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Welcome to the 2012 Research and Study Abroad Program on Climate Change and Sustainable Development!

CATHALAC and UAHuntsville offer an eight-week research & study abroad program in Panama, focusing on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through this unique educational program, participants will receive professional training, hands-on learning, and experience how climate change influences sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Students will acquire basic knowledge and skills on the science of climate change, analyze historical trends in climatic variability and human vulnerability, and examine the current national and international policy debates on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The course will be instructed in English by CATHALAC's research scientists and professors from the Department of Atmospheric Science at UAHuntsville.

While in Panama, participants will implement supervised research projects in collaboration with different institutions in Panama. To facilitate professional collaboration and cross-cultural communication the students will receive Spanish training and will live with host families.

Program dates: June 3rd – July 28th, 2012. Deadline for applications is March 26, 2012.

Benefits

• Specialized interdisciplinary training in new, emerging fields related to climate change and sustainable development

• Study at a globally recognized international organization, gain expertise,, and professional skills

• Enhance technical and scientific knowledge through extensive, practical, hands-on experience

• Develop critical-thinking skills

• Be part of innovating solutions to environmental problems

• Cultural immersion through home-stays and excursions

Contact Information

CATHALAC
Study Abroad Program
P.O.Box: 0843-03102
Panama City, Republic of Panama
Physical Address: Ciudad del Saber, Edificio 111, Clayton, Panamá, República de Panamá
Phone: +507 3173206/3207/ 3245
Email: studyabroad @ cathalac.org
Website: http://www.cathalac.org

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Did You Know?

CATHALAC possesses the largest geospatial and satellite information database in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean.
The Regional Visualization & Monitoring System (SERVIR) is headquartered at CATHALAC and serves as a technological hub and incubator, and provides real-time and near real-time data and information related to disasters, human health, energy, climate, weather, ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity.
Governments, local people, schools, scientists, and international agencies use CATHALAC’s work to prepare for disasters, perform research, create policies, and more.
CATHALAC works with a range of global partners, including NASA, USAID, the World Bank, and UNEP, among others. The Center also collaborates with academic and higher education institutions such as the University of Alabama in Huntsville, IRI of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, McGill University, Laval University, University of Gottingen, University of Maryland, Dartmouth University, IAGT at Cayuga Community College, University of Mississippi, University of South Florida, and others.

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