Syllabus (GEOGRAPHY)

Course Type: ME-2

Semester: 2

Course Code: BGEOMEB12T

Course Title: Climate Change

(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: To explain the basic concepts of climate. To assess and anticipate weather events and threats. To learn Climate Change management programs

Learning Outcome: Students will be able to comprehend the climate system. Students will acquire insight into the space-time scale fluctuation of Climate . Students will learn all aspects of adaptation and mitigation to Climate Change.

Unit I: Climate and Climate Change: Basic Concepts [26 Hours]
1.1 Weather and Climate, Determinants of Climate, Factors Affecting Climate. (6 lectures)
1.2 Global Climate system, Variations of Atmospheric Composition, Temperature and Pressure. (8 lectures)
1.3 Scientific Evidence about Past Climates. (6 lectures)
1.4 Natural Climate Change in Earth’s History. (6 lectures)

Unit II: Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation [26 Hours]
2.1 Importance of Climate Change Adaptation, Vulnerability Assessment-IPCC Framework (AR5 and AR6). (6 lectures)
2.2 Identifying and Selecting Adaptation Option, Linking Adaptation and Development Planning. (6lectures)
2.3 Climate Change Mitigation and Low Carbon Development, Policy Approaches for Mitigation and Low Carbon Development. (6 lectures)
2.4 Climate Change Finance: National and International Approach, Role of National and Sectoral Institutions in Climate Change Planning. (8 lectures)

Selected References:

1. Gore, A. 2009. Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, Rodale Books
2. Girardet, H. 2007. Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges, EarthScan.
3. Plimer, I. 2005. Heaven and Earth: Global Warming – The Missing Science, Connor Court Publishing.
4. Thunberg, G. 2022. The Climate Book, Penguin Random House.
5. Klein, N. 2014. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, Simon & Schuster.
6. Lawson, N. 2008. An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming, Overlook Duckworth (UK).