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Business Continuity and Crisis Management

Climate Risk Adaptation and Physical Resilience Planning

Extreme weather events such as floods, heatwaves, storms and droughts are increasingly disrupting operations, supply chains, infrastructure and workforces. This course helps organisations assess physical climate risks and build practical adaptation and resilience plans. Participants learn to use climate scenarios and hazard data, assess vulnerability of sites and assets, prioritise adaptation measures, integrate climate risk into business continuity and investment decisions, and report on climate resilience to stakeholders.

5 days Classroom or live online English
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Why attend

From knowledge to real-world impact.

Climate-related disruption is no longer a distant scenario; it already affects many organisations every year. This course gives you structured methods to understand your exposure, prioritise adaptation investments and strengthen continuity plans before the next extreme event.

Workplace challenges

Professional Problems This Course Is Designed to Solve

The programme explores practical approaches to the following challenges. Results depend on how the learning is applied in your organisation.

  • Difficulty translating subject knowledge into practical workplace decisions.
  • Inconsistent approaches to the activities covered in the course outline.
  • Lack of a structured plan for applying and reviewing new skills.
Course methodology

How you will learn.

The course combines expert sessions with climate data exercises, site vulnerability assessments, adaptation option appraisal, tabletop exercises and development of an adaptation plan.

Course objectives

What you'll take away.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain physical climate risks and their business impacts
  • Use climate scenarios and hazard data in risk assessment
  • Assess vulnerability of sites, assets, people and supply chains
  • Identify and prioritise adaptation measures
  • Integrate climate risk into business continuity and investment planning
  • Report climate resilience to boards, investors and regulators
Target audience

Who should attend.

This course is suitable for:

  • Business continuity and risk managers
  • Sustainability and ESG professionals
  • Facilities, asset and infrastructure managers
  • Supply chain managers
  • Insurance and finance professionals
Target competencies

Capabilities you will build.

Participants will develop competencies in:

  • Physical climate risk assessment
  • Climate scenario analysis
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Adaptation planning
  • Resilience integration
  • Climate risk reporting
Course outline

Your learning journey.

A focused, practical outline with time to explore, apply and reflect.

Day 1Understanding Physical Climate Risk

  1. 09:00–09:54Acute and chronic physical climate risks
  2. 09:54–10:48Observed impacts on organisations
  3. 10:48–11:00Regulatory and investor expectations
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Regulatory and investor expectations (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Links with transition risk
  7. 13:06–14:00Exercise: Identifying climate hazards for your operations

Day 2Climate Data and Scenarios

  1. 09:00–09:54Climate scenarios and time horizons
  2. 09:54–10:48Hazard maps and data sources
  3. 10:48–11:00Interpreting climate projections
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Interpreting climate projections (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Limitations and uncertainty
  7. 13:06–14:00Lab: Using climate data for a site assessment

Day 3Vulnerability and Impact Assessment

  1. 09:00–09:54Exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity
  2. 09:54–10:48Assessing sites, assets and infrastructure
  3. 10:48–11:00Workforce and supply chain impacts
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Workforce and supply chain impacts (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Financial impact estimation
  7. 13:06–14:00Workshop: Vulnerability assessment for a facility

Day 4Adaptation and Resilience Measures

  1. 09:00–09:54Engineering, nature-based and operational measures
  2. 09:54–10:48Cost-benefit and prioritisation
  3. 10:48–11:00Insurance and risk transfer
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Insurance and risk transfer (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Integrating adaptation into business continuity plans
  7. 13:06–14:00Case study: Recovering from a major flood

Day 5Governance and Reporting

  1. 09:00–09:54Climate risk governance and ownership
  2. 09:54–10:48Monitoring and early warning
  3. 10:48–11:00Disclosure and reporting frameworks
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Disclosure and reporting frameworks (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Continuous review of adaptation plans
  7. 13:06–14:00Capstone: Climate adaptation plan

The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.

Dates & venues

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Confirmed dates accept registration requests. Tentative dates are enquiry only.

Vienna 9 Nov - 13 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€2,940.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 9 Nov - 13 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Dubai 16 Nov - 20 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 16 Nov - 20 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 7 Dec - 11 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 7 Dec - 11 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 14 Dec - 18 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 14 Dec - 18 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Paris 4 Jan - 8 Jan 2027
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€2,860.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 4 Jan - 8 Jan 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Istanbul 18 Jan - 22 Jan 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 18 Jan - 22 Jan 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Amsterdam 1 Feb - 5 Feb 2027
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€2,540.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 1 Feb - 5 Feb 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Cape Town 8 Feb - 12 Feb 2027
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€1,890.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 8 Feb - 12 Feb 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Singapore 15 Feb - 19 Feb 2027
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€2,820.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 15 Feb - 19 Feb 2027
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€1,250.-Register
London 1 Mar - 5 Mar 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 1 Mar - 5 Mar 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Dubai 15 Mar - 19 Mar 2027
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€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 15 Mar - 19 Mar 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 5 Apr - 9 Apr 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 5 Apr - 9 Apr 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Barcelona 12 Apr - 16 Apr 2027
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€2,840.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 12 Apr - 16 Apr 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 19 Apr - 23 Apr 2027
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€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 19 Apr - 23 Apr 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Paris 3 May - 7 May 2027
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€2,860.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 3 May - 7 May 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Istanbul 17 May - 21 May 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 17 May - 21 May 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Rome 31 May - 4 Jun 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 31 May - 4 Jun 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Amsterdam 7 Jun - 11 Jun 2027
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€2,540.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 7 Jun - 11 Jun 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Singapore 21 Jun - 25 Jun 2027
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€2,820.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 21 Jun - 25 Jun 2027
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€1,250.-Register
London 5 Jul - 9 Jul 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 5 Jul - 9 Jul 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Dubai 19 Jul - 23 Jul 2027
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€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 19 Jul - 23 Jul 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 2 Aug - 6 Aug 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 2 Aug - 6 Aug 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Rome 9 Aug - 13 Aug 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 9 Aug - 13 Aug 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 16 Aug - 20 Aug 2027
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€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 16 Aug - 20 Aug 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Paris 6 Sept - 10 Sept 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,860.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 6 Sept - 10 Sept 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Istanbul 20 Sept - 24 Sept 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 20 Sept - 24 Sept 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Amsterdam 4 Oct - 8 Oct 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,540.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 4 Oct - 8 Oct 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Cape Town 11 Oct - 15 Oct 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,890.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 11 Oct - 15 Oct 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Singapore 18 Oct - 22 Oct 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,820.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 18 Oct - 22 Oct 2027
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€1,250.-Register
London 1 Nov - 5 Nov 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 1 Nov - 5 Nov 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Dubai 15 Nov - 19 Nov 2027
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€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 15 Nov - 19 Nov 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 6 Dec - 10 Dec 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 6 Dec - 10 Dec 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 13 Dec - 17 Dec 2027
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€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 13 Dec - 17 Dec 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register

Good to know

A few things to know.

How is the course delivered?

Our classroom programmes combine facilitated discussion, case studies, exercises and reflection. The precise format will be confirmed before enrolment.

Can you deliver this programme for our team?

Yes, you can enquire about a tailored programme. Share your goals, group size and preferred dates with our learning team.

Will I receive a certificate?

Participants who complete the programme receive a Smart Horizon certificate of attendance. Smart Horizon programmes are not externally accredited and do not award a professional qualification, licence or designation. Where a course title or outline refers to a professional certification (for example, AACE International's Certified Cost Professional), the programme supports learning and preparation only; the credential itself is awarded solely by the relevant professional body under its own application and examination requirements.

What should I confirm before booking travel?

Please confirm the session, exact venue, accessibility arrangements, fees and any visa requirements with the team before arranging travel. Tentative dates are not confirmed sessions.

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