Course Objectives:
The impact of climate change are already apparent or in some cases predictable with some certainty, as discussed in numerous reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Building resilience and the capacity to adapt to climate change promotes flexibility, learning and protection of ecosystems from shifting into ultimately undesirable states and provides common good resources to cope with change in general as well as direct social and environmental benefits. Integrated climate change mitigation efforts are required in various sectors in order to minimize the risk of climate change and associated disasters. The course will provide the students with an understanding of the key concepts and impacts of climate change and issues associated with vulnerability, adaptation and resilience. Special emphasis is placed on contemporary methodologies and approaches in the rapidly developing field of climate change adaptation, especially in building community-based resilience to climate change.
The objective of this course is to provide students with a sound knowledge on major and emerging issues and viewpoints confronting recent trend on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk management.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Explain the principles and key concepts of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster
Risk
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Explain the methodologies and approaches in climate change adaptation and resilience
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Explain the Climate change Adaptation and Mitigation Options and Strategies in Urban
and Rural scenario.
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Critically analyze the linkages between climate change adapation and disaster risk
reduction mainstreaming
Prerequisite: None
- Teacher: Dr. Indrajit Pal