[CSDi] Special November Online Academy: Adaptation and DRR Diploma Programs

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Center for Sustainable Development 

We don't normally offer our flagship course OL 341, Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change 1 until January, but we've received so many requests this fall that we've decided to hold a special November session beginning November 8.

OL 341 is the first course of the following two diploma programs.
1. OL 440 Diploma Program: Integrated CBA, DRR, and Rural Development:
A diploma program of 8 online field courses integrating community-based adaptation to climate change, disaster risk reduction, and rural development. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, participatory disaster preparedness, and mainstreaming them with rural development—and develop as participants identify local community vulnerabilities, identify risks and hazards, investigate appropriate solutions, design participatory M&E plans, develop full projects, launch and manage them.

2. OL 340 Diploma Program: Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change:
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 appropriate solutions, develop full projects.  Learn how to launch, manage and hand-over a project whose impact may not be measured in years, but in decades. For practitioners who wish to begin working now at the community level to successfully adapt to the challenges that face us.
Join us this November and Become the Solution.
    
Join us this November and Become the Solution.
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 113 different countries and 250 organizations have used CSDi online courses to develop projects impacting 140,000 people.

These diploma programs are designed for current and aspiring humanitarian and development professionals who plan to work in relief and development, or who already work in this field and want to advance their careers. These courses give experienced practitioners a fresh perspective and provide persons hoping for a career change the training they need for a successful transition on the job market.

The programs will provide you with the skills, tools, and methods to meet today's challenges and to take on such positions as program director, project coordinator, climate officer, CBA consultant, DRR consultant, funder, and field implementer—with community-based organizations, with governmental organizations and with nongovernmental organizations. You will benefit from access to development experts, a broad range of resources and—the valuable diploma once the program is completed.

The courses use the flexibility of online delivery to help you learn through case studies, field assignments with communities, and group discussions with fellow students—providing a complete learning environment. You will share experiences with fellow participants working in the field from over 100 countries.

Each of these diploma programs begin with the following sequence of 4 required foundation courses.
OL 341. Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change 1: Designing & Funding Community-Based Adaptation Projects.
November 8, 2011 – January 9, 2012.
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 and DRR assessments, designing projects, and identifying evidence-based activities. Develop a real project in real time.

OL 342. Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change 2: Planning for Impact.
January 10 - March 6, 2012.
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. Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change 3: The Community Focus.
March 14 - May 1, 2012.
What does climate change adaptation mean at the community level? What practical tools are available today for communities to use in           adaptation and in DRR? Conduct a baseline survey including climate vulnerability, risk assessment, 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. Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change 4: Sustainable Implementation.
May 8 – June 19, 2011.
How do you launch and implement a community based adaptation/DRR 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.

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Sincerely,

Tim Magee, Executive Director

Center for Sustainable Development

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