FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Applied Climate Change
Offered by CL@UT and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
This intensive course provides an unparalleled professional
development experience. Professionals, as well as graduate students
at the outset of their careers, will become more effective climate
change leaders and managers through the knowledge and skills
developed by lectures, step-by-step approaches, case studies, field
assignments, study tours, hands-on activities and on-site
observation. A field study tour of the Niagara Region provides an
opportunity for viewing real-life climate change adaptation measures
for water, biodiversity and the agricultural, tourism and wine industries.
Participants of the course will take home practical skills in (1)
following the steps assigned by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change for conducting a climate change impact assessment; (2)
accessing, quality assuring and quality controlling, database
managing for, and statistical analysis techniques for, climate data;
(3) developing precipitation intensity, duration and frequency (IDF)
curves; (4) preparing scenarios of future climate change through
ensemble and validation techniques; (5) downscaling global climate
models for local decision-making; (6) conducting a cost-benefit
analysis for identifying the most cost-effective adaptation options;
(7) establishing a Smithsonian Institution Biodiversity Monitoring
Plot for use in tracking the impacts of climate change; and (8)
developing climate change adaptation options.
This course has been designed with the latest available technologies
so participants should have a good grasp of Internet browsers,
spreadsheet software and word processing packages to complete the
course successfully. Basic statistics is a prerequisite.
Course Hosts:
The CL@UT is a partnership between the University of Toronto and
Environment Canada to conduct, facilitate and host research and
science on the impacts of, and adaptation to, past and future climate
change. The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute of the
Smithsonian Institution, world renowned in biodiversity conservation,
has long partnered with Environment Canada on capacity building efforts.
Dates: July 18-29, 2011 (arrival on July 17 and departure on July 30)
Location:
Climate Lab at the University of Toronto (CL@UT) at Scarborough in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cost:
This training course costs US $2,400. The fee includes instruction
and course materials, plus meals and lodging (single occupancy) and
ground transportation during the course. All other travel costs,
including airfare to and from Toronto, and incidental expenses are
additional and the responsibility of each participant. No
scholarships are available to attend this course.
Inquiries and Application Information:
Send an email to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] for
all inquiries.
To apply, please send an email to
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. In your email,
please type Applied Climate Change Course Application as the subject
line and include the following information in your email:
Applicant full name:
Applicant full mailing address:
Country of citizenship:
Telephone number:
Email address:
Position title:
Employer:
Highest academic degree obtained:
Field of study:
Do you currently have funding to attend this course: NO YES
How did you learn about this course?:
Personal statement of attendance (350 words or less). Why do you seek
to take this course?
Attach your Curriculum Vitae or resume to the email.
