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WUR Course under Climate Action for Food Systems Transformation

Food Access and Recovery Grants in Canada

Deadline: 22-Mar-22

A training course on ‘Climate Action for Food Systems Transformation’ has been launched for mid-career professionals, dealing with climate change in developing countries, working for a research organisation, NGO, government or civil society.

Climate Change has a negative impact on food security. Societies need to learn to cope with the changes predicted. That needs appropriate responses by government. However, in many countries the existing governance structures and leadership are not suited to manage climate change. In this course you will not only get a full understanding of climate change but also learn about its impacts and the adaptation and mitigation concepts. It will also encourage you to become a facilitator of change. It will strengthen your skills for stakeholder engagement, policy influencing, advocacy, and negotiation to help you establish more effective governance structures.

The climate is changing and communities all over the world are affected. Changing climates have severe negative impacts on natural resources and consequently on food and livelihood security. Societies consequently need to learn to cope with the changes predicted, warmer temperatures, drier soils, changes in weather extremes and rising sea levels. At different governance levels and scales, appropriate responses are needed. However in many countries the existing governance structures and processes are not suited to manage climate change and the adaptive capacity and leadership to address the challenges is often lacking.

Courses are currently Online

The courses are currently online and follow this format:

In some, but not all, courses they go on virtual field visits – showing you ‘live’ situations in the field, or with companies or organisations that they collaborate with. They offer coaching trajectories where they support you one-on-one or in small groups to review your individual learning paths in the course and help with any basic questions you may have.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of the course you will:

For whom is this course?

The course is intended for mid-career professionals, dealing with climate change in developing countries, working for a research organisation, NGO, government or civil society. Participants need to have a relevant tertiary education with at least five years of experience in a course-related discipline like agriculture, water management, biodiversity, forestry, or other natural resources management. Proficiency in English is required.

Technology Requirements Online Learning

The short courses of 2021 are offered online. Minimum technical and software requirements for online learning courses are:

Application Procedure

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