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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation
AGRI6111Y(1)
60
60
6

Description
Understanding emissions: Historical shares, drivers and equity. Low-carbon development. Climate risk, impacts and vulnerability. Actions for climate resilient development and adaptation. African emissions in the global context. Socio-economic drivers of emissions. Measuring current and future emissions. Calculation of carbon footprints. Non-electricity emissions. Vulnerability assessment. Climate impact assessment. Social-ecological impacts and vulnerabilities to climate in Southern Africa. Adaptive capacity, barriers and enablers to adaptation. Adaptation assessment and planning. Energy systems and emissions reduction/low-carbon options. Tools for energy planning. Economic and policy tools for energy efficiency and low-carbon energy. Adaptation and mitigation in different sectors. Effect on Health, Vector borne and Water borne diseases, Water resources, Energy, Tourism, Transportation, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Insurance and Business, Economics of Climate Change, Food Intoxication and Food Safety, Risk Based thinking.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES Department of History and Political Science
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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