In the backdrop of importance placed on creating awareness on climate change science and adaptation strategies by various ministries under the Government of India, the course is tailor-made to incorporate the developments in the domain of climate change concerning human influences on climate, the consequences of climate change, climate change conventions and protocols. The course covers fundamentals of climate change, the past and present climate, climate change indicators, international conventions on climate change and National Action Plan on Climate change. The objective of this course is to explain the science of climate change, and to explain the conventions on climate change. The learners will be enriched with knowledge on the impact of climate change on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The potential threats of climate change on sectors like agriculture, livestock and natural resources are covered extensively in the course.
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Module
Text in PDF form
Video Lessons
Week-1
Module-1 Atmosphere and Climate
1. Atmospheric structure and composition
2. Solar radiation and global energy budget
3. External and internal forcing
4. Climate Feedbacks
1. Introduction to climate change
2. Causes of climate change – Part 1
Week-2
Module-1 Atmosphere and Climate
3. Causes of climate change – Part 2
4. Radiative Forcing
Week-3
Module-1 Atmosphere and Climate
5. Greenhouse Gases Emissions
Week-4
Module-2
Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
5. Account of past climate
6. Environmental indicators and instrumental records
7. Human Footprints on global warming
8. Predicting future climates
9. Temperature regime
10. Extreme climate events
6. The Past Climate- Part 1
7. The Past Climate- Part 2
Week-5
Module-2
Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
8. Environmental Indicators
9. Human footprints on global warming
Week-6
Module-2
Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
10. Greenhouse gases emission scenario
Week-7
Module-2
Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
11. Temperature regime
Week-8
Module-2
Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
12. Extreme climate events
Week-9
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
11. Impact of climate change on agriculture
12. Impact of climate change on Livestock
13. Impact of climate change on biodiversity
14. Impact of climate change on water resources
13. Impact of climate change on agriculture
14.Impact of climate change on Livestock
15.Impact of climate change on biodiversity
16.Impact of climate change on water resources
Week-10
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
15. Impact of climate change on livelihood
16. Impact of climate change on human health
17. Climate change vulnerability assessment
17.Impact of climate change on livelihood
18.Impact of climate change on human health
19.Climate change vulnerability assessment
Week-11
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
18. Life Cycle Assessment
19. Geoinformatics in Climate Change Studies
20. Concept of mitigation and adaptation
20.Social vulnerability
21.Life Cycle Assessment
22. Geoinformatics in Climate Change Studies- Part 1
23. Geoinformatics in Climate Change Studies- Part 2
24.Concept of mitigation and adaptation
Week-12
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
21. Climate smart agriculture
22. Soil carbon sequestration
23. Biofuels
24. Climate Refugees
25. Climate Justice
26. Climate Change and Gender
25.Climate smart agriculture – Part 1
26.Climate smart agriculture – Part 2
27.Soil carbon sequestration
28.Biofuels
29.Climate Refugees
30.Climate Justice
31.Climate Change and Gender
Week-13
Module-4
Conventions on climate change
27. International Initiatives
28. National Level Action Plan
29. State Level Action Plan
32.Climate Policy
33.UNFCCC
Week-14
Module-4
Conventions on climate change
34.Paris Agreement
35.SDG
36.SDG 13
Week-15
Module-4
Conventions on climate change
37.National Action Plan on climate change
38.State Action Plan on Climate Change
Week-16
Module-4
Conventions on climate change
39.Response of Subnational Government
40.Social Movements and Global Civil Society
Taught by
Dr V. Venkat Ramanan
