Climate Change and Agriculture

Climate Change and Agriculture Reading A reading to learn about the effects of climate change on food security and to explore climate change adaptation measures to ensure food security. The modules in this reading (from the Contents) are: Climate Change Impacts on Food Security: Overview of Latest Knowledge Ensuring Food Security and Good Nutrition in […]

Understanding Climate Vulnerabilities and Building Climate Resilience

Understanding Climate Vulnerabilities and Building Climate Resilience Game A game that provides an immersive learning experience to visualize the possible effects of climate change on our cities and neighborhoods in the future, and to explore actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Students will visualize the effects of climate change—such as sea-level rise, storm surges, […]

Resource Management for Improving the Climate Resilience of Cities

Resource Management for Improving the Climate Resilience of Cities Game A game to learn about decisions, policies, and overall strategies to improve the climate resilience of a city. Students will play the role of decision-makers to build a climate-resilient city. They will choose from different options such as developing soft or hard coastlines, increasing the […]

Climate Change and Food Security in Africa

Climate Change and Food Security in Africa Classroom/Laboratory Activity A classroom/laboratory activity to learn about suitable climatic conditions for a crop and to determine how climate change may affect food production (specifically, cocoa production). In this activity, students will learn about the relationship between climate change and food production through the case study of cocoa […]

Impacts of Climate Change on Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology

Impacts of Climate Change on Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology Reading This reading resource can be used by educators teaching Psychology or Social Sciences to show the psychological dimensions of climate change. It contains six sections that include information on how people understand the risks imposed by climate change, human behavioral contributions to climate change, psycho-social […]

Climate Change-related Human Migration-Policy Measures

Climate Change-related Human Migration-Policy Measures Audio An audio podcast to learn about climate change-related human migration and its outcomes, and to initiate a discussion on policy measures that can help in better management of population movement caused by climate change. Students will learn about climate change-related events that may cause human migration, the types of […]

Ancient Civilizations and Climate Change

Ancient Civilizations and Climate Change Video A video lecture by Raghu Murtugudde, University of Maryland, on the historic record of human activity from the start of the Holocene period, 11,000 years ago, to the Little Ice Age. This video lecture is part 2 of a 3-part lecture series titled ‘Climate Change on Historic Timescales’ of […]

Series of two E-Learning Courses on Introduction to Climate Change and Climate Science

Series of two E-Learning Courses on Introduction to Climate Change and Climate Science Online Course Following are two online courses in Climate Change and Climate Science by the National Resource Centre (NRC) on Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune as part of the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching […]

Carbon Sequestration in Soil

Carbon Sequestration in Soil Reading A reading by Judith D. Schwatz for YaleE360, published at the Yale School of the Environment, that describes how carbon is stored in soil. It discusses carbon sequestration, carbon capture and storage and carbon sources and sinks. It further highlights how the release of carbon from the soil due to […]

Climate Science: An Introduction

Climate Science: An Introduction Online Course An online course by Andreas Schmittner, Oregon State University titled ‘Introduction to Climate Science’ that discusses Earth’s climate and climate change. This course contains lecture videos, exercises, references and various additional resources. It includes the following topics:- 1. Weather Weather and Climate The Climate System Processes  2. Observations Atmosphere […]