Akademik Dersler - Tanıtım


Code - Course Title	KRY527 - Combating and Adapting to Global Climate Change
Course Type	Elective Courses
Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice	3+0
ECTS	7.5
Course Instructor(s)	PROFESÖR CENGİZ TÜRE
Mode of Delivery	Remote
Prerequisites	None
Courses Recomended	None
Recommended Reading List	• IPCC 6th Assesstment Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/• Steffen, W., et al. (2015). The Trajectory of the Anthropocene: The Great Acceleration. Anthropocene Review, 1-18.• Hackmann, H., S. C. Moser & A. L. St. Clair (2014). The social heart of global environmental change. Nature Climate Change, 4, 653.DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2320• Tuğaç, Ç. (2021). Bütünleşik Afet Riski Azaltımı ve İklim Değişikliğine Uyum Yaklaşımı Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme, Afet ve Risk Dergisi 4(1), 1-19.• Barnett, J. (2010) Maladaptation. Global Environmental Change, 20, 211-213.
Assessment methods and criteria	1 Midterm, 1 Homework 1 Final
Work Placement	None
Sustainability Development Goals

Weeks	Topics
Week - 1	Definitions, basic concepts: Climate change, climate crisis, climate system, adaptation to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse effect, resilience, disaster risk reduction
Week - 2	The effects of climate change and climate related disasters.
Week - 3	Overview of efforts to combat climate change at international, national and local scales and new trends (Mitigation-adaptation-disaster risk management relationship)
Week - 4	Greenhouse gases mitigation actions and sectors.
Week - 5	Climate Change Adaptation Actions and Sectors.
Week - 6	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Climate Agreement
Week - 7	UN 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, European Green Deal
Week - 8	Net zero greenhouse gas emissions commitments and their importance
Week - 9	Importance of energy security, types of energy and renewable energy sources.
Week - 10	Resilience and cities
Week - 11	Resilience and rural areas.
Week - 12	Security dimension of climate change and migrations
Week - 13	Development dimension of climate change and climate resilient development concept.
Week - 14	Türkiye’de ve Dünyada güncel iklim değişikliği olayları/politikaları ve genel değerlendirme

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
	Quamtity	Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
Toplam (%)		100