ED12A-08:
A University-Level Curriculum in Climate Change for SE Asia and the Asian Pacific

Monday, 15 December 2014: 12:05 PM
Michael J Furniss, US Forest Service, Retired, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Arcata, CA, United States, David S Saah, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sarah J Hines, US Forest Service Fort Collins, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Claudia A Radel, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States, Megan E. McGroddy, University of Virginia Main Campus, Charlottesville, VA, United States and David J Ganz, Winrock International, LEAF, Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract:
A university-level curriculum has been developed for the SE Asia and Asia Pacific region and is currently being implemented by 12+ universities; in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea.

The curriculum is supported by USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) through the LEAF program (Lowering Emissions in Asian Forests), under the technical leadership of the U.S. Forest Service.

Four modules have been developed: Basic Climate Change, Low-Emissions Land Use Planning, Social and Environmental Soundness, and Carbon Measurement and Monitoring.

This presentation will focus on the Basic Climate Change module. This is a survey course that covers a wide range of climate change topics, including causes, effects, and responses. The level of detail in each of the covered topics is calibrated to current issues in the region.

The module is elaborated in English and will be translated into the national language of the participating countries.

The module is designed to be flexible and can be tailored to both degree and non-degree programs; as well as for trainings for natural resources professionals and policy-makers. Important training topics can be selected as short course trainings for practitioners and leaders working on climate change.

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