The Pacific Centre for Environment & Sustainable Development (PaCE-SD) works with all faculties
across the University to offer postgraduate programmes in climate change. This includes:
A Postgraduate Diploma in Climate Change (PGDip CC) consists of the completion of four
400 level courses and offered in three streams:
i. Science;
ii. Adaptation & Management;
iii. Disaster & Resilience.
A MSc in climate change based on a research thesis
A PhD in climate change based on a research thesis
The Science Emphasis stream focuses on the foundation science of climate change globally and
in the Pacific. This stream prepares students to become Pacific climate scientists with a strong
quantitative understanding of observations, climate and earth system modelling, regional and
global model downscaling of climate projections and impacts, data analysis, GIS and remote
sensing in the Pacific context.
The Adaptation & Management Emphasis stream focuses on impacts, vulnerabilities, solutions;
adaptation and management. This stream enables a student to attain skills in documenting social
and physical impacts of climate change and disasters, mastering and improving adaptation and
management strategies including community and ecosystem-based adaptation.
The Disaster & Resilience Emphasis stream focuses on identifying, understanding and applying
risk management to build resilience and reduce the risks arising from climate change and natural
hazards. The stream enables students to perform strategic planning in the areas of climate change
and disaster project management, climate finance and risk transfer mechanisms.
The MSc and PhD research thesis cover a broad range of topics, from climate sciences to the
social, financial and economic aspects of climate change, traditional knowledge and the integration
of climate change and disaster risk management. Research students under the climate change
programme are encouraged to collaborate with external co-supervisors from other USP faculties
and/or other universities.
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