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Community-Led Climate Adaptation

Design and implement adaptation programs rooted in community knowledge and priorities

4.9(318 reviews)
1,900 enrolledUpdated 2025-11
6 weeks 6 lessons 24 total hours English Certificate of completion
Dr. Fatima Hassan
Taught by
Dr. Fatima Hassan
$199

What You'll Learn

Apply participatory methods for community climate assessment
Integrate indigenous and scientific knowledge systems
Design context-appropriate adaptation interventions
Monitor and evaluate adaptation program effectiveness
Build community adaptive capacity over time

About This Course

Moving beyond top-down approaches, this course focuses on participatory methods for building community resilience. It integrates indigenous and local knowledge with scientific approaches, and equips practitioners to design, implement, and evaluate community adaptation programs.

Prerequisites

  • Some field or community development experience helpful

Course Curriculum

2 modules · 6 lessons · 24h total
Why Community-Led Adaptation?Preview
20 min
Participatory Action ResearchPreview
25 min
Indigenous Climate Knowledge Systems
28 min
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Your Instructor

Dr. Fatima Hassan

Dr. Fatima Hassan

Senior Researcher, Climate Adaptation

ACLA Research Institute

Dr. Hassan is a leading expert in community-led climate adaptation and has worked with over 200 communities across East Africa. She brings deep knowledge of indigenous knowledge systems in climate resilience.

Student Reviews

4.9
Course Rating
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Amina S.
Sudan
Feb 2026

The most grounded, practical course on adaptation I have ever taken. Dr. Hassan's depth of field experience shines through every lesson.