to climate change considerations into governmental planning and budgeting processes. 

Module 3:

Financing for Climate Change Adaptation ​
Covers diverse financial mechanisms, tools and strategies critical for effectively funding climate change adaptation initiatives.​

Completion Requirements

The successful completion of the course rewards the learner with a certificate. To complete the course, the learner must complete all three modules and pass each associated quiz with a minimum grade of 70% from no more than three attempts.

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Disclaimer

The development of the e-course was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.