Climate shapes our lives and influences the way we build roads, manage businesses and farms, move water and use energy. However, the climate is changing in ways that affect health, productivity, safety and livelihoods. This page offers a series of online training opportunities to educate decision makers and change agents about what climate change means for their region and how to respond.
The Environmental Resilience Institute offers a monthly webinar series, as well as occasional training opportunities in other formats. All opportunities designed for local governments are listed here and in Institute newsletters as they become available.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has developed online, self-guided training to increase the adaptive capacity of its own staff as well as the communities and local governments it serves. Below is training that illustrates how the climate is changing, what services will be affected and how to strengthen climate resilience. All trainings offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are accessible as defined by Section 508 of the Government-wide IT Accessibility Program.
As climate change impacts have become more visible and the need for preparation and response has heightened, nonprofit organizations, universities and other entities have established training programs to support municipal and county officials confronted with challenging issues. Below are training programs offered by mission-driven organizations. The Institute will add information about other training opportunities as we become aware of it.
