Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Economics of Adaptation (MCCx-EA)
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Session No.: OL 24.243
Location: Course conducted online
Date: October 21, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (10 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: English
Target Audience
All government officials are welcome to register. Officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy will find the course particularly beneficial.
Qualifications
Some knowledge of economics is helpful. Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.
Course Description
This updated and expanded online course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, Fiscal Affairs Department, and Research Department, serves as the fourth in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCCx) series. In this offering, you will learn about the economics of adaptation, as well as policies, strategies, and analytical tools for promoting and mainstreaming adaptation.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you will:
- Define adaptation to climate change and explain why it can be macrocritical.
- Identify policies to promote investment in adaptation to climate change.
- Identify transmission channels through which natural disasters impact the macroeconomy and explain how to model them.
- Describe the main features of DIGNAD, a climate modeling tool, and understand the scenarios that can be analyzed in a typical application.
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