SPECIALIZATION IN CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT

SNIES code: 106695

Title Obtained: Specialist in Climate Risk Management
Level of training: Specialization
Duration: 1 year
Mode: Classroom
SNIES Code: 106695
Qualified Registration: Resolution 02001 of February 13, 2018, granted by MINEDUCATION.
Total Credits: 33
Number of Credits I Semester: 12
Credit Value Year 2024: $ 419.000
Tuition Value Year 2024: $ 5.028.000 *
Academic Space: Saturdays at Avenida Boyacá # 66A – 61
Contact: Marco Tulio Espinosa López
Phone: (60 1) 668 4700 Extension: 160
E-mail: [email protected]

*The tuition fee from the second academic semester onwards will depend on the number of academic credits enrolled.

We are a University with High Quality Institutional Accreditation: Resolution 017390 of December 27, 2019 (for 4 years), granted by MINEDUCACIÓN.

SYLLABUS

STUDY SPECIALIZATION IN CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT AT U.D.C.A!

Through the Specialization in Climate Risk Management, the School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering aims to fill a gap in the training of environmental leaders in climate change. It has focused its attention on defining the probability of occurrence of floods or droughts, a fundamental issue to determine the costs of not acting in adapting to climate change; also, foresight has glimpsed the effects that climate change will bring and has added the lines of adaptation to climate change in: infrastructure, ecosystems, communities and technology, given that climate change is a global phenomenon that requires a deep understanding of the environment and the ability to lead processes of change in society.

GRADUATE PROFILE

Graduates of the Specialization in Climate Risk Management will be able to recognize opportunities and threats imposed on the territory by climate risks. Lead administrative and social structures in search of enhancing opportunities and minimizing threats related to climate change. Identify elements of competitiveness, planning and Geographic Information Systems aimed at climate change adaptation. Generate, evaluate and implement climate change adaptation models. Perform technical and control functions in national, regional and local entities. Develop, coordinate and evaluate climate change adaptation plans.