Method
Hybrid Classroom
Term
SPRING
Cost
$2,500

Skills you will gain

  • Climate Adaptation Solutions: Application of nature-based strategies for coastal resilience.
  • Funding Resource Access: Planning and securing support for adaptation projects.
  • Risk Assessment Tools: Use of models and strategies for coastal planning.
  • Equitable Community Engagement: Inclusion of stakeholders in sustainability efforts.
  • Professional Networking Opportunities: Collaboration with cross-sector resilience leaders.

Course Description

This professional development course in Coastal Climate Resilience is a collaboration between the Coastal Science and Policy Program and the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz. Students in the Coastal Climate Resilience course will draw on UC Santa Cruz's expertise in coastal climate resilience and policy, including the application of nature-based solutions, local adaptation planning, and innovations. Participants will learn from experts in the academic, public, and private sectors.

Through cohort-based instruction and activities grounded in science, participants will build knowledge and skills relating to adaptation and resilience strategies, nature-based solutions, how to apply for funding, innovative financing, the insurance landscape, equitable engagement of interested parties, and more. This course is designed for those actively working in the field of coastal climate resilience with an aim to have practitioners apply learnings in real time.

The course aims to increase the number of practitioners in coastal communities that are knowledgeable and prepared to integrate a range of sustainability solutions. Practitioners will have the opportunity to network and workshop practical solutions that are applicable to their current role in coastal sustainability and resilience.

Students in the Coastal Climate Resilience course will learn to navigate coastal adaptation and sustainability projects from policies to practice for a resilient future. The course will help practitioners build a framework of opportunities, innovations, and practical solutions in coastal climate resilience.

Topics

  • Principles of Coastal Resilience & Climate Change
  • Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation: Case Studies & Tools
  • Policies Relevant to Nature-based Solutions
  • Equitable Engagement of Interested Parties
  • Sources and Steps to Financing Coastal Resilience at National & State Levels
  • Insurance and Innovative Financing for Resilient Communities
  • Data Sources, Tools & Models for Resilient Coastal Adaptation
  • Communicating Coastal Resilience

 

Prerequisites / Skills Needed

Skills Needed:

  • This course is designed for those actively working in the field of coastal climate resilience with an aim to have practitioners apply learnings in real time. In order to be eligible to enroll students must meet this requirement. 
Syllabus Library
You may enroll in this offering at any time.
Sarah Eminhizer
Sarah Eminhizer
Apr. 9 - Jun. 18, Thursday, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
  • Hybrid Classroom Some meetings in person, some online.
SRSV.800.(4)
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Thu, 04-09-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 04-16-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 04-23-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 04-30-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 05-07-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 05-21-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 05-28-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 06-04-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Thu, 06-11-2026 12:30pm 2:30pm Hybrid Classroom REMOTE
Tue, 06-16-2026 9:00am 5:00pm Hybrid Classroom SANTA CRUZ / UCSC CAMPUS
Wed, 06-17-2026 9:00am 5:00pm Hybrid Classroom SANTA CRUZ / UCSC CAMPUS
Thu, 06-18-2026 9:00am 1:00pm Hybrid Classroom SANTA CRUZ / UCSC CAMPUS
 

**IMPORTANT PLEASE REVIEW PRIOR TO ENROLLING.**

This course is designed for those actively working in the field of coastal climate resilience with an aim to have practitioners apply learnings in real time. In order to be eligible to enroll students must meet this requirement.

This class is offered in hybrid format. Class meetings 1-9 will take place live-online via Zoom. Class meetings 10-12 will take place in-person at the UCSC Coastal Science Campus (115 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060). Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

No meeting on May 14, 2026. To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

Electronic Course Materials: You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

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Prerequisites / Skills Needed

Skills Needed:

  • This course is designed for those actively working in the field of coastal climate resilience with an aim to have practitioners apply learnings in real time. In order to be eligible to enroll students must meet this requirement. 

This course applies to these programs:

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