Dear Zunia Colleagues,

CSDi is announcing the May launch of a diploma module of four online Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change field courses. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop as participants identify local community vulnerabilities, identify climate change risks and hazards, investigate appropriate solutions, design M&E plans, develop full projects, launch and manage them.

Complete information and course syllabi:
www.csd-i.org/adapting-overview/

Online course participants are using our courses to develop real, on-the-ground projects with real communities—both individually and through North/South student partnerships. People from 103 different countries and 225 organizations used CSDi online courses to develop projects in 2010 impacting 100,000 people.

MODULE 340: COMMUNITY BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
OL 341. Adapting to Climate Change: Designing & Funding Community-Based Adaptation Projects.
May 17 - July 11, 2011.
Gain an insight into contemporary methods of developing community based, sustainable, impact-oriented projects. Gain practical field tools and develop a range of skills: facilitating participatory needs assessments, designing projects, and evidence-based activities. Develop a real project in real time.

OL 342. Adapting to Climate Change: Planning for Impact.
July 19 - August 29, 2011.
Imbed impact into your adaptation project design with a powerful set of management tools. Log frames, detailed budgets, timelines, compelling fact sheets, M&E plans, outcomes and impact. These tools will communicate to donors and stakeholders exactly what you are trying to accomplish and can be used for effective management of the project once funded.

OL 343. Adapting to Climate Change: The Community Focus.
September 6 - October 31, 2011.
What does climate change adaptation mean at the community level? What practical tools are available today for communities to use in adaptation? Conduct a baseline survey of climate vulnerability, an adaptation capacity analysis, and gain an understanding of local knowledge of a changing climate and of coping strategies. For practitioners who wish to begin working now at the community level to successfully adapt to the challenges that face us.

OL 344. Adapting to Climate Change: Sustainable Implementation.
November 8 – December 19, 2011.
How do you launch and implement a community based adaptation project? The importance of community engagement and project co-management. Developing skill sets for your community to use in the adaptation process. Learning tools: monitoring & evaluation. Community empowerment during project hand-over. Sustainability, follow-up & mentoring.

Visit our compilation of 300 Hands-On Field Activities for Community Based Adaptation projects.

Be sure to join the adaptation working group at CSDi’s Development Community. Join 450 colleagues in sharing resources & collaborating online:
developmentcommunity.csd-i.org

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Questions? Please contact us:
Online.Learning@csd-i.org

Sincerely,

Tim Magee, Executive Director
Center for Sustainable Development