In my senior year of college, it’s safe to say I became interested in various disciplines relevant to many future prospects, one of which being disaster risk reduction, which brought me back to my initial desire to make a real difference. Our reality is environmental degradation and climate change, but they do not have to be the future’s as well., prof. dr. Marwa A. Khalifa, recommended that I check out the MOOC provided by PEDRR (the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction) on Nature-based Solutions for disaster and climate resilience for a more in-depth look at what I’d learned.
Not only did it pique my initial interest in environmental issues and climate change adaptation, but it was also easy to juggle with work and extremely easy to understand given the dense topics it explains, not to mention it broadened my perspective on current issues and provided the necessary tools to make a difference whether you’re a civilian, stakeholder, or politician, all while working with nature.
Working with Nature is gaining traction in Egypt, but not as quickly as it should, and I was excited to learn that this course didn’t just focus on foreign solutions that wouldn’t fit in with my country’s situation, but it encompassed an array of diverse contexts and a slew of solutions that got you thinking.
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