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

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Economics of Adaptation (MCCx-EA)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/mccx-eaol24-118)

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## Bibliographic details
- 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

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### 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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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/mccx-eaol24-118_