Climate change adaptation and mitigation in fisheries and aquaculture

This course addresses the subject matter from a technical perspective. It is designed for a range of stakeholders. Individuals who would especially benefit from taking this course include:

• Policy-makers 
• Development practitioners and programme managers 
  
• Sectoral specialists and academics 
  
• Trainers and extension agents
  

• General facts on the fisheries and aquaculture sector 
• Impacts of climate change on the sector and specific elements on marine fisheries, inland fisheries and aquaculture 
  
• Main responses to climate change including: Adaptation measures and their practical application through case studies; and mitigation measures to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint
  

The course consists of  5  lessons, ranging from approximately  10  to  60  minutes duration each: 

• Lesson 1 – Introduction 
• Lesson 2 –  Understanding climate change 
• Lesson 3 – Adaptation 
• Lesson 4 – Mitigation 
• Lesson 5 – Takeaway messages 

The online version of this course runs on the latest versions of the major browsers, such as Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox.

The downloadable version only runs on Windows PC’s and no additional software is needed.