Event: Training Course on GIS and Remote Sensing For Climate Change Impact Analysis and Adaptation
Dates: 26th – 30th September 2016This training will offer a set of methods and techniques that use GIS and Remote Sensing for analysis and monitoring of climate change, with applications in climate change impacts and adaptation. Participants’ will also acquire a better understanding of climate change impacts, adaptation measures for freshwater resources, and time series analysis. The course is targeted at the categories of professional mentioned above who require knowledge and skills on the use of GIS and Remote Sensing in their organizations on Climate Change Impact Analysis and Adaptation.
Who should attend this 5 day training course?
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Impact and Adaptation practitioners, development workers, including officials of national and local governments, extension officers, defense forces, emergency services staff, staff of training institutes, institutions of public administration, national and international NGOs, UN agencies and the private sector
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Module 1: Basic Principles and Concepts
Module 2: Climate Change Image Acquisition and Analysis
Module 3: Role of GIS in climate change variables.
Module 4: Climate Change Prediction and GIS
Module 5: Climate Change Adaptation and GIS