Multilevel Local, Nation- and Regionwide Education and Training in Climate Services, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (ClimEd, 2020-2023)

Official website of the ClimEd project http://climed.network/

The ClimEd project is aimed at development of competency-based curricula for continuous comprehensive training of specialists in the field of climate services in Ukraine, as well as the initiation and development of additional education in climate change for decision-makers, experts in climate-dependent economic sectors and the general public, which contribute to stabilization of the national economy in the face of climate change and its adaptation to the upcoming climate change. The regional priority is the modernisation of curriculum by developing new and innovative courses and methodologies in the subject areas as defined (Environment).

The ClimEd specific objectives are:

• Development of competency-based concepts on professional education in the field of climate services and additional education for experts in climate-dependent economic sectors, with regard to existing European experience in this field.
• Development of teaching and methodological materials, elaboration of distance and blended learning courses in order to form methodological support for the continuous and comprehensive training of specialists in the field of climate services.
• Development of blended learning courses in the field of climate change and adaptation to it for decision-makers, as well as massive open online courses in the same area for experts in climate-dependent economic sectors.
• Development of massive open online courses in the field of climate change and adaptation to it for the broad masses of the population.

Duration: 15 November 2020 – 14 November 2023

Funding: Erasmus+ Programme for Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education Action

Project leader: Dr. Svyatoslav Tyuryakov, University of Helsinki, Finland (Phone: +358 29 5392049, Email: svyatoslav.tyuryakov@fmi.fi)

Consortium:

• University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland) – coordinator
• Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain)
• Estonian Life Science University (Tartu, Estonia)
• Odessa State Environmental University (Odessa, Ukraine)
• Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
• Lviv Polytechnic National University (Lviv, Ukraine)
• Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University (Bila Tserkva, Ukraine)
• Odessa National Medical University (Odessa, Ukraine)
• Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

Target groups:

• Academic institutions: faculty, students (master and doctoral students);
• Hydrometeorological institutions in Ukraine: managers and personnel;
• Political and economic public bodies;
• Experts in climate-dependent economic sectors;
• Experts from municipal organizations;
• The general public;
• Entrepreneurial entities, banks, investors, insurers;
• International students wishing to improve their qualifications.

1. Climate Risk Assessment
2. Climate Risk, Impacts and Vulnerability Assessments
3. Forecast models
4. Fundamentals of Global Climate Dynamics and Modelling
5. Management of Climate Service in Ukraine
6. Sustainable Development Goals_building
7. Sustainable Development Goals
8. Building Communication Skills in Climate Service   BCSCS
9. Climate Policy in Ukraine
10. Dataset Management
11. Deriving Climate Products
12. UN Sustainable Development Goals and Goal 13 construction
13. UN Sustainable Development Goals and Goal 13 in agriculture
14. UN Sustainable Development Goals and Goal 13 in energy
15. UN Sustainable Development Goals and Goal 13 in healthcare
16. UN Sustainable Development Goals and Goal 13 in Water Management
17. Basic of Climate Policy (International and National aspects)
18. Climate Products (Climate and Socioeconomic Indicators for Climate Services)
19. Communication Skills for Climate Service  CSCS
20. Data and Information for Climate Services
21. Gender, Specifically Vulnerability Persons and Groups
22. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for urban management
23. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in Construction and Architecture
24. Mitigation and adaptation strategies in healthcare
25. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in Ukraine for energy
26. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in Ukraine for water management
27. Basic Climate Change Science Global Warming Greenhouse Gases and Consequences
28. Climate Change Communication and Public Engagement   CCC&P
29. Climate Change Law and International Agreements
30. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Case Studies and Best Practices (general)
31. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Case Studies and Best Practices in energy
32. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Case Studies and Best Practices in healthcare
33. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation_ Case Studies and Best Practices in Construction and Architecture
34. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation_ Case Studies and Best Practices in water management
35. Climate Forecasts and Scenarios
36. Economics of Climate Change Case Studies and Best Practices in construction
37. Economics of Climate Change Case Studies and Best Practices in Healthcare
38. Economics of Climate Change Case Studies and Best Practices in the Energy Sector
39. Economics of Climate Change Case Studies and Best Practices in Water Management
40. Introduction to the Climate System