Climate Change Leadership for Community Resilience

As climate impacts intensify, communities need leaders who can turn evidence into coordinated, on-the-ground resilience. This specialization is intended for learners and professionals—across government, nonprofits, education, healthcare, and business—who want practical skills to lead community-based climate action and advance equity-centered outcomes. Through three courses, you will examine the evidence and physical science of climate change, the drivers and trends of greenhouse gas emissions, and how the climate may change in the future. You will then apply leadership principles, ethics, design thinking, and inclusive team-building to engage stakeholders, align priorities, and mobilize collective action. By the end, you’ll be better equipped to select and adapt climate solutions to local social and environmental conditions and support resilient, sustainable communities

• Describe evidence and physical science of climate change
• Apply leadership principles and ethics for sustainable action
• Develop inclusive and ethical climate change practices
• Adapt approaches when implementing community climate programs

• Basic computer and internet skills
• Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short practice activities