## Macroeconomics of Climate - Economics of Adaptation

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Macroeconomics of Climate - Economics of Adaptation](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/mccx-eaol26-169)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 26.169
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by April 1, 2027 Deadline extended

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### Course logistics and identifiers
- Session No.: OL 26.169
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks) New dates
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English
- Target Audience:
  - All government officials are welcome to register.
  - Officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy will find the course particularly beneficial.
- 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 overview and scope
- This updated and expanded online course is presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, Fiscal Affairs Department, and Research Department.
- It serves as the fourth in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCCx) series.
- Focus: the economics of adaptation, including policies, strategies, and analytical tools for promoting and mainstreaming adaptation.

### Learning objectives and competencies
By the end of the course, you will:
- Define adaptation to climate change and explain why it can be macrocritical.
- Identify policies to promote investment in adaptation to climate change.
- Identify transmission channels through which natural disasters impact the macroeconomy and explain how to model them.
- Describe the main features of DIGNAD, a climate modeling tool, and understand the scenarios that can be analyzed in a typical application.

### Related programmatic context
- The course is offered through IMF online training for government officials and the public.
- It is part of a broader training portfolio that includes in-person offerings (examples listed as context within the training program schedule).

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.169E)
- [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/2026/mccx-eaol26-169_