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Preserving the nature while achieving development is the greatest challenge for the mankind. This free course, ‘Introduction to environmental human development’ gives an idea of how better solutions can come in practice. Environmental human development is the horizon where human development meets with nature conservation which ultimately contributes towards sustainable development. It examines the alternatives during decision making by using innovative thinking. The philosophy of this new course will help the learners to gain the thinking potential required for better human development.

Businesses can be affected both directly from climate change and indirectly through government policies. Risks can occur from the impacts of predicted climate change effects such as increased temperature, extreme weather events, disrupted ecosystems and flooding of land. This unit is wrried for small and medium enterprises and people interested in how businesses can respond to climate change. It introduces key concepts such as risk, corporate social responsibility and engaging employees and enables businesses to quickly grasp the issues and opportunities for managing risks. Unit authored by Dr. Barbara L Jones