Climate Risk Strategy

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Global climate change is a defining risk-management challenge of our time. This course examines the strategic dimensions of three interrelated physical climate risks: extreme heat, floods and drought, that are intensifying in severity and frequency. Together, these risks threaten economies, public health, security and development. They also drive opportunities for innovation in science, technology, and business for a range of viable solutions that reduce buyers’ vulnerability. Students will learn the fundamentals of all three, then focus their work in one of three teams—heat, floods, or drought—on a strategic capstone project. Understanding these material risks is increasingly central to public and private strategy and represents a growing opportunity for entrepreneurs and innovative firms.