COURSE HIGHLIGHTS Comprehensive course addressing the major issues surrounding climate change and climate risk managementSkill-based interactive training with various exercises, case studies, simulations, and more! Field visits to relevant locations of interest Opportunities for networking COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the course, the participants should be able to:Establish linkage between impact of climate change and climate-related disaster riskUtilize decision support tools for reducing climate-related disaster risks Assess urban disaster risk and vulnerability related to climate-related disaster, climate change and climate variabilityPlan for climate change adaptation  using climate information to develop targets and appropriate strategiesCOURSE CONTENTS The course is divided into four modules: Module 1 addresses key elements of climate, climate change, and overall concept of climate-induced disaster risks; Module 2 unwinds the concept and application of scientific tools used in climate disaster risk assessment; Module 3 highlights the assessment of geographic risk and vulnerability to climate hazards using the urban environment scenario; and Module 4 integrates the information on climate-related disaster risk and future climate scenarios into urban development planning.  The key topics are as followed:Module 1: Concepts of Climate Change and Climate Risk Management Basic concepts and terminologies in climate risk management Overview of climate change and climate riskOverview of climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation Module 2: Decision Support Tools for Reducing Disaster Risks from Hydro-Meteorological Hazards Overview of climate modeling for climate risk managementDevelopment and use of local climate outlook Climate risk mappingModule 3: Understanding Urban Vulnerabilities to Climate Risk Relationship of urban growth and climate-related disaster risk Vulnerability assessment of  urban communities to climate-related disastersVulnerability assessment of urban systems to predicted impacts of climate changeModule 4: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Development Planning Climate  change impacts on urban sectors Applying urban climate resilience indicators Foundations for successful adaptation planning Urban climate change adaptation and climate risk managementCross-cutting issues in planning for and implementation of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction