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From:	BhuwaN [ profile ]
Subject:	Community-Centered Adaptation to Climate Change: Announcing Two Online Courses
Sent:	Jun 13th, 2010 - 04:42:31

	FYI, Dear all CSDi is announcing a pair of online field courses on community-centered adaptation to climate change. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop as participants identify local vulnerabilities and investigate appropriate solutions. Participants work with real communities to develop projects ready to present to donors. Urban participants can partner with participants in developing nations to gain community contact OL 341: Adapting to Climate Change 1: The Community Focus July 13 - August 30. Six Weeks. What is climate change adaptation? What does this mean at the community level? What practical tools are available today for communities to use in adaptation? How do we incorporate these into a project design? How do you transfer knowledge? For practitioners who wish to begin working now at the community level to successfully adapt to the challenges that face us. OL 342: Adapting to Climate Change 2: Sustainable Implementation. September 7 - October 18. Six Weeks. How do you manage a community-centered adaptation project? The importance of community engagement. 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. Complete information and course syllabi: http://www.csd-i.org/online-learning/ Also, be sure to visit the adaptation professional group at CSDis Development Community and join colleagues in sharing resources & collaborating online: http://developmentcommunity.csd-i.org/ Our most popular pair of courses is being offered online in July. Participants from 65 countries have used these courses to develop fundable projects. OL 101. From the Ground Up: Designing Community-Centered Projects with Sustainable Solutions OL 102. Project Architecture: Planning for Impact For more information please visit: http://www.csd-i.org/online-learning/ Questions? Please contact: Online.Learning (at) csd-i.org Sincerely, Tim Magee, Executive Director Center for Sustainable Development The Center for Sustainable Development specializes in providing sound, evidence-based information, tools and training for humanitarian development professionals worldwide. CSDi is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. best, Bhuwan -- -- Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. THINK before YOU PRINT !! ... \| M: (977) 9751004437 \| Skype: nawuhb \| W: http://profiles.tigweb.org/bhuwan007 Panelist \| UNFPA's Global Youth Advisory Panel Country Leader \| YES Campaign Board \| Association of Youth Organizations Nepal General Secretary \| Youth Engagement in Sustainability "Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand." Confucius

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