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Climate Change Adaptation and Strategy
Postgraduate | MUR-EENV503 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
Catalogue the impacts of climate change on the plant through to individual entities. Analyse IPCC Assessment reports and understand the science and modelling of human induced global warming. Identify risks and learn how to prioritise and adapt.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Climate Change Adaptation and Strategy
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject you should be able to:
- use the findings of the IPCC’s Assessment reports to understand and explain the options at regional and local level for mitigating or adapting to climate changes due to the impacts of human induced global warming
- understand and explain the options in a number of key sectors (e.g. agricultural sector) for mitigating or adapting to climate changes due to the impacts of human induced global warming
- understand how to develop an adaptation plan at national, regional, sectoral or entity level
- understand how to mainstream and implement an adaptation plan at entity level
- discuss how to develop more climate resilient, decarbonised cities and commsubjecties.
- IPCC Assessment Reports
- Mitigating Climate Change
- Adapting to Climate Change
- Developing Climate Resilient, Decarbonised Cities and Communities
This subject develops understanding of the options for mitigating or adapting to the climate changes associated with human induced global warming at the global, national, regional, sectoral and entity level. It is the second of two subjects which use established frameworks, tools and approaches to developing practical, justifiable climate change adaptation plans and strategies based on scientific, risk based approaches. The subject teaches how to identify, rank and build into a strategy measures for responding to climate change effects on a sector or entity.
- Mid-semester assignment (20%)
- End-of-semester assignment (20%)
- Open book invigilated exam (50%)
- On-line quizzes (10%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:
one of
- MUR-EENV599-Climate Change Science and Policy
MUR-EENV632 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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