Foundation Modules
Alberta's Adaptation Resilience Training (ART)
Climate Science
This foundational module was an introduction to climate science, including the basics of the global climate system and observed climate trends in Canada and Alberta.
It introduced:
- Different types of climate models that are used to evaluate climate trends and make projections of future climate conditions.
- Basic terminologies.
- Key tools and resources for understanding and accessing climate science data and information.
The module also discussed how changes in average and extreme climate conditions that Alberta is projected to experience relate to risk of floods, droughts and wildfires.
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Risk Identification & Management
This two-part foundational module is an introduction to risk with a focus on climate change.
The module, divided in two parts, explored:
- Risk identification and assessment, starting with “what do we mean by risk”, “why thinking about risk is important” and “what has risk got to do with climate change”.
- Risk-related terminology, such as likelihood and consequence, their definitions in the context of risk identification and assessment.
- The basic process for identifying, quantifying, and evaluating risk with a case study.
The second part of the module shifted to risk management and covered:
- Tools available to support decision-making and action.
- The basic principles, processes, and tools commonly used for managing risk.
- Industry standards and frameworks to guide and support decision making for risk treatment, monitoring, reviewing and reporting.
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Economics
This foundational module introduced the economics of climate change, focusing on economic risk in the context of adaptive climate risk management, such as:
- Common terminologies and parameters that are used to discuss adaptation cost and benefits
- Approaches to estimate potential climate change costs
It also discussed economic decision-support tools to manage uncertainties, along with key economic barriers and limits to adaptation.
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