This CVCA Learning Journey is a 16-week online training on the CARE Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA) 2.0 Tool.  

The Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA) is a participatory tool that combines community-level and secondary research to assess climate vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities. It highlights gender, ecosystem, and governance as cross-cutting concerns and supports the design of locally led, gender-responsive resilience actions. 

The overall aim of the training is to equip you with the tools and skills to: 

  • Understand communities’ vulnerability and adaptive capacities to climate change  
  • Support communities in identifying and prioritizing locally-led gender-responsive climate resilience options 
  • Apply the results of the CVCA in program design, local adaptation planning, and advocacy 

This Learning Journey combines webinars, practical assignments, and peer exchange, ensuring participants leave not only with technical knowledge but also with the confidence to apply CVCA in real contexts.  

This Learning Journey will run for 4 months and will be offered from 23rd of February 2026 to 14th of June 2026.  

Want to join this course? Submit your expression of interest here.  
Our team will contact you by email with the next steps to complete your registration for this training. For questions, reach out to Nadia at climateandresilience-academy@carenederland.org.

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Who can enroll?

This training is open to development and humanitarian practitioners from all types of organizations or institutions. We aim to make the training as inclusive as possible. Applicants should, however: 

  • Have a basic knowledge of climate change. 
  • Have a fair understanding and experience of community mobilization or community participatory approaches in general 
  • Have the intention to support and/ or apply the CVCA in their program design and activities 
  • Be able to commit the equivalent of 2-3 days a month for the duration of the Learning Journey 
  • Be willing and able to be an active participant and complete group and individual assignments on time. 
  • Have a good understanding of/be able to communicate in English. 
  • Have access to reliable internet to complete the course.  

What is the course format?

The 16-week online training course phase consists of eight live webinar lessons with your fellow participants, led by CARE’s Climate, Resilience, and Adaptation specialists and blended with other learning resources, such as videos, quizzes, key readings and online courses.  

What will I learn?

By the end of this Learning Journey, you will be provided with the knowledge and tools to: 

  1. Apply the seven steps of the CVCA in your work 
  2. Organize and lead a facilitation team to conduct the CVCA using participatory tools that engage and mobilize communities  
  3. Translate the outcomes of the CVCA for local program design, local adaptation planning, and advocacy 
  4. Join a global network of CVCA practitioners to exchange practices and support each other

Modules:

  • Welcome Module 
  • Module 1: Key Concepts, Climate change, Adaptation and CVCA 
  • Module 2: Launching the CVCA 
  • Module 3: Facilitating the CVCA through participatory research (part 1) 
  • Module 4: Facilitating the CVCA through participatory research (part 2) 
  • Module 5: Data Collection to Analysis  
  • Module 6: Data Analysis to Planning 
  • Wrap Up Module  

How much time do I need to give?

  • The CVCA LJ is a 16-week online training course.  
  • It is designed to be compatible with individuals already working full-time, as it requires a time commitment of 2-3 days per month throughout the Learning Journey. 
  • A new module will open every two weeks. You will be able to progress through each 2-week module at your own pace, completing required reading and assignments before the live webinar which takes place in week 2 of each module.  
  • The live webinars will run for 2 hours and will take place in the early afternoon Central European Time, to allow for global participation. The exact dates and time will be announced closer to the start of the Learning Journey.  

Will I get a certificate?

At the end of the course, you will get a certificate if you successfully complete 80% of the required assignments and quizzes and if you participate in at least half of the live webinars.  

Who will be the facilitators?

Thuy-Binh Nguyen is the Program Quality Lead at the CARE Climate Justice Center and responsible for providing technical support to global and regional initiatives and partnerships in Climate Justice, strengthening the capacity of country offices and partner organizations in the area of climate change and resilience, as well as facilitating knowledge management and learning in this area. She has two complementary Masters in International Public Policy and Environment Management in the UK and New Zealand. She has more than 15 years of experience in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation where she facilitates CVCA as well as supports and delivers CVCA training in various countries.  

Farida Farag is the Climate Adaptation Specialist at the CARE Climate Justice Center. She has over 13 years of experience in community-based adaptation and urban resilience with a focus on the improvement of living conditions of urban informal areas. She holds a Master’s in Building and Urban Design in Development from UCL (UK). Before joining CARE CJC, she worked as Climate Resilience Advisor at GIZ Egypt working closely with local and national governmental partners, as well as community-based organizations, on community-based adaptation, and strengthening the institutional framework towards climate resilience and socially-just urban development. 

How much does it cost?

For this 16-week long online course, the price is as follows: 

  • CARE staff: €850 
  • External organizations staff: €1150 

Would you like to enroll as a group of five or more from the same organization? 

  • Receive a 5% discount when 5 or more participants from the same organization enroll in the Learning Journey. To ensure fair opportunities for all interested participants to participate in the Learning Journey, we will review enrollments of more than 10 participants from the same organization on a case-by-case basis. For larger groups, please contact us to discuss potential arrangements. 

Are you working for a local government or civil society organization in the Global South? 

  • We offer a discount for participants from local governments or civil society organizations in the Global South. The fee will be €520. This discount is not available to organizations that are part of global confederations or INGOs. If you think you are eligible for the discounted fee, please contact Nadia Rinaldi at climateandresilience-academy@carenederland.org with documentation.  

After you express your interest via the registration form, our team will contact you. There are two payment options for this Learning Journey: 

  • Online payments: This payment can be made on our website using a debit/credit card. A link will be added soon. 
  • Invoice: If your office or organization is paying for your participation and prefers to receive an invoice, please let us know right away. We will then prepare the invoice for your enrollment, and your office/organization will have to pay via bank transfer. Please provide us with the name of the billed organization and the address of your organization. We kindly ask you to secure the approvals needed from your supervisor, HR, or finance department if you choose this method. 

Do you want to pay online? Please fill out the registration form below and make sure to select the right amount. 

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