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Starting Date 18.09.2017
Climate Change Adaptation: the Role of Ecosystem ServicesName of Institution The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)
Country Costa Rica
Course Type Certificate course
Duration 2 weeks
With one week of online course and one week of lessons in Costa Rica, students will learn the basics of climate change adaptation and ecosystem services. Topics include: vulnerability of ecosystems to climate change, vulnerability of communities to climate change, climate change communication, policy for climate change adaptation, financial mechanisms... Read More » |
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Starting Date 11.09.2017
Crop Biodiversity for Productive and Resilience (CBPAR)Name of Institution Università di Roma Sapienza
Country Italy
Course Type Certificate course
Duration 1 week
The objective of this program is to build the capacity of agronomic students to assess and implement innovative diversity rich solutions to improve agricultural productivity and food safety in under changing climatic and social-economic conditions are the norm. Read More » |
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Starting Date 04.09.2017
Land Restoration Training ProgrammeName of Institution United Nations University
Country Iceland
Course Type Certificate course
Duration 6 months
The UNU-LRT six-month training programme aims to train working professionals in developing countries in the methods and theories of sustainable land management and restoration of degraded land, and to strengthen their capacities to advance and implement those activities in their home countries. The teaching and learning methods at UNU-LRT emphasise... Read More » |
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Starting Date 01.09.2017
Mountain Sports ActivitiesName of Institution Sciences et Montagne, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Country France
Course Type Certificate course
Duration 2 semesters
The programme trains professionals in mountain sports, in order to offer quality reception to tourists engaging in sports activities, in the commercial as well as the nonmarket sector. Today, the Rhône-Alps region benefits from the formidable asset constituted by its magnificent mountain massifs, making it ideal for winter sports. The... Read More » |
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Starting Date 28.08.2017
Global Mountain EnvironmentsName of Institution University of Montana, Department of Geography
Country United States of America (the)
Course Type BSc course
Duration 1 semester
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. The study of mountain environments and their physical processes around the globe: Andes, Appalachians, East African Mountains, European Alps, Hindu Kush-Himalaya-Karakoram, Pamir, Rocky Mountains, Southern Alps of New Zealand, Tien Shan, and others. Topics include mountain building, alpine glaciers, mountain geomorphology and climatology, mountain watersheds, mountain... Read More » |
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Starting Date 08.08.2017
Highland and Mountain Resource ManagementName of Institution Mountain Resource Centre in the Department of Geography and Environment Management, Makerere University
Country Uganda
Course Type BSc course
Duration 1 semester
Course content:1. Concept of highland and mountains.2. Characteristics of highland and mountain ecosystems.3. The state of the mountains.4. The link between mountains and human security. Risk assessment.5. Resources in the mountains. Management of the mountain resources and the challenges. Tourismdevelopment in the mountains.6.... Read More » |
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