Climate and climate change variability course

In a context of unprecedented climatic transformations, the "climate and climate change variability" course is aligned with the urgent need for deep understanding of the climate system. It addresses both the natural and anthropic elements that make up the earth's energy balance, taking into account the history and the possible climate future. Through a structured agenda in four didactic units, participants will gain an integral understanding from the behavior of the climatic system, through the differentiation between time and climate, to the vulnerability and risk analysis associated with climate change. This course provides tools to identify the risks and opportunities that arise from climatic changes, thus supporting the ability to adapt and response at different levels. An opportunity for those who seek to contribute positively in this globally priority field.

Understand the functioning of the climate system and the past, current and future transformations on the planet Earth, produced by the variability of the climate and the climatic changes. Know and illustrate the differences between the anthropic and natural drivers of global warming and their influence on the energy balance of the climate system. Identify and select the main risks and opportunities for climate change that are presented in different scales, from the global to the territorial, from the analysis of the dimensions of vulnerability.

When completing the "climate and climate change variability" course, graduates can perform as climate system analysts, specialists in climate change evaluation and experts in vulnerability and climate risk. You will be trained to integrate yourself into research equipment, assume roles in environmental agencies or consultants, and collaborate in the creation of adaptation policies to climate change and risk management against extreme events related to climatic variability.

The course "Climate and climate change variability" prepares participants to understand the dynamics of the climate system and recognize how human action and natural factors affect climate change. It provides key knowledge to discern promoters of global warming and evaluate dimensions of vulnerability and risk. It covers the interpretation of atmospheric phenomena, from everyday patterns to long -term trends, and the critical analysis of territorial vulnerability to these global challenges.

This course is designed for professionals from various disciplines such as Environment, Geography, Urbanism, and Politics, which seek to deepen the climate system and the dynamics of climate change. Aspects of the current climate and future transformations will be explored, differentiating the anthropic and natural causes of global warming. It will be trained in the identification of risks and opportunities of climate change at different scales, relying on associated vulnerability analysis and risks.