Climate Chng: Risk & Adapt/Foo (NUTR-ON256)

Fall 2025 · NUTR ON256 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Climate change is one of the most pressing problems in the world today. This course will focus on the projected impacts of climate change around the world and related adaptations (risk management), with particular attention to humanitarian impacts and food systems. We will cover climate risk assessment, risk perception, risk communication, and climate risk management/adaptation. In doing this, we will cover major climate impacts by sector, as well as their interactions and humanitarian implications. We will use AI in this class. Students will experiment with different methodologies to assess climate risk and identify impact modeling methodologies that are most appropriate for specific applications. Students will learn why people perceive risk differently and experiment with innovative methods to communicate risk. In the risk management section, students will critique climate change adaptation strategies and identify equity and justice implications. Each week of class will have asynchronous learning content consisting of readings, video explainers for the readings, lecture videos, discussion boards, and a weekly field trip video to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Each week will also have an experiential lab session that is held synchronously for one hour. The lab will consist of an exercise or simulation of technologies and methods related to climate impact assessment and management. There is no prior experience needed for the labs. Finally, students will produce two assignments: a climate risk assessment and a proposal for the Green Climate Fund, which is the largest global fund to address climate change. In these assignments, students will analyze risk and apply course content to propose solutions for climate change adaptation.

Course codes: NUTR-ON256

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