More specifically, the project foresees:
– Training of 11 lecturers/trainers/researchers on project topics, methodology and tools, during a workshop promoting a holistic approach to climate resilience (taking into consideration spatial, environmental and technological aspects), the use of OERs as part of the regular teaching and training practice, and the use of concept mapping as an effective method to transfer meaningful, interdisciplinary knowledge on climate resilience topics.
– Testing of the project methodology at partner level, with the involvement of around 400 students in partner universities and 10 Maltese public officers, who will be trained by partners on the use of concept maps for climate resilience planning and policy design.
– Involvement of 40 students of different academic backgrounds in an intensive course/workshop based on concept mapping and interdisciplinary group work, where students are encouraged to break the barriers of their disciplines and learn to build a shared knowledge and cooperate for the sake of climate adaptation. The Intensive course intends to represent a model of collaborative educational experience – a laboratory for interdisciplinary and cross-fertilizing collaboration among lecturers and students that can be replicated in other courses, faculties and HEIs in partner countries and beyond.
– Production of OERs on climate resilience based on concept mapping, organized in modular courses and made freely available on the project e-learning platform, where they are expected to empower HEIs courses and provide targeted training for professionals, public officers, and policy makers.
Project outputs will challenge the complex and interconnecting issues related to urban resilience, and contribute to transfer resilience concepts into operational capacities in local government, civil society and professional communities.