Elaboration of a strategy to integrate training on adaptation to climate change within the educational system of cameroon
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- OPTION 1: Modification of the content of an existing course (or selected courses) in a degree programe. The course title could be Environmental Education. Contents
- Footnote: The delivery time of the above themes could be 12 hours (4 lectures of 2 hours each and two tutorial/practical classes of 2 hours each). OPTION 2
- Objective
- Footnote: Delivery time is 60 hours (20 lectures of 2 hours each and 20 hours of tutorials and practical classes)
- Introduction
- Entry requirements
- Contents of Courses/Modules (Codes will respect guidelines of the specific University)
The resources used in the conception of the strategies and in the design of the courses/modules including pedagogic tools/materials, method of training, and other approaches of integrating climate change and adaptation into the tertiary level are presented in Appendix IV. These have been used to conceive three options of integrating climate change and adaptation into the tertiary level and special approaches for integration into teachers training colleges and institutions (ENS , ENSET) in both the Anglophone and Francophone systems.OPTION 1: Modification of the content of an existing course (or selected courses) in a degree programe. The course title could be Environmental Education. Contents:
Footnote: The delivery time of the above themes could be 12 hours (4 lectures of 2 hours each and two tutorial/practical classes of 2 hours each). OPTION 2: A newly conceived course/module which could be taught in a Science or Social Science BSc and/or MSc degree programme Proposed Title of Course/Module: Climate Change and Adaptation Objective: To provide knowledge on the science and approaches of adaptation to the effects of climate change. Contents:
Outcome: Mastery of the concepts, science, causes, and impacts of climate change and the different approaches of coping with related risks and impacts. Footnote: Delivery time is 60 hours (20 lectures of 2 hours each and 20 hours of tutorials and practical classes) OPTION 3: A newly conceived Interdisciplinary Professional Masters degree programme Title of programme: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies Introduction It is evident today that climate change and variability as well as global warming have played major roles in shaping human history and development. The contributions of human activities to these phenomena present society with increasing challenges over the coming decades as evidenced by the escalating risks and impacts in the areas of agriculture, health, disasters, water resources, melting of polar glaciers, amongst others. This degree programme is therefore designed to introduce students from a range of backgrounds (Science, Social Sciences and Arts) to the science of climate change and equally show how the science influences policy for mitigation of anthropogenic climate change and approaches of adaptation to its impacts. The syllabus begins by introducing the basics behind anthropogenic climate change but also highlights the importance of an appreciation of past climate changes and the way these influence our understanding of the climate the Earth system. This is followed by coverage of impacts on the carbon and hydrological cycles, and how these different elements of the Earth system respond to climate change. The final sessions explores adaptation to future climate change including meteorology, and handling uncertainty in climate change projections in policy-making. It covers the fundamentals of the changing climate, the Earth’s energy balance, the general circulation of the oceans and the atmosphere, causes of climate change and variability, the greenhouse gases and their effects on the Earth system, past geologic and recent climate history from Holocene Epoch to present and projections into the future (2100) based on observed trends of recent past and contemporary patterns and related issues. Other components of the programme include the ways in which society perceives climate change, climate risk perception, mitigation, and adaptation approaches, climate economics, as well as its influence on the development of policies and social action towards coping with its risks/impacts. The UN Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) including other ongoing activities at international and national levels aimed at controlling/reducing emissions, as well as climate geo-politics and equity and reconciling development issues with climate change are covered. Economic aspects of adaptation based on past experiences and uncertain and unknown future projections are equally treated. Approaches of mainstreaming climate change adaptation into the educational system, as well as adaptation policies within the national development plan, and the responses of local communities to climate change in Cameroon are also covered. The programme is aimed at building capacity for planning aspects of assessing vulnerability to climate change and the different approaches of adaptation. Aspects of awareness creation through the use of various technologies (radio, television, and other systems) to support management of climate change impacts and adaptation are also treated. Teaching approaches will include series of student-led debates based on this course content, treatment of a variety of case studies and field work. Several elective courses are provided to enable the student freely choose to follow either the science=based courses or the social science courses each of which will lead to research for a thesis to be defended at the end of the second year. It is accordingly designed to provide in-depth inter-disciplinary knowledge of the science of climate change, its trends and impacts on the society, with particular attention on strategies based on both policy and legal options towards adapting or coping with the phenomena. Careers The course content has been carefully designed to equip graduates for careers in areas as diverse as government agencies, academia, research, business consultancies and meteorological centres. Entry requirements The programme could be hosted by the Faculty of Science or Social Sciences with teaching staff coming from relevant departments depending on the orientation during admission. Programme Structure First Semester Courses/Modules (Year 1)
Second Semester Courses/Modules
Third and fourth semesters (Year 2)
Contents of Courses/Modules (Codes will respect guidelines of the specific University)
The fundamentals of the changing climate; the Earth’s energy balance; the general circulation of the oceans and the atmosphere; factors that affect the climate; definitions of climate variability and climate change; causes of climate change and variability; basics of anthropogenic climate change; Greenhouse gases and global warming.
The carbon cycle and the hydrological cycle; the greenhouse gases and their effects on the Earth system; Global warming; Climate risk perception; mitigation and adaptation approaches; climate economics; policies and social action towards coping with risks/impacts of climate change; the Framework Convention of Climate Change (FCCC).
Importance of an appreciation of past climate change and the way this influences our understanding of climate forcing and the earth system; past geologic and recent climate history from Holocene Epoch to present and projections into the future.
General trends and impacts on the society; consequences and effects/impacts of climate change; risks and impacts in the areas of agriculture, health, disasters, water resources and the melting of polar glaciers.
Impacts of climate change on the World; mitigating the effects of climate change; reactive and anticipative adaptation; handling uncertainty in climate change projections in policy-making.
Perception of climate change by the society; responses of local communities to climate change; indigenous adaptation approaches to climate change in Cameroon and elsewhere; case studies of existing (Global, in Africa, in Cameroon) meteorological networks. Meteorological instruments, Forcasting techniques and Codes of observations. Projects on adaptation to climate change; Mainstreaming climate change adaptation approaches in the educational system; International and National policies on adaptation to climate change; adaptation policies within the development plan of Cameroon.
Governance and socio-economic impact assessment; Policy making towards economic development and poverty reduction within a changing climate; Integrating climate change adaptation into development planning; policies and practices towards ensuring attainment of the MDGs, Uncertainty in climate change projections in policy-making, Taking action on climate change at local levels; integrating climate change into a project cycle,
Definition of vulnerability;’ Types and levels of vulnerability; Communities most likely to be vulnerable to climate change; Systematic observation, data, climate methods and tools; Evaluation/assessment of vulnerability; Identification of priority actions to adapt to climate change in the agriculture, water and health sectors; Integrating climate change adaptation into development.
The basics of statistics in research; Use of EXCEL, SPSS and other related software in processing and modeling different types of climate change data. spatial and spatio-temporal information acquisition, analysis and integration on climate change impacts and adaptation; use of GIS for storage processing and optimization of climate change data; generation of climate change vulnerability map integration of models into GIS systems;
Students will be orientated towards research for their end of programme theses which will be based on identified risks from climate change within various sectors in the country. Directory: sites sites -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 sites -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 sites -> Glossary for Chapter 1 Algorithm sites -> North Carolina Inclusion Initiative Mapping Where Children with ieps are Being Served Purpose sites -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations sites -> Physical custody of 1033 program property accountibility form statement of Physical Custody: By signing for the below 1033 property I am a Law Enforcement Officer of the aforementioned Law Enforcement Agency sites -> Nstructions for Acquiring Excess Equipment online, through the 1033 Program sites -> Memorandum of agreement Download 1.08 Mb. Share with your friends:
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