Integrated CBA, DRR & Rural Development: Online Diploma

A diploma program of 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.

To earn a diploma in Integrated CBA, DRR and Rural Development, you must complete four required, sequential foundation courses, then select four elective courses of your choice for a total of eight courses. Each course is two months long and this diploma can be completed within a 12 month period. With a wide variety of electives, you are able to tailor the diploma program to meet your needs and interests.