Environment and Climate
How do we ensure a healthy and safe living environment for 10 billion people on our planet? Ranked as world’s most sustainable university, WUR takes the responsibility finding ways to deal with climate change and contribute to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). Are you interested in taking a natural and socio-scientific perspective on issues such as health, food security, climate change and depletion of natural resources and renewable resources? Our continuining education MOOCs, programmes and courses draw from a solid base of expertise in various environment related knowledge domains. Join us.
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Biodiversity
Courses about biodiversity and its importance for staving off climate change.
Climate Change
Courses exploring the impact of climate change on society and ecosystems, and evidence-based solutions and technology.
Land and Water Management
Courses about the various perspectives on a fair and balanced distribution of land, water and biodiversity.
Landscape
Courses studying means to achieve sustainable and productive landscapes affected by progressive climate change.
Sustainable Lifestyle
Courses on how changes in consumption patterns and lifestyles crucial to healthier and more sustainable human conduct.
Tourism
Courses about tourism's key challenges to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Discover all Environment and Climate courses and programmes:
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Plant Based Diets: Food for a Sustainable FutureDiscover the effect of Plant Based Diets on climate change, infectious diseases and chronic illnesses and the impact you can have, by ‘going (more) plant based’. -
Sustainable Tourism: Rethinking the futureEngage in interdisciplinary debates to explore and co-create future responsible travel and tourism initiatives in your personal/professional context. Join us! -
Summer School Insects as Food & FeedLearn the basic principles behind the factors that affect all processes in the insect production and consumption chain during this Summer School. -
Climate Action for Food Systems TransformationGet a full understanding of climate change and become a facilitator of change. -
Feeding Cities: Improving Food Systems in Urban AreasGain insight in the latest concepts, tools and approaches for food system analysis and urban food policy and planning during this course. -
Global One Health: towards Human, Animal and Plant HealthThis course is about the interconnectedness of the health of people, animals, plants and their environments. -
Engage Young People Towards Climate and Social Resilience [French]Analyze and understand the current situation in Africa in relation to climate change, youth involvement and political insecurity. -
Blended Course Planning, Design and Management: Public Space and TransitionsAre you looking for ways of dealing with complex transition challenges in public space? Would you like to broaden and deepen your theoretical knowledge and apply the latest insight... -
Climate Change Adaptation in Food Security and Natural Resource ManagementDiscover strategies for climate smart agriculture and natural resource management and develop a personal action plan to integrate your new knowledge and skills into your work. -
Managing Risk in the Face of Climate ChangeExplore how vulnerabilities and exposure to natural hazards can be reduced to build resilient communities during this course. -
Agricultural Water Management: Water, Society and Technology InteractionsJoin us as we explore how we can meet the increasing food demands around the world by contributing to optimisation of agricultural water governance and technologies. -
Biorefinery: From Biomass to Building Blocks of Biobased ProductsLearn how to design an effective biorefinery to obtain valuable components from various biobased feedstocks such as plants, organisms and waste streams. -
Blended Course Managing Public Space: Time and ScaleAre you looking for ways of dealing with complex challenges in the management of public space on different scale levels? Then this course is something for you. -
Business Strategy and Operations in a Biobased EconomyLead your company in dealing the the strategic and operational challenges facing a company in the biobased economy and build a profitable sustainable business. -
Catalytic Conversions for Biobased Chemicals and ProductsDesign new (bio)catalytic conversion routes that allow you to use biobased feedstocks to their highest potential as building blocks for chemicals, materials and fuels. -
Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary ApproachJoin the transition towards a circular economy, taking into consideration economic, supply chain, social, technical, managerial and environmental aspects. -
Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing IndustryUnravel the fundamentals of the circular fashion value chain, from new compostable, re- or upcirculed textile materials and design all the way to business modelling. -
Climate Action in Biodiverse LandscapesLearn to mobilize collaboration among landscape actors to enhance biodiversity by applying nature-based climate solutions as we adapt to and mitigate climate change. -
Co-Creating Sustainable CitiesLearn how citizen's co-creation is key to making cities more sustainable by understanding the interplay between technology, policy and people’s daily lives. -
Drainage in Agriculture: controlling water and salt levels in the soilBe prepared for the effects of climate change by learning how to design and implement effective agri-drainage systems to create optimal soil for growing conditions.
Our transformative take on climate action
WUR’s professional education in Environment and Climate addresses a variety of environmental issues effecting climate change. We take our perspective on environmental science and climate adaptation by deepening topics such as climate smart agriculture, environmental resources management, climate disaster management, sustainable tourism and ecotourism, climate finance and sustainable leadership.
When it comes to agriculture, rapid climate change is an increasing threat to cultivation. We will have to devote much more attention to the use of water resources and the supply of water, in addition to good water management and other nature based solutions. Therefore, our Land and Water Management courses and programmes for professionals tackle various perspectives on these complex issues, as well as focusing on optimizing irrigation and drainage systems and exploring solutions for soil erosion and soil pollution. Also check our Landscape and Climate Change courses.
Actionable education
Furthermore, Green Cities is the Wageningen Environmental Research programme that focuses on understanding and applying a nature-based approach in urban areas, analyzing circular economy trends. WUR also explores the impact on society and ecosystems, and develops evidence-based, integrated solutions and technology. Join one of these courses to discover the benefits of biodiversity and climate resilient cities.
Deeper understanding human behaviour
Many of today’s major issues in health and sustainability are inevitably associated with human conduct. To address these societal challenges, understanding consumption patterns and lifestyles is crucial to develop effective solutions. Learn how individuals and the population at large can make an impact, for instance with plant based, vegan or climatarian diets and a more circular mindset, by joining courses in sustainable lifestyle and (eco)tourism.
