This course explores how to generate sector-specific climate information relevant for climate-sensitive sectors through the use of an open-source software package called Climpact. This software package is used to calculate climate indices from daily temperature and rainfall data. After completing this course, you should have the knowledge and skills needed to choose and calculate climate indices from daily temperature and rainfall data, to analyze trends in climate indices and in many cases explore correlations between sectoral and climate data. Climate indices help decision-makers in various sectors such as disaster risk reduction, health, agriculture and water.
This is a self-directed course, so you will be studying it at your own pace. The course comprises 8 modules, with all resources and learning activities available online. It is estimated that studying the whole course will take you approximately 3 hours. You may stop at any time, returning to the point you left off when you have time to move forward and complete the course.