Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in Water and Environmental Management

Course aim

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding and complexity of climate change science, the associated current and future challenges, adaptation strategies and mitigation measures focusing on water and environmental management. This course also provides knowledge on the global and national action plans and protocols to mitigate the impact of climate change and the approaches of adaptation to a sustainable environment.

Course content

The course covers the history and complexity of climate change and how it influences the current and future water resources and environment, projecting the effects of future climate change on sustainability and the implications of climate change on current and future policy for a sustainable environment. This course consists of four modules including: Climate Change Concepts and Understanding; Projection of Global Climate Change; Water and Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation Measures; Implication for Policy and Sustainable Development and Gaps in Knowledge. The modules are designed to examine the effects of climate change on water resources and environment, the adaptation and mitigation measures towards a sustainable environment.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 x 2 hours x 7 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 5 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Final examination, Reflection tasks

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.