Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Economics of Adaptation (MCCx-EA)

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Session: OL 24.118
Location: Course conducted online
Dates: January 1, 2024 - April 15, 2024 (15 weeks)
Delivery method: Online Training
Primary language: English
Status: Deadline passed

Overview and logistics

Session No.: OL 24.118
Location: Course conducted online
Date: January 1, 2024 - April 15, 2024 (15 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: English
Status: Deadline passed
Offered by: Institute for Capacity Development, Fiscal Affairs Department, and Research Department (IMF)

Target audience and qualifications

Target Audience:
- All government officials are welcome to register.
- Particularly beneficial for officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy.
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 and positioning

Part of a series:
- Fourth course in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCCx) series.
Course focus:
- Definition of adaptation to climate change.
- Policies and strategies for promoting and mainstreaming adaptation.
- Introduction to DIGNAD, a climate modeling tool for analyzing country resilience to climate shocks.

Course objectives (learning outcomes)

Define adaptation to climate change and explain why it can be macrocritical.
Identify policies to promote investment in adaptation to climate change.
Explain the three-pillar based strategy to design and mainstream adaptation policies.
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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