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Local communities around the globe are already affected by climate change. People in least-developed and developing countries are among the most vulnerable ones, yet they have the least coping capacity. Climate change impacts are localized and diverse therefore, the response needs to be as diverse and adapted to the local situation.
This class will explore key concepts of resilience, vulnerability, adaptive capacity and social capital in the context of community exposure to climate change. We will engage in critical analysis of tools and methods for building resilience to climate change and will look at several case studies from around the world.
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.
Please note that there are no refunds for open entry courses.
Per the noncredit course policy, students are no longer eligible for a refund once this course is accessed.
Dr. Delgado wrote a four-year degree program in Indigenous Studies, one of four stand-alone under- graduate degree programs in the United States. She served as a principal investigator for a Bush Foundation Grant, "Place that is Sacred," to address border town racism and human rights. She serves and works with two treaty councils as a consultant, and in an advisory and organizational capacity.