What You Will Learn
The programme runs as eight sequential modules. They move from shared context and evidence to applied institutional action.
# |
Module |
Timing (2027) |
Focus |
1 |
Setting the Scene: Climate Adaptation in National Development |
January |
Climate risks facing Lebanon and where adaptation fits in national development |
2 |
Climate Risk Information and Evidence-Based Decision-Making |
January–February |
Reading climate data, vulnerability assessments and risk information |
3 |
Risk Governance and Institutional Coherence |
February–March |
Coordinating mandates and building governance for adaptation |
4 |
Financing Climate Adaptation |
March |
Climate finance sources and building adaptation investment proposals |
5 |
Integrating Adaptation into Priority Sectors |
March–April |
Bringing adaptation into health, water, agriculture and other sectors |
6 |
Gender, Inclusion and Social Dimensions of Adaptation |
April–May |
Planning adaptation that reaches and protects all groups |
7 |
Adaptive Leadership, Communication and Negotiation |
May |
Leading change, communicating risk and negotiating across institutions |
8 |
Capstone Project and Peer Exchange Forum |
April–June |
Developing and presenting a group adaptation project |
Teaching format
CLIMA-LEAD combines in-person and online sessions, with approximately 50 hours of direct learning. Each contact hour is supported by around two hours of independent and applied work.
- In-person sessions: Seminars, panel discussions and practical activities at the University of Balamand, complemented by field visits.
- Online sessions: Live technical lectures and discussions with national and international experts.
- Between sessions: Recorded lectures, readings and assignments on Moodle, alongside group capstone work and expert mentoring.
Practical learning
Participants apply their knowledge through field visits, policy laboratories examining Lebanon’s climate plans, and assignments such as policy briefs, climate risk assessments and finance concept notes.
Language
Teaching will be mainly in Arabic and English.
Capstone projects
Participants work in multidisciplinary groups on a priority climate adaptation challenge identified with UNDP and the Ministry of Environment. Projects develop through assignments, policy laboratories and expert mentoring. Groups present their projects to a jury, then pitch their solutions at the Graduation Ceremony and National Climate Adaptation Conference.
Certification
Participants who attend at least 80% of scheduled direct learning hours, successfully complete the required assessments, assignments and self-paced work, and present their group capstone project to the jury will receive a UOB Certificate of Competency in Climate Adaptation Leadership, issued in academic collaboration with the CLIMA Center at USC.
After the programme
Graduates join an alumni network and community of practice for continued learning, exchange and collaboration.