Determining Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise
Determining Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise Classroom/Laboratory Activity A classroom/laboratory activity to learn about the rate of sea-level rise and the response of shorelines to sea-level change. Students will examine and analyze sea-level change data and shoreline response for the coast of California including Point Reyes National Seashore. They will learn about coastal vulnerability and […]
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in African Cities
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in African Cities Online Course An e-learning course to understand the drivers and impacts of climate change in cities, and to learn about various planning and decision-making approaches for climate change adaptation in African cities. Students will learn about climate change and its impact on cities, social vulnerability and its […]
Geography
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Climate Solutions for the Food Sector
Climate Solutions for the Food Sector Video A video playlist titled ‘CS – Drawdown – 3 – Food’ from the ‘Murtugudde Climate Academy’ by Dr. Raghu Murtugudde. It consists of 16 short video lectures that summarise climate solutions for the Food Sector. The solutions are based on the book titled ‘Drawdown’ edited by Paul Hawken. […]
Climate Change in the Geography Classroom
Climate Change in the Geography Classroom Video A video lecture by Rahul Chopra, TROP ICSU and IISER Pune on climate change educational resources that Geography teachers can use in their classrooms. These educational resources integrate climate change understanding with the core curriculum in Geography. This video lecture is part of an online e-learning course (MOOC) […]
Climate Change – Related Human Migration in Bangladesh
Climate Change – Related Human Migration in Bangladesh Reading A reading to learn about climate change-related human migration and the term “climate refugees” through an example in Bangladesh. Students will read about an actual example of the climate-refugee crisis–the large-scale migration of residents from different parts of Bangladesh to the capital, Dhaka. Students will also […]
War in A Warming World
War in A Warming World: Climate Change and the Civil War in Syria Overview As an Undergraduate teacher in the Social Sciences or Environmental Studies, you can use this lesson plan to teach your students about how human induced global warming can have significant impacts on food and water security and could be a factor […]
Agrarian Civilizations: Agriculture in the Nile Basin
Impact of Climate Change on Agrarian Civilizations: Agriculture in the Nile Basin Overview As a High School History or Economics or Agricultural Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about the rise of agriculture and the concomitant rise of agrarian societies/civilizations. This lesson plan will show how Egyptian Civilization thrived […]
Desertification and Sustainable Land Management
Desertification and Sustainable Land Management Overview As an Undergraduate Geography and Environmental Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer based tools to enable students to develop an understanding of deserts and desertification. Climate change and desertification are inextricably linked. Desertification contributes to climate change by removing fertile soil and plants. Soils store significant […]
Ecological Niches and Biogeography: Mountain Gorillas, Bamboo and Climate
Ecological Niches and Biogeography: Mountain Gorillas, Bamboo and Climate Overview As an Undergraduate Environmental Sciences or Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about ecological niches– their characteristics and the factors that affect them- and the biogeography of a species. More specifically, this lesson plan will teach your students […]