Course Summary: 

This course guides you through key considerations for rebuilding after natural disasters with an eye on the climate's changing patterns. You'll explore how to protect our natural and cultural heritage, grasp the impacts of climate change, and develop strategies for a resilient future. It's about collaborating to create a smarter, stronger recovery plan.

Course Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the relationship between climate change and natural disasters and why a climate-smart approach is critical for recovery efforts.
2. Identify major factors influencing climate change and impacts on cultural and natural resources.
3. Describe a range of possible climate-smart recovery strategies for cultural and natural resources.
4. Connect Department of Interior guidance and other federal resources to climate-smart recovery efforts for cultural and natural resources.
5. Identify elements of a climate-informed recovery plan incorporating effective communication principles and scientifically valid climate change data sources.