Climate in Macroeconomic Framework (CMF)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: ST 24.29
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Dates: October 14-18, 2024 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Program overview
- Training Program offered by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Session No.: ST 24.29
- Status: Deadline passed
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Date: October 14-18, 2024 (1 week) New dates
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Government officials from ministries of finance, central banks, and other government agencies involved in monitoring and assessing the macroeconomic implications of climate change and related policies.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel is required.
- Participants are expected to be comfortable using quantitative software such as EViews or Matlab, although specific knowledge of these are not required.
- It is strongly recommended that applicants first complete the online Macroeconomics of Climate Change: Science, Economics, and Policies, along with the online Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1 courses.
Course description
- Purpose:
- Provide participants with macroeconomic Excel-based frameworks, tools, and models for integrating climate considerations in policy formulation.
- Prepare participants to consider climate-related economic risks and vulnerabilities.
- Context:
- The course addresses the challenge of incorporating the effects of climate change and climate policies into macroeconomic frameworks as climate impacts and policy responses reshape economies.
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Work with climate data to help analyze the macroeconomic impact of climate change issues.
- Account for climate shocks in macroeconomic frameworks.
- Evaluate public debt dynamics following natural disasters and the benefits of investing in resilient infrastructure.