(COADY-BCRCC)
Human-induced climate change is one of the most pressing global issues of our time. How humans have historically lived, played, and dreamed is changing. The impacts of climate change are felt across all sectors of human society: water and food systems, housing, health and sanitation, employment, industry, finance, security, and migration, to name several. Additionally, actions being taken around climate intersect with the interests of many civil society actors, such as those seeking gender justice, upholding and honouring indigenous rights and knowledge, and social movements mobilizing around environmental concerns, youth voice, and a just transition for workers, among others. Within this context of overlapping crises in a changing climate, the ways humans think, our relationships with more-than-human natures, and how we organize our societies must change.
As people, organizations, and institutions work on these changes across scales, communities are mobilizing to build their resilience in the face of crisis. This course offers foundations to engaging in climate change work – addressing injustice, (re)building relationships, exploring solutions – at the community level. Starting from an understanding that all people and communities have strengths, skills, and knowledge, this course supports participants to share their experiences and knowledge (and those of their communities, where appropriate) to engage with community climate resilience topics in a way that is meaningful in their own contexts.
DATES: September 15, 2025 - November 7, 2025
This course is designed for anyone interested in exploring climate change impacts at the community level and engaging in community resilience building – addressing injustice, (re)building relationships, and exploring solutions to the challenges of a changing climate. As this is a foundations course, you do not need any specific knowledge or experience in the climate change field. However, as the course will be delivered in English, English language proficiency is required.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
You should prepare to dedicate 6 to 8 hours per week over the course of 8-weeks. This course includes a combination of 14 live sessions (for one hour on Tuesdays and two hours on Thursdays), asynchronous learning activities, and independent work time. Participants are expected to engage with their peers in the online space to complete course assignments.
Coady Institute is committed to ensuring that practitioners and community members dedicated to community-led development worldwide have access to its courses. Thanks to the generous support of individual, institutional, and corporate donors, the tuition fee of $1,500 CAD has been reduced to $400 CAD plus HST.
Full bursaries are available for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit community members residing in Canada, as well as individuals residing in Nova Scotia from African Nova Scotian communities and Nova Scotians of African descent. To request a full bursary, please contact us at coadyadmit@stfx.ca
If paying by credit card is not an option, please contact coadyfinance@stfx.ca to arrange an alternative payment method.
Return to Catalog