Course 5: Research methods, impacts and adaptation policies: A Course on research methods in climate change and health

University of Bergen (UiB), Faculty of Medicine, Centre for International Health; Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research; Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre

Course Leaders:

Invited course leader:

  • Rainer Sauerborn (PDF), Professor, Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health,
    University of Heidelberg, Germany

Short Course description:

There is a great need to better understand the scientific links and strengthen the capacity to assess the impacts of climate change and variability on public health with the aim of providing better tools for decision-makers to develop strategies to reduce or prevent such impacts.

The course will explore the links between human health and Earth’s environment and consider the implications of those links for human health in a changing environment.

For full course description and syllabus: Click here (PDF)

03-Nov-2008