These courses provide information on how to understand climate, assess its damaging impact and help frame policies to prevent climate change and deal with the consequences of past practices
■ Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Mumbai
The institute offers an MA or MSc in Climate Change and Sustainable Studies. The course includes subjects like technical skills in environment and sustainability, macro data analysis, natural resource governance, energy modelling, economics of climate change, energy and climate change mitigation, impact, vulnerability and adaptation.
Visit: www.moodle.tiss.edu
■ Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad
The institute offers a two-year Master’s in Climate Change and Impact Management. The course aims to equip students with knowledge in climate change and skills to facilitate appropriate mitigation and adaptation in conjunction with the larger developmental agenda of the country.
Visit: www.ceeindia.org
■ Teri University, New Delhi
The University offers an MSc in Climate Science and Policy. The programme aims to equip students to apply climate-related knowledge to societal problem solving, explain the workings of the climate systems and feedback mechanisms, communicate effectively with scientists and policy makers on the subject, use variety of climate-related research and analysis methods, design appropriate methodologies for impact assessments, establish and institutionalise arrangements for Green Houes Gas inventory process, assess all relevant options (technological and policy relevant) for mitigating climate change.
Visit: www.teriuniversity.ac.in/msc-climate-science-and-policy