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Climate Change in the Coming Decades

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Digital Skills

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Duration

40 hours

PRESENTATION

The Course Climate Change in the Coming Decades offers you the opportunity to delve into one of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change. Taking a comprehensive approach, we explore everything from the historical context and geological aspects of climate change, including its current effects, such as the loss of biodiversity in terrestrial and marine ecosystems. You will analyze the policies international, such as the Paris Agreement, which seek to address this global crisis and you'll understand the adaptation and mitigation strategies needed to address it. With growing global concern for the environment, this course responds to a booming demand in the job market, equipping participants to become agents of change in a world that needs sustainable solutions. Plus, since it's an online course, you can learn these skills from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace.

Objectives

  • Understanding the current climate change, including its context and causes.

  • Analyze the impact of the climate change current in ecosystems.

  • Evaluate the current effects and future trends in climate change.

  • Explore the human influence in the climate change,

  • To study international policies, such as the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement and its related developments.

  • Investigate in the mitigation measures and adaptation to the effects of climate change.

Syllabus

TEACHING UNIT 1. CLIMATE CHANGE. HISTORICAL CONTEXT Known climate change Geological time. Ecological time Causes of climate change Terrestrial ecosystems. Loss of biodiversity Marine ecosystems. Loss of biodiversity TEACHING UNIT 2. CLIMATE CHANGE. CURRENT GLOBAL CONTEXT The effects of climate change and its trajectory Global overpopulation Mass extinctions on Earth The ocean and its influence on the global climate Extreme Natural Phenomena and Their Impact on the Population TEACHING UNIT 3. INTERNATIONAL POLICIES IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Regulatory Frameworks for Global Climate Change Initiatives under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change The Kyoto Protocol The Paris Agreement Progress in climate change negotiations. The role of different nations TEACHING UNIT 4. ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION Citizens and climate change The theory of climate change as a threat Mechanisms for assessing vulnerability to climate change Adaptation to climate change. Mechanisms and initiatives Mitigation of climate change. Mechanisms and initiatives
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