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Week-1
Module-1 Atmosphere and Climate
Atmospheric structure and composition
Solar radiation and global energy budget
External and internal forcing
Climate Feedbacks
Introduction to climate change
Causes of climate change – Part 1
Week-2
Module-1 Atmosphere and Climate
Causes of climate change – Part 2
Radiative Forcing
Week-3
Module-1 Atmosphere and Climate
Greenhouse Gases Emissions
Week-4
Module-2
Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
Account of past climate
Environmental indicators and instrumental records
Human Footprints on global warming
Predicting future climates
Temperature regime
Extreme climate events
The Past Climate- Part 1
The Past Climate- Part 2
Week-5
Module-2
Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
Environmental Indicators
Human footprints on global warming
Week-6
Module-2 Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
Greenhouse gases emission scenario
Week-7
Module-2 Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
Temperature regime
Week-8
Module-2 Global Climate -Past, Present and Future
Extreme climate events
Week-9
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
Impact of climate change on agriculture
Impact of climate change on Livestock
Impact of climate change on biodiversity
Impact of climate change on water resources
Impact of climate change on agriculture
Impact of climate change on Livestock
Impact of climate change on biodiversity
Impact of climate change on water resources
Week-10
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
Impact of climate change on livelihood
Impact of climate change on human health
Climate change vulnerability assessment
Impact of climate change on livelihood
Impact of climate change on human health
Climate change vulnerability assessment
Week-11
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
Life Cycle Assessment
Geoinformatics in Climate Change Studies
Concept of mitigation and adaptation
Social vulnerability
Life Cycle Assessment
Geoinformatics in Climate Change Studies- Part 1
Geoinformatics in Climate Change Studies- Part 2
Concept of mitigation and adaptation
Week-12
Module-3 Climate Change Impacts
Climate smart agriculture
Soil carbon sequestration
Biofuels
Climate Refugees
Climate Justice
Climate Change and Gender
Climate smart agriculture – Part 1
Climate smart agriculture – Part 2
Soil carbon sequestration
Biofuels
Climate Refugees
Climate Justice
Climate Change and Gender
Week-13
Module-4 Conventions on climate change
International Initiatives
National Level Action Plan
State Level Action Plan\Climate Policy
UNFCCC
Week-14
Module-4 Conventions on climate change
Paris Agreement
SDG
SDG 13
Week-15
Module-4 Conventions on climate change
National Action Plan on climate change
State Action Plan on Climate Change
Week-16
Module-4 Conventions on climate change
Response of Subnational Government
Social Movements and Global Civil Society
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.
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