This course will focus on the responses that can be made in the health, tourism, water and agriculture sectors to respond to climate change. Students will be required to review the impacts of climate change on a selection of sectors and then complete a project focused on an analysis/critique of the policy approach(es)/measures taken by the participant’s country with respect to climate change i.e. as opposed to adaptation options in a particular sector. This assignment will allow participates to consolidate and apply all of the information that they gained on modules 1, 2 and 3 and apply their knowledge to design a sector response to climate change that they can implement in their home, community, workplace, school etc.
This course has a final project (case study). Please note the stated date for submission within the course space.
Weekly quizzes administered online will constitute 5% of the course mark
Participation in online learning forums 5%
Case Study 30% of course marks
