Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, requiring a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understand its causes, impacts, and solutions. CMCC is one of the partners of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, offering an educational programme that aims to train the next generation of experts in the field of climate science and policy. Apply now for the 2024 edition of the Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change.

The Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change is a one-year program that provides students with a solid background in the physical, economic, and social aspects of climate change, as well as the skills to apply this knowledge to real-world problems.

Application deadline for the Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change is July 15th 2024

Presentation and Objectives

Climate change is one of the main challenges facing the planet’s population. The World Economic Forum ranks climate change and the failure to implement effective policies among the top five economic risks for the business world. Its impacts are pervasive and deeply interrelated with all aspects of our society. Hence the need to prepare professional leaders with a high-level scientific profile thanks to the integration of the Master with the PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change.

The Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change is a 1-year programme aimed at creating experts capable of managing the complex and multi-faceted dimensions of the grand challenges posed by climate risk by integrating the scientific and socio-economic aspects in a unique programme. It prepares experts with a broad and thorough scientific background in economics, climate science, valuation techniques, and with specific modeling skills.

During this Master students will learn to understand and synthesize the biophysical and socio-economic nature of climate change, evaluate the socio-economic implications of climate change risks, and design innovative policy solutions and risk management strategies. They will acquire familiarity with a suite of methodological, analytical, statistical and modeling tools they will be able to apply in order to:

• Explain the physical and economic nature of climate change and their uncertainty
• Assess the socio-economic impacts of climate change, their costs and benefits
• Estimate and manage climate change risk
• Analyze, evaluate, and design innovative climate policy solutions
• Assess the economic costs and benefits of mitigation and adaptation policies and projects
• Conceive transformational pathways in the context of sustainable development
• Synthesize and communicate the different dimensions of climate change and their uncertainties to different users

More information: Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change – 2nd-level Master of Research