Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Code
73224105
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Geografia e Planeamento Regional
Credits
5
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
Bibliography
Prutsch, A. et al. (2010). Guiding principles for adaptation to climate change in Europe. ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2010/6, European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change, The Netherlands. http://air-climate.eionet.europa.eu/
EEA (2011). BLOSSOM — Bridging long-term scenario and strategy analysis: organisation and methods. EEA Technical report No 5/2011.
European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISBN 978-92-9213-209-5. http:// eea.europa.eu
IPCC (2007). Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, UK, 976pp.
Watkins, K., et al. (2007). Investment and Financial Flows to Address Climate Change. United Nations Development Programme. http://unfccc.int/cooperation_and_
support/financial_mechanism/items/4053.php
Referências sectoriais facultadas pelo professor. Sector specific refs. supplied by the teacher.
Teaching method
Mainly lectures by the teacher or by an external speacker, expert on specific issues.
It is normal to find that various students already have an academic and/or professional career and even, that they area experts in certain areas. So it is not unusual that the students themselves bring valuable information to these sessions.
Evaluation method
Evaluation: Written essay (max. 30 000 characters) about an Adaptation or Mitigation issue to be selected form an extensive list supplied by the teacher. Can be produced by 1 to3 students; and its theme can be already aligned with a future Ph.D. thesis theme. Public oral presentation of the Essay followed by debate with teacher(s).