PC420: Research Project in Climate Change

PC431 - DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FOR RESILIENCE



This course is designed to familiarize the learners with a broad understanding of the causes and impacts of disasters in the context of PICs and provide comprehensive knowledge on disasters, disaster preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation as well as to carry out risk assessment and vulnerability analysis. The course provides guidance on strengthening institutional mechanisms for community mobilization/participation in disaster management. Students will develop better communication skills for disaster preparedness and disaster response in emergency situations with tools for meeting emergency health/medical requirements and understand the importance of incorporating gender-sensitive DM approaches in capacity building & mainstreaming towards effective programme/project development.

PC427 - SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

This is a Level 1 course template

Level 1 course is designed for courses that primarily aim to use the elearning platform for content delivery, with no or very little online activities or interactions.

PC423 - FOOD SECURITY & CLIMATE CHANGE

The continuing exposure and experience of climate change both locally and globally has made food security a global concern especially to vulnerable small island states of the Pacific Island community. This course will examine the food system and status of food security at pre, during and post extreme climatic change events and challenges and factors affecting food security. The various international Food Security frameworks and policies will be examined and compared to the Pacific Food Security framework in order to help design appropriate adaptation protocols that will contribute to a climate resilient and sustainable food secure communities. The focus of adaptations will be related to strengthening the four pillars of food security through application of agro-technology and agromet decision support systems, resilient crops and farming systems, post-harvest, food safety and food preservations. The major project of the course will involve Food Security assessments and appropriate adaptations for selected Pacific Island communities. The examples and best practices and case studies in this course are from many food security resilient programs that are implemented in the Pacific Island Region. These were implemented by partners such as national governments, Pacific Community (SPC), FAO, SPREP and NGOs. The course will be delivered online using moodle platform and comprise of 100% course work



PC414: Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability & Adaptation

To deal with the threats of climate variability, climate change, and sea level rise, Pacific Island countries need professionals who understand the problem and have the skills to help communities and governments to deal with it. We hope this course will help you to become such a skilled professional. This course focuses on the vulnerability of the Pacific Islands to climate change, and examines strategies to adapt to climate change, i.e. to manage the risks that climate change poses for water supply, agriculture, coastal zones, tourism, health,etc...