COURSE SYLLABUS AT A GLANCE
Unit 1: Why is this topic relevant for me?
Unit 2: What is Nature-based Solutions for disaster and climate resilience?
Unit 3: Nature-based Solutions applied to pressing challenges: urbanization, coastal development, and drylands expansion
Unit 4: Inclusive Action: The importance of multi-stakeholder, multi-level and multi-sector approach in Nature-based Solutions
Unit 5: From policy to practice
Unit 6: The business case for Nature-based Solutions
Unit 7: Time for action!
WHO IS THE COURSE AIMED AT?
The course is open for anyone and can be beneficial for the following target groups
- Practitioners
- Disaster risk reduction & climate change experts, environmental managers, NGOs, and local government.
- Policy makers
- Decision makers at international, national, and local levels.
- Engineers & Urban planners
- Including architects, geographers and urban designers.
- Businesses
- Including banking, insurance, and Corporate Social Responsibility managers.
- Youth and Educators
- Parents, teachers, students,
TOP KEY REASONS TO TAKE THE COURSE
- Guidance on how to apply Nature-based Solutions in enhancing resilience to disasters and climate change, whether you are a youth leader, practitioner, policy maker, engineer or business owner.
- Gain knowledge about how human activities is interlinked with ecological systems and main tools and approaches for applying Nature-based Solutions to reducing disaster and climate risks.
- Learn how policy makers are including nature as a solution in policy processes for reducing disaster and climate risks. Also, how policies support to up-scale Nature-based Solutions for disaster risk reduction.
This training can also be customized for your institution upon request. You can also have it delivered your preferred location.
REQUIREMENTS
- Participants should be reasonably proficient in English. During the trainings, participants should come with their own laptops.
TRAINING FEE
- Kenyans: USD 1000.
- Non-Kenyans: USD 3000
- The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.
ACCOMMODATION
- Accommodation is arranged upon request.