2015 Oxford Adaptation Academy for Leaders and Practitioners

The Academy brings climate practitioners together to discuss the links between climate science, vulnerability and decision making. Now in its 6th year, previous participants include representatives from the UNFCCC, Asian/African/Inter-American Development Banks, NGOs and national governments.

Themes

The Oxford Adaptation Academy integrates learning themes on:

• Participants' role as change makers, in their own careers and organisations
• Adaptation as a process linking climate science, vulnerability and decision making
• Technical skills in analysing adaptation options and project development

Each year includes special topics such as including enterprise finance, risk rating, corporate sustainability and urban resilience. The Oxford Adaptation Academy 2014 program can be downloaded from here.

Learning Approach

We employ an extensive library of modules, group exercises, case studies and supporting material to bridge knowledge and application, theory and practice. Our learning approach includes:

• Keynote lectures and presentations by world-leading experts;
• Hands-one group exercises;
• Demonstrations, role playing and group building exercises;
• Walking tour of Oxford and other social events;
• Practical development of relevant work by each participant;
• Individual coaching;
• Participant presentations of their work at the end of the Course;
• Online discussions and supporting material.

The next Oxford Adaptation Academy course begins on 9th August, 2015 with a social reception. The course programme will reflect the needs and interests of the participants, but is likely to:

• Explore the framing of climate change and concepts of risk, vulnerability and adaptation;
• Assess vulnerability and impacts, with experience from disaster risk reduction;
• Analyze climate data for change and variability trends and extreme events;
• Assess confidence and uncertainty in climate change scenarios;
• Develop personal leadership skills and an understanding of organisational change;
• Create a project level Theory of Change integrating a continuum of adaptation from good development to transformation;
• Work with practical approaches to communicating climate risks and adaptation opportunities;
• Map socio-institutional networks, information flows and needs;
• Define national, sectoral, urban and local strategies and measures;
• Assess the economics of adaptation and adaptation finance;
• Screen adaptation options to develop sound projects;
• Explore innovative approaches for resilience in the private sector.

dates 9 - 28 August 2015 venue University of Oxford location Oxford, UK contact Lesley Downing phone +441865-261400 email ldowning@climateadaptation.cc

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